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What Salesforce certifies it pays.

Base-pay bands from 7,281 certified Department of Labor wage filings, through FY2025. Filed under penalty of perjury — not self-reported.

Base-salary bands by role

Software Developers

3,420 filings
p25 · $161Kmedian · $188Kp75 · $222K

Web Administrators

1,200 filings
p25 · $145Kmedian · $175Kp75 · $206K

Computer and Information Systems Managers

509 filings
p25 · $200Kmedian · $238Kp75 · $270K

Software Developers, Applications

333 filings
p25 · $145Kmedian · $170Kp75 · $200K

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

299 filings
p25 · $125Kmedian · $155Kp75 · $186K

Software Developers, Systems Software

245 filings
p25 · $156Kmedian · $180Kp75 · $214K

Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers

173 filings
p25 · $132Kmedian · $160Kp75 · $185K

Sales Engineers

165 filings
p25 · $125Kmedian · $156Kp75 · $182K

Median by state

CA3,291 filings$204K
WA1,227 filings$188K
TX806 filings$162K
MA251 filings$165K
IN233 filings$137K
NY218 filings$178K
GA211 filings$172K
NJ160 filings$197K

Median by seniority level

Level I · Entry88 filings$141K
Level II · Qualified1,815 filings$152K
Level III · Experienced3,338 filings$188K
Level IV · Fully competent1,909 filings$216K

OES prevailing-wage levels from the filings — a defensible seniority proxy, not job ladders.

H-1B sponsorship profile

Salesforce certifies 7,281 H-1B / E-3 wage filings through FY2025 — filing volume cooling. Below, how those offers compare to the legal prevailing-wage floor each role must clear.

Offered vs. prevailing floor
+27%

Median certified offer runs 27% above the floor.

Filings paid above the floor
99%

The rest are set exactly at the prevailing wage — legal, and common among high-volume filers.

Median offered · floor
$183K

vs. $139K prevailing-wage floor.

Seniority mix (OES wage level)

Level I · Entry1%
Level II · Qualified25%
Level III · Experienced47%
Level IV · Fully competent27%

Filing volume by fiscal year

FY22 1,372FY23 1,801FY24 2,287FY25 1,821

Filed across 2 legal entities under this brand — largest: Salesforce, Inc. (7,227).

Every H-1B role carries a legally required prevailing-wage floor (the OES rate for that occupation, area, and level). The offered wage on the certified filing must meet or exceed it — so “% above floor” distinguishes employers who genuinely pay a premium from those who file at the minimum. Certified DOL disclosure data, offered base wage only; reusable under CC BY 4.0 with attribution.

What this data is — and isn't

These bands come from certified H-1B Labor Condition Application disclosures — the base salary employers commit to on the record. They exclude equity, bonus, and benefits, and they cover only roles companies sponsor, which skews technical. Read them as a conservative, citable floor on what Salesforce pays — not total compensation. Our sources.

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