Shopify (USA) Software Engineer salary

Based on 31 H-1B filings by Shopify (USA) Inc., fiscal years 2025–2026. Base salary only.

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

Median salary$149,781
Middle 50%$132k–$180.3k
vs. all employers+8%comparison median $139,194
Filings31FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $119,521 and $318,264.
PercentileSalary
10th$127,754
25th$131,997
50th (median)$149,781
75th$180,346
90th$213,512

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $135k $170k FY2021: median $121,992 (16 filings) FY2022: median $119,350 (25 filings) FY2025: median $149,781 (19 filings) FY2026: median $154,565 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 2 filings FY20 FY2021: 16 filings FY21 FY2022: 25 filings FY22 FY2023: 3 filings FY23 FY2024: 9 filings FY24 FY2025: 19 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 25
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–––2
FY2021$121,992$119,933$144,27416
FY2022$119,350$99,133$123,61425
FY2023–––3
FY2024–––9
FY2025$149,781$132,912$163,86219
FY2026$154,565$131,997$195,57212

By state

New York
$162,682
California
$185,963
Washington
$178,353
Colorado
$139,443
Georgia
$149,760

Bar length: number of filings (New York 18). Figure: average salary in that state.

By city

New York, NY$150,072 · 18 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 9
Level III · Experienced $151,819 12
Level IV · Fully competent too few 8

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Questions

How much does a software engineer make at Shopify (USA)?

In H-1B filings, Shopify (USA) Inc.'s median base salary for Software Engineer is $149,781; half of filings fall between $131,997 and $180,346. Bonus and stock are not included.

Does Shopify (USA) sponsor H-1B visas for software engineers?

Yes. Shopify (USA) Inc. filed 31 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 Shopify (USA) 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