Twilio Software Engineer salary

Based on 155 H-1B filings by Twilio, Inc., fiscal years 2025–2026. Base salary only.

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

Median salary$187,574
Middle 50%$160k–$225.1k
vs. all employers+35%comparison median $139,194
Filings155FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $120,000 and $308,495.
PercentileSalary
10th$143,300
25th$160,000
50th (median)$187,574
75th$225,055
90th$252,509

Salary by year

Median salary

$140k $180k $220k FY2020: median $160,600 (108 filings) FY2021: median $164,580 (130 filings) FY2022: median $180,790 (230 filings) FY2023: median $167,040 (72 filings) FY2024: median $189,514 (92 filings) FY2025: median $180,000 (113 filings) FY2026: median $205,368 (42 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 108 filings FY20 FY2021: 130 filings FY21 FY2022: 230 filings FY22 FY2023: 72 filings FY23 FY2024: 92 filings FY24 FY2025: 113 filings FY25 FY2026: 42 filings FY26 230
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$160,600$133,599$185,000108
FY2021$164,580$140,616$188,475130
FY2022$180,790$150,260$210,000230
FY2023$167,040$141,870$208,41672
FY2024$189,514$163,221$214,78892
FY2025$180,000$159,026$222,660113
FY2026$205,368$163,892$233,22742

By state

California
$216,079
Texas
$176,688
Washington
$205,084
Georgia
$175,120
Colorado
$190,661

Bar length: number of filings (California 51). Figure: average salary in that state.

By city

San Francisco, CA$229,359 · 32 filings

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Level I · Entry too few 4
Level II · Qualified $155,605 21
Level III · Experienced $166,301 31
Level IV · Fully competent $205,079 96

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Questions

How much does a software engineer make at Twilio?

In H-1B filings, Twilio, Inc.'s median base salary for Software Engineer is $187,574; half of filings fall between $160,000 and $225,055. Bonus and stock are not included.

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

Yes. Twilio, Inc. filed 155 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 Twilio 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