Role + city salary
Local wage signals can differ sharply from national role medians. Read this as historical LCA filing context, not a salary offer.
Median
$204,000
Observed range
$54 - $405,000
Observations
1,000
Observed wage range
Annual wage values from matching LCA rows.
Median $204,000
Employers
Matched rows from FY2026 Q2. Open a company for roles, locations, source freshness, and caveats.
Keep exploring
Compare this local wage signal with other cities, related roles, and state-level sponsor activity built from the same DOL disclosure data.
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Primary source
Local wage values are derived from DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, filtered to LCA rows matching Software Engineer in San Francisco. See About data and Source status for caveats and import freshness.
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LCA and PERM rows are filing signals, not USCIS approvals, green-card approvals, legal advice, or outcome predictions.
FAQ
The Software Engineer in San Francisco H-1B salary page summarizes annual wage values from imported Department of Labor LCA rows, including median, middle range, employer matches, common worksites, and source period.
The salary range is computed from imported DOL LCA wage fields where annual wage data is available. It may not represent total compensation or every worker at an employer.
Use the observed LCA wage rows as research context, then compare employer pages and worksites before drawing conclusions. The data is not a legal minimum-salary determination or a guarantee about any individual role.
Use it as a starting point only. LCA rows can include offered wage, prevailing-wage, wage-unit, SOC-code, and worksite fields, but this page is an aggregate salary view rather than a legal wage-level or minimum-salary determination.
DOL disclosure rows can contain wage ranges, prevailing wages, different wage units, and different worksites. VisaSignal normalizes cautiously and keeps source caveats visible.
No. A DOL-certified LCA is not the same as USCIS H-1B petition approval. It is an official labor-condition filing signal that should be interpreted with that limit.
No. PERM certification is one step in an employment-based green card process. It does not mean a green card, I-140 petition, or adjustment of status was approved.
No. Official filing history can show recent activity, roles, worksites, and wage signals, but it does not guarantee future sponsorship or predict legal outcomes.