Gap Software Engineer salary

Based on 65 H-1B filings by Gap Inc., fiscal years 2025–2026. Base salary only.

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

Median salary$181,190
Middle 50%$161.6k–$201.1k
vs. all employers+30%comparison median $139,194
Filings65FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $118,008 and $223,686.
PercentileSalary
10th$141,490
25th$161,637
50th (median)$181,190
75th$201,100
90th$213,512

Salary by year

Median salary

$150k $175k $200k FY2024: median $181,300 (17 filings) FY2025: median $181,190 (53 filings) FY2026: median $175,843 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 0 filings FY20 FY2021: 0 filings FY21 FY2022: 0 filings FY22 FY2023: 0 filings FY23 FY2024: 17 filings FY24 FY2025: 53 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 53
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–––0
FY2021–––0
FY2022–––0
FY2023–––0
FY2024$181,300$167,700$202,00017
FY2025$181,190$165,800$199,54053
FY2026$175,843$152,755$213,51212

By state

California
$192,960
Texas
$153,716
Ohio
$142,532
Arizona
$131,667
Arkansas
$172,420

Bar length: number of filings (California 44). Figure: average salary in that state.

By city

San Francisco, CA$187,574 · 27 filings
Pleasanton, CA$203,300 · 17 filings

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Level I · Entry too few 1
Level II · Qualified $172,100 13
Level III · Experienced $187,574 31
Level IV · Fully competent $206,315 18

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Questions

How much does a software engineer make at Gap?

In H-1B filings, Gap Inc.'s median base salary for Software Engineer is $181,190; half of filings fall between $161,637 and $201,100. Bonus and stock are not included.

Does Gap sponsor H-1B visas for software engineers?

Yes. Gap Inc. filed 65 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 Gap 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