Safeway H-1B salaries (2026)
Yes — Safeway sponsors H-1B workers. Across 272 certified Labor Condition Applications, the median offered base wage is $167,813. Every figure below comes straight from the employer's own filings with the U.S. Department of Labor.
Safeway filed 272 certified H-1B labor condition applications across 10 states between Oct 2024 and Mar 2026. The median offered base wage was $167,813.
- Median offered wage
- $167,813
- Certified filings
- 272
- Work locations
- 10 states
- Distinct roles
- 72
Most-filed roles at Safeway
| Role | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Engineer Software | 58 | $169,548 |
| Pharmacist | 22 | $152,360 |
| Software Engineer | 19 | $180,000 |
| Engineer Quality | 12 | $162,665 |
| Engineer | 7 | $162,847 |
| Graduate Pharmacist Intern | 7 | $108,930 |
| Product Manager | 7 | $196,112 |
| Engineer Devops | 7 | $143,780 |
| Data Scientist | 7 | $180,353 |
| Engineer Data | 6 | $168,895 |
| Engineer Architect | 6 | $205,964 |
| Digital Product Manager | 6 | $179,146 |
Wage-level distribution
DOL prevailing-wage levels reflect the seniority the employer certified, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent).
| Level | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Level I — entry | 12 | $108,802 |
| Level II — qualified | 39 | $148,200 |
| Level III — experienced | 28 | $169,476 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 102 | $176,026 |
Where Safeway hires
| State | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| California | 126 | $181,014 |
| Texas | 79 | $164,800 |
| Arizona | 30 | $148,133 |
| Washington | 27 | $152,360 |
| Oregon | 4 | $148,200 |
| Nevada | 2 | $129,459 |
| Alaska | 1 | $119,042 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | $152,337 |
| Illinois | 1 | $170,000 |
| Colorado | 1 | $108,675 |
Recent certified filings
| Job title | Location | Wage | Level | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy Manager | Yakima, Washington | $171,080 | III | Mar 2026 |
| Senior Product Manager | Pleasanton, California | $195,000 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Sr. Engineer Software | Pleasanton, California | $168,991 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Business Solutions Architect | Phoenix, Arizona | $115,800 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Senior Staff Engineer Software | Pleasanton, California | $215,903 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Staff Engineer | Plano, Texas | $162,847 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Senior Digital Product Manager | Pleasanton, California | $211,663 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Staff Engineer Quality | Pleasanton, California | $167,626 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Digital Product Manager | Pleasanton, California | $168,000 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Pharmacist | Salem, Oregon | $148,200 | II | Feb 2026 |
| Staff Engineer | Pleasanton, California | $180,345 | — | Feb 2026 |
| Sr Technical Product Manager | Plano, Texas | $203,825 | IV | Feb 2026 |
| Staff Pharmacist | Port Townsend, Washington | $158,080 | II | Feb 2026 |
| Staff Engineer Quality | Pleasanton, California | $167,626 | IV | Feb 2026 |
| Sr. Engineer Software | Pleasanton, California | $150,392 | — | Feb 2026 |
| Sr. Technical Product Management | Pleasanton, California | $205,499 | IV | Jan 2026 |
| Staff Engineer Cloud | Plano, Texas | $149,612 | — | Jan 2026 |
| Manager Engineering | Pleasanton, California | $207,616 | — | Jan 2026 |
| Sr. Engineer Quality | Pleasanton, California | $159,677 | — | Jan 2026 |
| DevOps Engineer | Plano, Texas | $169,740 | IV | Jan 2026 |
| Staff Engineer Software | Pleasanton, California | $169,357 | — | Jan 2026 |
| Staff Engineer Software | Plano, Texas | $177,210 | IV | Jan 2026 |
| Senior Manager, Merchandising Strategy & Transformation | Pleasanton, California | $190,000 | IV | Jan 2026 |
| Staff Engineer Cloud | Pleasanton, California | $169,145 | — | Dec 2025 |
| Sr. Staff Engineer Architect | Pleasanton, California | $211,150 | — | Dec 2025 |
| Staff Engineer Software | Plano, Texas | $168,100 | IV | Dec 2025 |
| Senior Software Engineer | Pleasanton, California | $152,341 | — | Dec 2025 |
| Sr. Engineer, Data | Plano, Texas | $146,858 | II | Dec 2025 |
| Pharmacy Manager | Toppenish, Washington | $171,080 | III | Dec 2025 |
| Manager Analytics | Pleasanton, California | $164,071 | — | Dec 2025 |
| Sr. Staff Engineer Data | Phoenix, Arizona | $155,302 | — | Dec 2025 |
| Staff Software Engineer | Plano, Texas | $179,915 | IV | Dec 2025 |
| Staff Engineer Architect | Pleasanton, California | $175,000 | — | Dec 2025 |
| Sr. Engineer Software | Plano, Texas | $147,805 | — | Dec 2025 |
| Sr. Engineer DevOps | Plano, Texas | $132,933 | II | Dec 2025 |
| Staff Engineer Software | Pleasanton, California | $201,168 | — | Dec 2025 |
| Sr. Engineer Quality | Pleasanton, California | $162,702 | — | Dec 2025 |
| Sr. Software Development Manager | Bellevue, Washington | $234,000 | — | Dec 2025 |
| Staff Engineer Software | Pleasanton, California | $171,838 | — | Dec 2025 |
| Staff Software Engineer | Pleasanton, California | $199,381 | — | Dec 2025 |
| Sr. Staff Engineer Software | Pleasanton, California | $207,746 | — | Dec 2025 |
| Staff Technical Analyst | Pleasanton, California | $217,082 | IV | Dec 2025 |
| Staff Engineer Software | Plano, Texas | $153,831 | — | Dec 2025 |
| Staff Engineer Software | Pleasanton, California | $181,078 | — | Dec 2025 |
| Staff Pharmacist | Olympia, Washington | $150,280 | II | Nov 2025 |
| Sr. Staff Engineer DevOps | Pleasanton, California | $182,901 | — | Nov 2025 |
| Technical Project Management | Pleasanton, California | $177,449 | — | Nov 2025 |
| Staff Pharmacist | Reno, Nevada | $154,960 | II | Nov 2025 |
| Sr. Engineer Software | Plano, Texas | $162,843 | IV | Nov 2025 |
| Lead Data Scientist | Pleasanton, California | $217,905 | III | Nov 2025 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OFLC certified Labor Condition Applications (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3), public disclosure data. Wages are employer-offered base pay and exclude bonuses, equity, and other compensation. Denied and withdrawn filings are excluded. Figures reflect filings decided Oct 2024–Mar 2026.
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