Yahoo Holdings Software Engineer salary

Based on 309 H-1B filings by Yahoo Holdings Inc., fiscal years 2025–2026. Base salary only.

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

Median salary$160,805
Middle 50%$137.3k–$187.7k
vs. all employers+16%comparison median $139,194
Filings309FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $90,164 and $264,514.
PercentileSalary
10th$122,699
25th$137,259
50th (median)$160,805
75th$187,741
90th$223,098

Salary by year

Median salary

$130k $155k $180k FY2023: median $155,418 (105 filings) FY2024: median $163,946 (149 filings) FY2025: median $168,522 (182 filings) FY2026: median $156,998 (127 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 0 filings FY20 FY2021: 0 filings FY21 FY2022: 0 filings FY22 FY2023: 105 filings FY23 FY2024: 149 filings FY24 FY2025: 182 filings FY25 FY2026: 127 filings FY26 182
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–––0
FY2021–––0
FY2022–––0
FY2023$155,418$124,582$177,387105
FY2024$163,946$139,131$184,662149
FY2025$168,522$140,800$190,486182
FY2026$156,998$131,997$183,955127

By state

California
$187,246
Washington
$163,009
Texas
$138,506
Virginia
$152,614
New York
$148,613

Bar length: number of filings (California 142). Figure: average salary in that state.

By city

Mountain View, CA$197,174 · 52 filings
San Jose, CA$199,534 · 21 filings
New York, NY$151,819 · 18 filings
Reston, VA$148,221 · 12 filings

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Level I · Entry $135,699 21
Level II · Qualified $137,259 82
Level III · Experienced $160,805 60
Level IV · Fully competent $175,427 99

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Questions

How much does a software engineer make at Yahoo Holdings?

In H-1B filings, Yahoo Holdings Inc.'s median base salary for Software Engineer is $160,805; half of filings fall between $137,259 and $187,741. Bonus and stock are not included.

Does Yahoo Holdings sponsor H-1B visas for software engineers?

Yes. Yahoo Holdings Inc. filed 309 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 Yahoo Holdings 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