DoorDash Systems Engineer / Architect salary

Based on 46 H-1B filings by DoorDash, Inc., fiscal years 2025–2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$188,000
Middle 50%$173.6k–$223.1k
vs. all employers+64%comparison median $114,795
Filings46FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $114,938 and $263,180.
PercentileSalary
10th$146,573
25th$173,638
50th (median)$188,000
75th$223,142
90th$228,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$160k $195k $230k FY2021: median $180,000 (31 filings) FY2022: median $187,000 (25 filings) FY2023: median $210,352 (22 filings) FY2024: median $181,813 (70 filings) FY2025: median $188,000 (33 filings) FY2026: median $188,000 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 7 filings FY20 FY2021: 31 filings FY21 FY2022: 25 filings FY22 FY2023: 22 filings FY23 FY2024: 70 filings FY24 FY2025: 33 filings FY25 FY2026: 13 filings FY26 70
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–––7
FY2021$180,000$145,750$210,00031
FY2022$187,000$165,000$210,00025
FY2023$210,352$171,078$232,25022
FY2024$181,813$144,500$208,00070
FY2025$188,000$165,610$201,90033
FY2026$188,000$188,000$223,14213

By state

California
$192,422
Washington
$194,904
New York
$196,956
Arizona
$129,200

Bar length: number of filings (California 28). Figure: average salary in that state.

By city

San Francisco, CA$191,000 · 22 filings

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Level I · Entry too few 1
Level II · Qualified too few 4
Level III · Experienced – 0
Level IV · Fully competent $197,309 41

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Questions

How much does a systems engineer / architect make at DoorDash?

In H-1B filings, DoorDash, Inc.'s median base salary for Systems Engineer / Architect is $188,000; half of filings fall between $173,638 and $223,142. Bonus and stock are not included.

Does DoorDash sponsor H-1B visas for systems engineer / architects?

Yes. DoorDash, Inc. filed 46 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 15-1299 (Computer Systems Engineers/Architects), so this page covers every job title DoorDash 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