Backend/API Engineer at Stripe
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Stripe pay a Backend/API Engineer on an H-1B?
$146k Stripe has filed 200 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Backend/API Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2019 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $146k. Most of those filings fall between $125k and $180k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
200
Median base salary
$146k
Middle 50%
$125k to $180k
Filings and pay by year
Backend/API Engineer at Stripe, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 1 | $214k |
| FY2025 | 29 | $180k |
| FY2024 | 42 | $181k |
| FY2023 | 14 | $183k |
| FY2022 | 57 | $141k |
| FY2021 | 38 | $123k |
| FY2020 | 17 | $119k |
| FY2019 | 2 | $190k |
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 | 61 | $141k |
| South San Francisco, CA | 52 | $181k |
| San Francisco, CA | 31 | $125k |
| New York, NY | 27 | $169k |
| Chicago, IL | 4 | $134k |
| Charlotte, NC | 3 | $134k |
| Aldie, VA | 2 | $143k |
| Leander, TX | 2 | $109k |
| New York City, NY | 2 | $108k |
| San Diego, CA | 2 | $151k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 2 | $192k |
| Allston, MA | 1 | $102k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 1 | $135k |
| Level II | 48 | $119k |
| Level III | 87 | $145k |
| Level IV | 50 | $182k |