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Founding Software Engineer H-1B salaries

Employers filed 76 certified H-1B applications for Founding Software Engineer roles between Jun 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $161,637.

Median salary offered
$161,637
Middle half earn
$135,925 to $199,650
Top 10% earn over
$247,500
Certified filings
76

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
Effective AI, Inc.6$161,637$161,637 – $175,409
Scout Artificial Intelligence, Inc.3$66,560$66,560 – $83,280
Prosights Labs, Inc.3$161,000$143,000 – $175,500
Axion Labs Inc.2$215,000$215,000 – $215,000
Inspo Labs Inc2$190,000$190,000 – $190,000
Kalos Technology, Inc.2$199,256$192,128 – $206,384
Nightly Data, Inc.2$155,000$155,000 – $155,000
Cosmic Labs Technologies, Inc2$112,500$111,250 – $113,750
4Wall AI Inc.2$115,596$105,544 – $125,648
Neuramill, Inc.2$137,850$136,774 – $138,925
Retell AI, Inc.2$185,000$177,500 – $192,500
ZoomLogi, Inc.2$215,000$215,000 – $215,000
Pacific Technologies, Inc.2$250,000$250,000 – $250,000
Cofactor AI1$112,965$112,965 – $112,965
Comfy Organization Inc.1$213,512$213,512 – $213,512
Clarion, Inc.1$165,000$165,000 – $165,000
Cipher Computer Networks LLC1$97,157$97,157 – $97,157
ByTeams, Inc.1$150,000$150,000 – $150,000
Build Pipelines, Inc.1$161,637$161,637 – $161,637
BrightGo, Inc.1$135,283$135,283 – $135,283
ChatSeed, Inc.1$131,000$131,000 – $131,000
Baton Inc1$187,574$187,574 – $187,574
Applied Labs, Inc.1$160,805$160,805 – $160,805
Aslan Protects, Inc.1$126,090$126,090 – $126,090
Asseta AI Inc.1$160,865$160,865 – $160,865
Hexus AI Corp.1$180,000$180,000 – $180,000
Granted Health Inc.1$161,000$161,000 – $161,000
Gebra AI, Inc.1$199,534$199,534 – $199,534
FlowState AI, Inc.1$140,000$140,000 – $140,000
Duckie AI, Inc.1$150,000$150,000 – $150,000
Feather Computer Inc.1$140,000$140,000 – $140,000
Dedalus Labs, Inc.1$213,512$213,512 – $213,512
Deductive AI, Inc.1$187,741$187,741 – $187,741
Nodal Networks, Inc.1$130,000$130,000 – $130,000
Mesh Software, Inc.1$135,699$135,699 – $135,699
Parker Group Inc.1$250,000$250,000 – $250,000
Onset Labs, Inc.1$166,000$166,000 – $166,000
Parley Technologies, Inc.1$165,000$165,000 – $165,000
Jemi Inc.1$107,640$107,640 – $107,640
Knit, Inc.1$275,000$275,000 – $275,000
Intrinsic Technologies, Inc.1$190,000$190,000 – $190,000
Prosona, Inc.1$136,000$136,000 – $136,000
Prismatic Software Solutions Inc.1$160,865$160,865 – $160,865
Pax Solutions, Inc.1$130,250$130,250 – $130,250
Run Computing Inc.1$280,000$280,000 – $280,000
Sufficiently Advanced, Inc.1$188,000$188,000 – $188,000
Sunday Robotics, Inc.1$295,000$295,000 – $295,000
Sybill Inc.1$245,000$245,000 – $245,000
Serro, Inc.1$189,000$189,000 – $189,000
SylphAI, Inc.1$200,000$200,000 – $200,000

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
San Francisco, CA37$161,637$140,000 – $213,512
New York, NY15$160,865$155,000 – $177,500
Mountain View, CA5$245,000$199,534 – $275,000
Palo Alto, CA3$184,662$167,331 – $232,331
Redwood City, CA2$185,000$177,500 – $192,500
San Mateo, CA2$188,500$188,250 – $188,750
Houston, TX2$66,560$66,560 – $66,560
Brooklyn, NY1$110,000$110,000 – $110,000
Chicago, IL1$112,965$112,965 – $112,965
Philadelphia, PA1$250,000$250,000 – $250,000
Miami, FL1$90,000$90,000 – $90,000
San Carlos, CA1$180,000$180,000 – $180,000
San Bruno, CA1$135,283$135,283 – $135,283
San Fransisco, CA1$190,000$190,000 – $190,000
Santa Monica, CA1$130,000$130,000 – $130,000
Washington, D.C., DC1$126,090$126,090 – $126,090
Washington, DC1$97,157$97,157 – $97,157

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I22$135,699
Level II26$165,000
Level III12$174,287
Level IV16$215,000

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
20233$135,283
20247$166,000
202528$152,500
202638$186,287