Software Engineer (4) at Snap
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Snap pay a Software Engineer (4) on an H-1B?
$149k Snap has filed 706 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Software Engineer (4) with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $149k. Most of those filings fall between $136k and $164k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
706
Median base salary
$149k
Middle 50%
$136k to $164k
Filings and pay by year
Software Engineer (4) at Snap, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 68 | $174k |
| FY2025 | 99 | $164k |
| FY2024 | 98 | $155k |
| FY2023 | 104 | $148k |
| FY2022 | 117 | $141k |
| FY2021 | 99 | $141k |
| FY2020 | 38 | $154k |
| FY2019 | 36 | $154k |
| FY2018 | 27 | $126k |
| FY2017 | 20 | $128k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle, WA | 177 | $148k |
| Santa Monica, CA | 172 | $131k |
| Palo Alto, CA | 79 | $172k |
| Mountain View, CA | 79 | $155k |
| San Francisco, CA | 61 | $157k |
| Bellevue, WA | 48 | $164k |
| New York, NY | 45 | $143k |
| Venice, CA | 23 | $126k |
| San Diego, CA | 7 | $158k |
| Los Angeles, CA | 5 | $136k |
| Austin, TX | 3 | $109k |
| Boston, MA | 1 | $120k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 2 | $111k |
| Level II | 4 | $173k |
| Level III | 494 | $148k |
| Level IV | 128 | $142k |
Other roles Snap sponsors
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