Salesforce Software Engineer salary

Based on 1,927 H-1B filings by Salesforce, fiscal years 2025–2026. Base salary only.

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

Median salary$206,546
Middle 50%$180k–$236.5k
vs. all employers+48%comparison median $139,194
Filings1,927FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $131,835 and $334,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$160,488
25th$179,978
50th (median)$206,546
75th$236,533
90th$267,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$110k $165k $220k FY2020: median $123,032 (1,213 filings) FY2021: median $145,246 (1,169 filings) FY2022: median $178,500 (1,523 filings) FY2023: median $164,320 (1,016 filings) FY2024: median $190,000 (1,162 filings) FY2025: median $207,762 (1,058 filings) FY2026: median $205,136 (869 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 1,213 filings FY20 FY2021: 1,169 filings FY21 FY2022: 1,523 filings FY22 FY2023: 1,016 filings FY23 FY2024: 1,162 filings FY24 FY2025: 1,058 filings FY25 FY2026: 869 filings FY26 1,523
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$123,032$113,381$144,0401,213
FY2021$145,246$120,931$169,5621,169
FY2022$178,500$152,868$209,1411,523
FY2023$164,320$148,000$195,7041,016
FY2024$190,000$161,000$220,4991,162
FY2025$207,762$178,448$236,9751,058
FY2026$205,136$180,525$235,441869

By state

California
$224,443
Washington
$206,286
Texas
$176,887
Massachusetts
$203,262
New York
$206,093

Bar length: number of filings (California 988). Figure: average salary in that state.

By city

San Francisco, CA$222,418 · 852 filings
Bellevue, WA$205,731 · 322 filings
Seattle, WA$200,000 · 87 filings
Dallas, TX$170,000 · 83 filings

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Level I · Entry $144,666 23
Level II · Qualified $172,812 454
Level III · Experienced $210,000 926
Level IV · Fully competent $242,825 485

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Questions

How much does a software engineer make at Salesforce?

In H-1B filings, Salesforce's median base salary for Software Engineer is $206,546; half of filings fall between $179,978 and $236,533. Bonus and stock are not included.

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

Yes. Salesforce filed 1,927 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 Salesforce 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