Lyft
Offered base salaries from 108 certified H-1B filings, across 7 roles in 3 metro areas.
Half of Lyft's certified filings offered $144,000 or more.
The middle half of offers fell between $128,000 and $164,000. Offered base salary excludes equity and bonus — read every figure on this page as a floor on total pay, not an average.
What they hire for
Offered base salary by occupation, nationwide, ordered by filing volume.
| Role | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | $148,000 | $128k – $227k | 48 |
| Data Scientists | $128,000 | $120k – $176k | 22 |
| Operations Research Analysts | $128,000 | $114k – $176k | 8 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $172,000 | $148k – $180k | 7 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | $138,000 | $138k – $176k | 6 |
| Actuaries | $128,000 | $108k – $161k | 5 |
| Graphic Designers | $124,000 | $99k – $148k | 3 |
Where they hire
The same filings by worksite metro area.
| Metro area | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $148,000 | $88k – $227k | 70 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $138,000 | $124k – $200k | 19 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $138,000 | $90k – $176k | 18 |
Offers beside the local going rate
Each row compares Lyft's median offer with the median for everyone in that occupation and metro, from federal wage statistics.
| Role — Metro | Median offer | Filings | vs. market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers — San Francisco | $148,000 | 36 | −20.7% |
| Data Scientists — San Francisco | $128,398 | 11 | −24.5% |
| Software Developers — Seattle | $144,000 | 9 | −13.9% |
| Data Scientists — New York | $128,000 | 6 | −5.9% |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers — San Francisco | $172,000 | 5 | −22.4% |
| Data Scientists — Seattle | $128,000 | 5 | −22.3% |
How this page was made
- Employer pay
- US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
- Coverage
- 108 certified full-time H-1B filings. Groups under 3 filings are excluded throughout.
- Market comparison
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
Filings state the offered base salary at time of application; equity and bonus are not recorded, and visa-sponsored hiring skews toward larger employers and technical roles — this page describes Lyft's visa filings, not its whole workforce. Employer names are normalised from filing entities, so figures cover the filing entity named above. We take no payment from employers for how any figure is presented, and corrections are welcome at press@salaryalmanac.com.