Senior Software Engineer at Zendesk
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Zendesk pay a Senior Software Engineer on an H-1B?
$160k Zendesk has filed 73 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Senior Software Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $160k. Most of those filings fall between $148k and $170k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
73
Median base salary
$160k
Middle 50%
$148k to $170k
Filings and pay by year
Senior Software Engineer at Zendesk, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 2 | $179k |
| FY2025 | 11 | $175k |
| FY2024 | 7 | $168k |
| FY2023 | 5 | $174k |
| FY2022 | 13 | $165k |
| FY2021 | 15 | $155k |
| FY2020 | 5 | $135k |
| FY2019 | 3 | $125k |
| FY2018 | 6 | $153k |
| FY2017 | 6 | $140k |
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 | 44 | $155k |
| Irving, TX | 2 | $164k |
| Seattle, WA | 2 | $142k |
| Madison, WI | 2 | $139k |
| Austin, TX | 1 | $112k |
| Cary, NC | 1 | $165k |
| Charlotte, NC | 1 | $161k |
| Euless, TX | 1 | $144k |
| Fort Worth, TX | 1 | $165k |
| Fremont, CA | 1 | $152k |
| Gilroy, CA | 1 | $182k |
| Holly Springs, NC | 1 | $180k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 2 | $178k |
| Level II | 14 | $149k |
| Level III | 29 | $155k |
| Level IV | 26 | $163k |