Ancestry.com Operations Software Engineer salary

Based on 70 H-1B filings by Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., fiscal years 2025–2026. Base salary only.

Also listed as: Software Developer, Software Development Engineer, SDE

Median salary$151,523
Middle 50%$136.5k–$164.8k
vs. all employers+9%comparison median $139,194
Filings70FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $90,000 and $203,277.
PercentileSalary
10th$128,646
25th$136,503
50th (median)$151,523
75th$164,842
90th$189,160

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $135k $160k FY2020: median $130,000 (29 filings) FY2021: median $135,000 (28 filings) FY2022: median $142,363 (38 filings) FY2023: median $142,724 (26 filings) FY2024: median $139,818 (21 filings) FY2025: median $150,738 (31 filings) FY2026: median $152,307 (39 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 29 filings FY20 FY2021: 28 filings FY21 FY2022: 38 filings FY22 FY2023: 26 filings FY23 FY2024: 21 filings FY24 FY2025: 31 filings FY25 FY2026: 39 filings FY26 39
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$130,000$117,770$160,00029
FY2021$135,000$117,171$160,00028
FY2022$142,363$117,915$165,78338
FY2023$142,724$123,250$158,58826
FY2024$139,818$128,502$152,70621
FY2025$150,738$139,152$184,57331
FY2026$152,307$134,285$161,00839

By state

Utah
$142,386
California
$175,268
Massachusetts
$189,425
Texas
$170,743
Illinois
$120,000

Bar length: number of filings (Utah 47). Figure: average salary in that state.

By city

Draper, UT$143,861 · 29 filings
Lehi, UT$142,121 · 18 filings

Cities with at least 10 filings. Figure: median salary.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Level I · Entry too few 2
Level II · Qualified too few 9
Level III · Experienced $138,597 26
Level IV · Fully competent $160,705 20

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Questions

How much does a software engineer make at Ancestry.com Operations?

In H-1B filings, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.'s median base salary for Software Engineer is $151,523; half of filings fall between $136,503 and $164,842. Bonus and stock are not included.

Does Ancestry.com Operations sponsor H-1B visas for software engineers?

Yes. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. filed 70 certified Labor Condition Applications for this role in FY2025–FY2026. A filing is a step before the visa petition, not an approval.

Which job titles are included?

Filings are grouped by occupation code 15-1252 (Software Developers), so this page covers every job title Ancestry.com Operations filed under that code.

Where does this data come from?

The U.S. Department of Labor's public LCA disclosure files, updated every quarter. Methodology