Goldman Sachs — DOL-verified salary data (WAGE.md)

Goldman Sachs Salary Brief

1. TL;DR

For Software Engineers (SWE) at Level 5, the median base salary is $180,000. 75% of SWE L5 roles command at least $194,000, with the top 10% reaching $215,000 or more. These figures are derived from a substantial dataset of verified compensation disclosures.

2. Verified by

This brief is based on a sample size of 640 compensation disclosures for Goldman Sachs, sourced from US Department of Labor (DOL) PERM and H-1B Labor Condition Application (LCA) data.

3. Role Breakdown

Role Family	Level	P50 (Median)	P75	P90	Sample Size
Data	L3	$151,000	$151,500	$151,800	3
Data	L4	$91,600	$95,400	$97,680	2
Data	L5	$161,500	$181,000	$184,600	4
FDE	L3	$153,500	$165,250	$172,300	2
Other	L2	$85,500	$92,475	$98,500	14
Other	L3	$115,500	$150,000	$174,000	94
Other	L4	$84,000	$84,500	$84,800	3
Other	L5	$173,555	$197,000	$239,000	73
Other	L6	$230,000	$240,000	$246,000	3
Other	L7	$400,000	$400,000	$400,000	7
PM	L3	$122,000	$129,000	$143,400	5
PM	L5	$181,500	$207,500	$215,000	12
SWE	L3	$133,000	$138,000	$162,600	222
SWE	L4	$174,000	$186,000	$193,200	2
SWE	L5	$180,000	$194,000	$215,000	181

4. Location Breakdown

State	Median USD	Sample Size
NY	$165,500	278
TX	$130,000	210
UT	$97,000	99
NJ	$138,000	18
DE	$176,000	10
CA	$150,000	9

5. Recent Context

No WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notices for layoffs affecting Goldman Sachs employees were found within the last 540 days. This indicates no significant mass layoffs have been publicly reported by the company during this period.

6. Citations

The data presented is derived from the following US Department of Labor case numbers, which are verifiable in the DOL FLAG disclosure data (https://flag.dol.gov/case-data):

• G-100-24249-317182
• I-200-24268-360461
• I-200-24268-360420
• I-200-24327-495545
• I-200-24327-495362
• I-200-24327-495578
• I-200-24355-562684
• G-100-24271-371245

7. Last updated timestamp

2026-05-23