Software Engineer at Uber
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Uber pay a Software Engineer on an H-1B?
$142k Uber has filed 1,746 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 $142k. Most of those filings fall between $122k and $167k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
1,746
Median base salary
$142k
Middle 50%
$122k to $167k
Filings and pay by year
Software Engineer at Uber, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 101 | $184k |
| FY2025 | 176 | $179k |
| FY2024 | 116 | $168k |
| FY2023 | 118 | $155k |
| FY2022 | 182 | $167k |
| FY2021 | 147 | $148k |
| FY2020 | 174 | $140k |
| FY2019 | 331 | $135k |
| FY2018 | 250 | $121k |
| FY2017 | 151 | $118k |
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 | 771 | $140k |
| Seattle, WA | 315 | $154k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 228 | $174k |
| Palo Alto, CA | 164 | $132k |
| New York, NY | 127 | $149k |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 88 | $114k |
| Louisville, CO | 9 | $115k |
| Chicago, IL | 9 | $131k |
| Austin, TX | 2 | $157k |
| Quincy, MA | 2 | $154k |
| Round Rock, TX | 2 | $168k |
| New York City, NY | 2 | $132k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 73 | $100k |
| Level II | 974 | $138k |
| Level III | 366 | $159k |
| Level IV | 115 | $155k |