Grammarly Software Engineer salary

Based on 22 H-1B filings by Grammarly, Inc., fiscal year 2025. Base salary only.

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

Median salary$224,569
Middle 50%$208.4k–$263.4k
vs. all employers+61%comparison median $139,194
Filings22FY2025 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $181,591 and $314,661.
PercentileSalary
10th$188,567
25th$208,403
50th (median)$224,569
75th$263,386
90th$279,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$150k $200k $250k FY2021: median $167,500 (10 filings) FY2023: median $235,000 (13 filings) FY2024: median $236,650 (18 filings) FY2025: median $224,569 (22 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 7 filings FY20 FY2021: 10 filings FY21 FY2022: 5 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 18 filings FY24 FY2025: 22 filings FY25 FY2026: 0 filings FY26 22
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$167,500$145,000$187,50010
FY2022–––5
FY2023$235,000$198,000$251,00013
FY2024$236,650$197,600$247,50018
FY2025$224,569$208,403$263,38622
FY2026–––0

By state

California
$230,813
New York
$234,775
Massachusetts
$264,514

Bar length: number of filings (California 17). Figure: average salary in that state.

By city

San Francisco, CA$226,138 · 13 filings

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Level I · Entry – 0
Level II · Qualified too few 2
Level III · Experienced too few 5
Level IV · Fully competent $244,000 15

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Questions

How much does a software engineer make at Grammarly?

In H-1B filings, Grammarly, Inc.'s median base salary for Software Engineer is $224,569; half of filings fall between $208,403 and $263,386. Bonus and stock are not included.

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

Yes. Grammarly, Inc. filed 22 certified Labor Condition Applications for this role in FY2025. 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 Grammarly 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