Grail Software Engineer salary

Based on 19 H-1B filings by Grail, Llc, fiscal years 2025–2026. Base salary only.

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

Median salary$193,079
Middle 50%$179.7k–$201.2k
vs. all employers+39%comparison median $139,194
Filings19FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $143,170 and $233,528.
PercentileSalary
10th$159,753
25th$179,677
50th (median)$193,079
75th$201,201
90th$220,240

Salary by year

Median salary

$140k $170k $200k FY2021: median $160,000 (10 filings) FY2022: median $177,500 (20 filings) FY2024: median $184,404 (10 filings) FY2025: median $182,700 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 1 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 20 filings FY22 FY2023: 9 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 13 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 20
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–––1
FY2021$160,000$145,191$168,75010
FY2022$177,500$163,750$185,00020
FY2023–––9
FY2024$184,404$177,194$206,59110
FY2025$182,700$175,044$197,19213
FY2026–––6

By state

California
$200,779
North Carolina
$176,294
Florida
$197,192
Massachusetts
$141,780
New York
$181,127

Bar length: number of filings (California 11). Figure: average salary in that state.

By city

Menlo Park, CA$194,610 · 10 filings

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Level I · Entry – 0
Level II · Qualified too few 3
Level III · Experienced too few 5
Level IV · Fully competent too few 6

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Questions

How much does a software engineer make at Grail?

In H-1B filings, Grail, Llc's median base salary for Software Engineer is $193,079; half of filings fall between $179,677 and $201,201. Bonus and stock are not included.

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

Yes. Grail, Llc filed 19 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 Grail 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