H-1B Salaries in Palo Alto, CA

3,150 certified full-time H-1B filings for worksites in Palo Alto, California, decided Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026.

$187,741Median salary

$155,33825th percentile

$225,90075th percentile

3,150Filings

Top H-1B employers in Palo Alto, CA

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
Tesla	730	$183,927	$160,000 – $225,058
Amazon.com Services	191	$200,000	$180,000 – $219,305
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	103	$193,144	$167,900 – $215,000
Rivian Automotive	97	$202,511	$166,400 – $235,000
Rubrik	97	$190,000	$170,000 – $220,000
Snap	78	$187,741	$174,015 – $203,695
Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies	76	$176,774	$149,299 – $210,000
Salesforce	64	$243,756	$204,538 – $259,708
VMware	63	$217,500	$186,466 – $222,095
SAP Labs	59	$169,735	$153,439 – $198,688
The Leland Stanford, Jr University	59	$86,940	$79,868 – $105,498
Pinterest	54	$226,138	$187,741 – $226,138
Mistral AI	42	$280,000	$205,000 – $315,000
X.AI	39	$264,514	$218,125 – $335,000
Stanford Health Care	36	$150,000	$132,744 – $200,000
Ford Motor Company	33	$185,869	$165,422 – $201,053
Ariba	32	$166,032	$154,907 – $188,569
Hippocratic AI	32	$240,000	$240,000 – $260,000
Also	31	$222,500	$196,250 – $245,000
Varian Medical Systems	31	$149,190	$138,032 – $162,771

Job title	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
Software Engineer	175	$172,022	$150,000 – $190,000
Member of Technical Staff	95	$237,786	$187,741 – $300,000
Software Development Engineer	90	$187,741	$162,500 – $210,000
Senior Software Engineer	81	$200,000	$190,000 – $226,138
Applied Scientist	69	$205,500	$200,000 – $222,200
Software Developer Engineer	69	$196,126	$157,200 – $222,200
R&D Engineer Software	57	$187,902	$186,466 – $222,095
Machine Learning Engineer	55	$174,304	$171,571 – $202,346
Senior Developer	44	$161,388	$154,046 – $178,780
Mechanical Design Engineer	38	$149,572	$134,582 – $160,996
Sourcing Engineer	35	$141,176	$129,442 – $158,750
AI Scientist	35	$285,000	$221,500 – $322,500
Data Scientist	33	$184,200	$166,500 – $199,544
Vice President Lead Software Engineer	27	$200,000	$188,000 – $204,500
Associate	25	$235,000	$225,000 – $310,000
Autopilot Software Engineer	25	$340,625	$231,000 – $503,821
Software Development Engineer Eng	25	$200,000	$180,000 – $235,000
Technical Program Manager	23	$183,854	$158,606 – $210,933
Associate Software Engineer	22	$167,900	$159,368 – $181,975
Autopilot Machine Learning Engineer	22	$250,000	$206,250 – $370,594

At least 5 filings in Palo Alto, CA.

Level I18% · 439

Level II39% · 968

Level III27% · 669

Level IV17% · 412

Prevailing-wage level the employer selected (I = entry, IV = fully competent).