LinkedIn Salary Brief

TL;DR

Software Engineers (SWE) at L4 level represent the largest data sample for LinkedIn, with a median (P50) base salary of $163,862. For this role, 75% of reported salaries are at or below $199,534, and 90% are at or below $199,534.

Verified by

This brief is based on a sample size of 398 salary disclosures, primarily sourced from US Department of Labor (DOL) PERM and H-1B LCA filings.

Role Breakdown

Role Family	Level	P50 (Median)	P75	P90	Sample Size
Data	L3	$137,560	$148,699	$154,985	8
Data	L4	$180,128	$180,128	$180,128	9
Data	L5	$188,885	$194,722	$204,810	5
Design	L3	$119,000	$119,000	$119,000	2
Design	L4	$158,960	$178,439	$190,127	2
Design	L5	$178,000	$178,000	$178,000	2
FDE	L5	$157,149	$178,110	$196,261	5
ML	L3	$155,893	$171,558	$172,931	15
ML	L4	$180,128	$199,534	$199,534	25
ML	L5	$214,079	$229,834	$234,953	7
Other	L4	$129,168	$155,447	$167,086	21
Other	L5	$158,746	$179,171	$188,634	13
Other	L6	$175,000	$188,885	$205,395	9
Other	L7	$173,284	$180,604	$184,996	2
PM	L3	$150,213	$172,620	$212,568	4
PM	L4	$178,000	$190,000	$213,555	5
SWE	L3	$135,283	$146,307	$172,931	58
SWE	L4	$163,862	$199,534	$199,534	124
SWE	L5	$226,158	$226,158	$255,445	60
SWE	L6	$273,915	$294,299	$294,299	5
SWE	L7	$294,299	$294,299	$294,299	2

Location Breakdown

State	Median USD	Sample Size
CA	$172,931	324
NY	$151,819	28
WA	$163,862	27
TX	$129,000	8
IN	$164,000	1
OH	$105,185	1

Recent Context

No WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notices for LinkedIn were found within the last 540 days, indicating no recent mass layoffs reported to the Department of Labor.

Citations

The data presented is verifiable through the following US Department of Labor (DOL) case numbers, accessible via the DOL FLAG disclosure data portal (https://flag.dol.gov/case-data):

• I-200-24354-559440
• I-200-24271-371847
• I-200-24271-371832
• I-200-24274-375365
• I-200-24340-520705
• I-200-24318-473606
• G-100-26021-578177
• I-200-24285-401568

Last updated timestamp: 2026-05-23