Founding Software Engineer, H-1B salary
What 106 H-1B filings report for “Founding Software Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Founding Software Engineer?
$162k median H-1B base salary for a Founding Software Engineer, typically $109k to $230k, across 106 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2018 to FY2026). Highest in California at $170k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California73$170k+$8k
- 2New York23$161k−$1k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $162kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Founding Software Engineer?
The employer that files the most H-1B labor condition applications for Founding Software Engineer roles is Effective AI, based on its U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Founding Software Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Effective AI6 filings$162k
- 2Prosights Labs3 filings$161k
- 3Scout Artificial Intelligence, Inc.3 filings$67k
- 4Suger Inc.3 filings$160k
- 5Zen Labs3 filings$90k
- 6Inspo Labs Inc3 filings$190k
- 7Parker Group3 filings$200k
- 84Wall AI2 filings$116k
- 9Artie Technologies2 filings$190k
- 10Axion Labs2 filings$215k
- 11Bluesky Data2 filings$225k
- 12Cosmic Labs Technologies, Inc2 filings$113k
- 13Jemi Inc.2 filings$102k
- 14Kalos Technology, Inc.2 filings$199k
- 15LogicLoop, Inc.2 filings$150k
- 16Neuramill2 filings$138k
- 17Nightly Data, Inc.2 filings$155k
- 18Pacific Technologies2 filings$250k
- 19Retell AI2 filings$185k
- 20Sunday Robotics2 filings$280k
- 21ZoomLogi2 filings$215k
- 22Asseta AI2 filings$161k
- 23Serro, Inc.2 filings$170k
- 24Agora Systems1 filings$138k
- 25Alcove Labs1 filings$133k
- 26Applied Labs, Inc.1 filings$161k
- 27Aslan Protects, Inc.1 filings$126k
- 28Baton1 filings$188k
- 29BlastRadius, Inc.1 filings$150k
- 30BrightGo, Inc.1 filings$135k
- 31Build Pipelines1 filings$162k
- 32Cipher Computer Networks LLC1 filings$97k
- 33Cervo AI, Inc.1 filings$140k
- 34ChatSeed, Inc.1 filings$131k
- 35Clarion1 filings$165k
- 36Cofactor AI1 filings$113k
- 37Comfy Organization1 filings$214k
- 38Diatom Digital, Inc.1 filings$110k
- 39Datairis Platform Inc.1 filings$185k
- 40Dedalus Labs1 filings$214k
- 41Deductive AI1 filings$188k
- 42DictateMD1 filings$74k
- 43Duckie AI1 filings$150k
- 44Feather Computer Inc.1 filings$140k
- 45FlowState AI1 filings$140k
- 46Ghost Autonomy1 filings$170k
- 47Gebra AI, Inc.1 filings$200k
- 48Granted Health1 filings$161k
- 49Hexus AI Corp.1 filings$180k
- 50Intrinsic Technologies1 filings$190k
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Related titles in this family
113 filings carry “Founding Software Engineer” in the title, across 7 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Sales Engineer (Consulting Founding Software Engineer)2 filings$165k
- 2Founding Software Engineer (AI/ML)1 filings$160k
- 3Founding Software Engineer (CTO)1 filings$102k
- 4Founding Software Engineer (Full-Stack)1 filings$150k
- 5Founding Software Engineer - Product1 filings$137k
- 6Principal Founding Software Engineer1 filings$250k
Figures are for the exact title “Founding Software Engineer”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.