H-1B Founding Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Founding Engineer is $165,000, across 131 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$165,000
Average wage
$180,621
90th percentile
$234,062
Certified LCAs
131
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $59,000
- 25th
- $145,000
- Median
- $165,000
- Average
- $180,621
- 90th
- $234,062
- Highest
- $748,800
Based on 131 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Founding Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Shapley, Inc. | 2 | $234,052 |
| ModelCode AI | 2 | $233,000 |
| Share [XYZ] Inc. | 2 | $201,646 |
| Potrero Labs, Inc. | 3 | $190,000 |
| Garage Technologies, Inc. | 2 | $185,000 |
| Kumo.ai, Inc. | 5 | $184,500 |
| Accelos Inc | 3 | $180,000 |
| Push Cash Inc. | 2 | $160,000 |
| Tusk AI, Inc. | 2 | $157,500 |
| Caro Technologies Inc. | 2 | $150,000 |
| Lemi, Inc. | 2 | $146,500 |
| Nexusflow.ai Inc. | 3 | $135,283 |
| Non-Fungible Labs, Inc. | 2 | $110,510 |
| Llama Ranch Inc | 2 | $103,500 |
| Guardian AI, Inc. | 2 | $95,493 |
Salaries by location
San Francisco, CA · $165,000New York, NY · $180,000Palo Alto, CA · $184,662Mountain View, CA · $172,931San Jose, CA · $150,000San Mateo, CA · $212,500Burlingame, CA · $190,000Brooklyn, NY · $150,000Redwood City, CA · $183,310Sunnyvale, CA · $190,000Berkeley, CA · $136,435Seattle, WA · $156,931Tiburon, CA · $160,000Long Island City, NY · $95,493Santa Clara, CA · $168,536