Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Perception Software Engineer
Occupation profile for Perception Software Engineer covers 17 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $170,000.
- FY2026 certified median
- $170,000
- Total filings
- 17
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $152,850–$197,000
- Top employer
- Zipline International Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 2 | $183,500 | $169,250 | $197,750 |
| FY2025 | 8 | $182,000 | $154,204 | $208,000 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 7 | $170,000 | $152,850 | $197,000 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Zipline International Inc.5 filings
- Wing Aviation LLC3 filings
- Kodiak Robotics, Inc2 filings
- Woven by Toyota, U.S., Inc.2 filings
- Glydways, Inc.1 filings
- Google LLC1 filings
- Lucid USA, Inc.1 filings
- The Indoor Lab LLC1 filings
- Xmotors.Ai, Inc.1 filings
Top cities
- Palo Alto6 filings
- South San Francisco3 filings
- Mountain View2 filings
- San Diego2 filings
- Newark1 filings
- Santa Clara1 filings
- Tampa1 filings
- Richardson1 filings
Filings by employer and title
Prevailing wages by area and occupation
The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 15-1252 | $152,797 | $187,075 | $221,374 | $255,653 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 15-1252 | $137,093 | $165,131 | $193,149 | $221,187 |
| 2026-27 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 41740 | 15-1252 | $105,664 | $134,347 | $163,010 | $191,693 |
| 2026-27 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 19100 | 15-1252 | $95,202 | $116,896 | $138,590 | $160,285 |
| 2026-27 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLArea 45300 | 15-1252 | $84,448 | $108,909 | $133,390 | $157,851 |