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Sr. Software Apps Engineer at Yahoo

Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.

What does Yahoo pay a Sr. Software Apps Engineer on an H-1B?

$157k Yahoo has filed 99 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Sr. Software Apps Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2018 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $157k. Most of those filings fall between $154k and $177k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.

H-1B LCA filings
99
Median base salary
$157k
Middle 50%
$154k to $177k

Filings and pay by year

Sr. Software Apps Engineer at Yahoo, by fiscal year

Show the numbers behind this chart
Yahoo Sr. Software Apps Engineer H-1B filings and median base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)7$171k
FY202511$176k
FY20247$167k
FY20239$177k
FY202218$174k
FY20213$184k
FY202012$159k
FY201922$154k
FY201810$150k

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

LocationFilingsMedian base salary
Sunnyvale, CA52$155k
San Jose, CA12$184k
Mountain View, CA8$177k
New York, NY6$145k
Allen, TX2$159k
Edison, NJ2$195k
Indian Land, SC2$160k
Johns Creek, GA2$120k
Mountain House, CA2$146k
Omaha, NE2$129k
Richardson, TX2$160k
Costa Mesa, CA1$177k

Prevailing-wage level

The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)

LevelFilingsMedian base salary
Level II2$151k
Level III6$132k
Level IV25$170k

Other roles Yahoo sponsors

Software Dev Engineer II 494Sr Software Dev Engineer 457Princ Software Dev Engineer 202Software Dev Engineer 164Software Dev Engineer I 161Tech Yahoo, Software Dev Engineer 96Software Apps Engineer II 87Sr. Production Engineer 56Princ Software Apps Engineer 50Principal Software Dev Engineer 48Production Engineer II 45Sr Princ Software Dev Engineer 42

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