Principal, Software Engineer (L5) at Twilio
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Twilio pay a Principal, Software Engineer (L5) on an H-1B?
$243k Twilio has filed 29 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Principal, Software Engineer (L5) with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2020 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $243k. Most of those filings fall between $215k and $264k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
29
Median base salary
$243k
Middle 50%
$215k to $264k
Filings and pay by year
Principal, Software Engineer (L5) at Twilio, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 2 | $266k |
| FY2025 | 4 | $227k |
| FY2024 | 8 | $253k |
| FY2023 | 2 | $233k |
| FY2022 | 9 | $237k |
| FY2021 | 1 | $215k |
| FY2020 | 3 | $212k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 13 | $253k |
| Bellevue, WA | 3 | $220k |
| Apex, NC | 2 | $255k |
| San Jose, CA | 2 | $248k |
| San Ramon, CA | 2 | $250k |
| Austin, TX | 1 | $214k |
| Bothell, WA | 1 | $237k |
| Issaquah, WA | 1 | $274k |
| Mountain View, CA | 1 | $213k |
| Naperville, IL | 1 | $213k |
| Phoenix, AZ | 1 | $215k |
| Redwood City, CA | 1 | $196k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level III | 2 | $237k |
| Level IV | 27 | $243k |
Other roles Twilio sponsors
Software Engineer (L3) 243Staff, Software Engineer (L4) 137Software Engineer (L2) 124Senior Software Engineer 110Software Engineer 101Staff, Product Manager (L4) 27Software Engineer (L1) 25Manager, Software Engineering (L4) 25Product Manager 20Senior Manager, Software Engineering (L5) 20Technical Account Manager 3 16Technical Account Manager 4 16