Software Engineer at Stripe
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Stripe pay a Software Engineer on an H-1B?
$145k Stripe has filed 676 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Software Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $145k. Most of those filings fall between $124k and $169k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
676
Median base salary
$145k
Middle 50%
$124k to $169k
Filings and pay by year
Software Engineer at Stripe, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 126 | $157k |
| FY2025 | 110 | $152k |
| FY2024 | 81 | $155k |
| FY2023 | 57 | $158k |
| FY2022 | 108 | $141k |
| FY2021 | 50 | $122k |
| FY2020 | 38 | $119k |
| FY2019 | 55 | $149k |
| FY2018 | 31 | $145k |
| FY2017 | 20 | $124k |
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 | 259 | $137k |
| South San Francisco, CA | 140 | $157k |
| San Francisco, CA | 136 | $129k |
| New York, NY | 81 | $152k |
| Chicago, IL | 4 | $150k |
| New York City, NY | 4 | $138k |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 3 | $140k |
| Austin, TX | 3 | $139k |
| Brooklyn, NY | 3 | $145k |
| Los Angeles, CA | 3 | $130k |
| Riverside, RI | 3 | $143k |
| Somerville, MA | 3 | $150k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 109 | $129k |
| Level II | 224 | $126k |
| Level III | 164 | $148k |
| Level IV | 145 | $183k |