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699 H-1B & PERM records for "swe", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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$116585

Average Salary

$17326

Minimum

$385000

Maximum

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
OpenAI OpCo, LLC Member of Technical Staff (SWE) San Francisco, CA $385000 H-1B Apr 16, 2024
OpenAI OpCo, LLC Member of Technical Staff (SWE) San Francisco, CA $325000 H-1B Nov 20, 2025
TikTok Inc. Sr. Backend SWE - User Experience, Trust and Safe… San Jose, CA $314500 H-1B Aug 4, 2025
OpenAI OpCo, LLC Member of Technical Staff (SWE) San Francisco, CA $310000 H-1B1 May 17, 2024
OpenAI OpCo, LLC Member of Technical Staff (SWE) Bellevue, WA $310000 H-1B Jul 23, 2024
OpenAI OpCo, LLC Member of Technical Staff (SWE) San Francisco, CA $310000 H-1B Apr 16, 2024
OpenAI OpCo, LLC Member of Technical Staff (SWE) New York, NY $310000 H-1B Jul 12, 2024
BYTEDANCE INC. Sr. SWE Dev. Eng. - Distributed KV Caching and St… San Jose, CA $302400 E-3 May 28, 2026
Meta Platforms, Inc. Software Engineer, Systems (MPKSWE20) $300861 - $325000 Green Card Apr 15, 2024
BYTEDANCE INC. Sr Frontend SWE, Global E-commerce Supply Chain &… Bellevue, WA $300000 H-1B Dec 20, 2023
BYTEDANCE INC. Sr. Backend SWE, Global E-commerce Governance Pla… Bellevue, WA $295000 H-1B Jul 12, 2024
BYTEDANCE INC. Sr Backend SWE-Global E-commerce, Supply Chain, &… Bellevue, WA $286394 H-1B Apr 22, 2026
BYTEDANCE INC. Senior Backend SWE - Global E-Commerce Supply Cha… Bellevue, WA $286000 H-1B Feb 24, 2026
Wayfair LLC SWE II (Multiple Positions) $283442 - $293442 Green Card Dec 17, 2024
TikTok Inc. Senior Backend SWE, Data - TikTok BRIC Risk Engine Bellevue, WA $282200 H-1B Aug 6, 2025
BYTEDANCE INC. Senior Backend SWE - Global E-Commerce Supply Cha… Bellevue, WA $280000 H-1B Aug 27, 2024
Frame LA Brands, LLC Creative Director, Menswear Culver City, CA $275000 H-1B Apr 4, 2024
LinkedIn Corporation Sr. Staff SWE, Systems Infra (Sr. Staff HWE, AI I… Sunnyvale, CA $264514 - $411000 H-1B Aug 13, 2025
Google LLC Mgr SWE-SRE Kirkland, WA $260000 H-1B Mar 31, 2026
APPLE INC. DIRECTOR, ADVANCED CAMERA SCIENCES, SWE CUPERTINO, CA $260000 - $300000 H-1B Nov 17, 2011
TikTok Inc. Senior Backend SWE Engineer – Global E-commerce S… Bellevue, WA $255500 H-1B Aug 13, 2024
OpenAI OpCo, LLC Member of Technical Staff (SWE) San Francisco, CA $255000 - $350000 H-1B Jun 3, 2025
BYTEDANCE INC. Senior Frontend SWE, Global E-commerce Customer B… Bellevue, WA $253500 H-1B Jul 22, 2024
Google LLC Engineering Manager - SWE Mountain View, CA $253000 H-1B Mar 11, 2022
Meta Platforms, Inc. Software Engineer, iOS (REMSWE3) $252679 - $278000 Green Card Apr 26, 2024
Meta Platforms, Inc. Software Engineer, Systems (MPKSWE20) $247940 - $278000 Green Card Jun 19, 2024
Meta Platforms, Inc. Software Engineer, Systems (MPKSWE18) $247940 - $278000 Green Card Jun 19, 2024
Meta Platforms, Inc. Software Engineer, Product (MPKSWE7) $247940 - $278000 Green Card May 31, 2024
Meta Platforms, Inc. Software Engineer, Product (NYSWE8) $247940 - $278000 Green Card Jun 18, 2024
Meta Platforms, Inc. Software Engineer, Systems (SEASWE20) $247773 - $278000 Green Card Jun 17, 2024
OpenAI OpCo, LLC Member of Technical Staff (SWE) San Francisco, CA $245000 H-1B Nov 5, 2024
OpenAI OpCo, LLC Member of Technical Staff (SWE) San Francisco, CA $245000 H-1B May 7, 2024
OpenAI OpCo, LLC Member of Technical Staff (SWE) San Francisco, CA $245000 H-1B1 May 1, 2024
Google LLC Manager, SWE-SRE Seattle, WA $243000 H-1B Jun 17, 2026
Google LLC Engineering Manager-SWE 1615.68508 Sunnyvale, CA $242000 H-1B Nov 29, 2021
Meta Platforms, Inc. Software Engineer, Systems (NYSWE19) $240897 - $250533 Green Card Jun 20, 2024
Decagon AI, Inc. Software Engineer, ASWE San Francisco, CA $240000 H-1B Apr 28, 2026
NVIDIA CORPORATION Section SWE Manager Santa Clara, CA $235040 - $245040 Green Card May 26, 2022
TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC Full Stack SWE, Security & Information Tech - USDS San Jose, CA $230000 H-1B May 21, 2026
TikTok Inc. Backend SWE, TikTok LIVE – Foundation - Governance San Jose, CA $230000 H-1B Jun 12, 2024
BYTEDANCE INC. Backend SWE, Global E-comm. Governance and Exper… San Jose, CA $230000 H-1B Jul 26, 2023
BYTEDANCE INC. Senior Backend SWE - Global E-Commerce Supply Cha… Bellevue, WA $230000 H-1B Aug 14, 2023
GOOGLE LLC ENGINEERING MANAGER - SWE 1615.46264 SUNNYVALE, CA $230000 H-1B Apr 12, 2019
GOOGLE LLC ENGINEERING MANAGER - SWE 1615.46264 SUNNYVALE, CA $230000 H-1B Jan 23, 2019
Meta Platforms, Inc. Software Engineer, Product (MPKSWE8) $226711 - $235000 Green Card Mar 1, 2024
CALVIN KLEIN INC. DESIGN DIRECTOR - WOMEN'S COLLECTION KNITS & SWEAT NEW YORK, NY $225000 H-1B Dec 5, 2013
CALVIN KLEIN INC. DESIGN DIRECTOR-WOMEN'S COLLECTION KNITS AND SWEAT NEW YORK, NY $225000 H-1B Aug 26, 2013
Meta Platforms, Inc. Software Engineer, Product (MPKSWE8) $223735 - $235000 Green Card May 31, 2024
Tensormesh, Inc. Principal Backend SWE Foster City, CA $220000 H-1B Apr 10, 2026
TT Commerce & Global Services LLC Frontend SWE, Global E-commerce Governance Platfo… Bellevue, WA $220000 H-1B Jun 1, 2026
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This data comes from the U.S. Department of Labor's public disclosure files for H-1B (temporary work visa) and green card (PERM labor certification) applications.

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