Chime Financial Software Engineer salary

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

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

Median salary$187,000
Middle 50%$170k–$225k
vs. all employers+34%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 $125,000 and $280,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$161,473
25th$170,000
50th (median)$187,000
75th$225,000
90th$250,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$160k $195k $230k FY2020: median $200,000 (13 filings) FY2021: median $200,000 (48 filings) FY2022: median $216,400 (22 filings) FY2023: median $218,280 (25 filings) FY2024: median $215,197 (31 filings) FY2025: median $207,300 (41 filings) FY2026: median $180,710 (29 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 13 filings FY20 FY2021: 48 filings FY21 FY2022: 22 filings FY22 FY2023: 25 filings FY23 FY2024: 31 filings FY24 FY2025: 41 filings FY25 FY2026: 29 filings FY26 48
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$200,000$195,000$200,00013
FY2021$200,000$184,000$220,00048
FY2022$216,400$210,000$250,00022
FY2023$218,280$207,300$232,20025
FY2024$215,197$198,650$232,20031
FY2025$207,300$170,000$232,20041
FY2026$180,710$170,000$215,00029

By state

California
$202,634
Illinois
$173,333
Mississippi
$125,000
Washington
$210,237
Oregon
$190,000

Bar length: number of filings (California 60). Figure: average salary in that state.

By city

San Francisco, CA$207,300 · 58 filings

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Level I · Entry – 0
Level II · Qualified $170,000 29
Level III · Experienced $203,650 10
Level IV · Fully competent $230,000 30

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Questions

How much does a software engineer make at Chime Financial?

In H-1B filings, Chime Financial, Inc.'s median base salary for Software Engineer is $187,000; half of filings fall between $170,000 and $225,000. Bonus and stock are not included.

Does Chime Financial sponsor H-1B visas for software engineers?

Yes. Chime Financial, 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 Chime Financial 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