Lyft salaries revealed: How much software engineers, data scientists, and others at the ride-hailing company get paid

• Lyft is expanding into new products, such as self-driving cars.
• Software engineers can earn base salaries of as much as $312,000, work visa data shows.
• Here's what the ride-hailing service pays some tech workers, from data scientists to designers.

Lyft is setting itself up for its next stage of growth.

The service, which relies on about 1 million gig-worker drivers, is breaking into new areas, including launching a service for older riders called Lyft Silver and one for teens. Like rival Uber, Lyft is also experimenting with self-driving cars, a development that CEO David Risher said could be "transformational."

"A new Lyft is emerging," Risher said on the company's August earnings call, after it reported new highs for gross bookings, adjusted earnings, and free cash flow during its second quarter.

That comeback has hit snags. In February, its stock fell 17% in one day on disappointing fourth-quarter results and a surprise operating loss for 2025.

Still, Risher, who became the company's CEO in 2023, said on a February earnings call that Lyft is on track to meet its 2027 financial goals, which include reaching $25 billion in annual gross bookings as well as targets for free cash flow and EBITDA.

All of that requires hiring the right people.

As of mid-February, Lyft had about 150 jobs listed on its website, spanning positions from AI transformation strategist to software engineer.

Work visa data shows that Lyft sought to hire about 140 workers through the H-1B program in the 2025 fiscal year, which ended on September 30, based on filings with the US Department of Labor.

Lyft did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

Companies are required to submit this work visa data, including salary information, to the US Department of Labor for foreign hires. The compensation figures don't include equity or other benefits that employees can receive in addition to base pay. However, the salaries in the filings are benchmarked against industry-average pay rates for similar roles and can provide insight into what the company pays for those jobs.

The process could change if the Trump administration's proposed changes to the H-1B visa system take effect.

Over the last several months, Trump added a $100,000 fee to new applications and proposed changes to work visa rules that could give an edge to the highest-paid applicants. However, these changes were largely initiated after this reporting period.

Here's a look at some of the annual salaries for Lyft jobs included in the disclosures:

Data science positions can make as much as $300,000

Data Science Manager: $176,000 to $300,000

Data Scientist: $120,000 to $264,000

Data Engineer: $130,250 to $222,000

Software engineers can make as much as $312,000

Software Engineer: $128,000 to $312,000

Staff Software Engineer: $181,000 to $300,000

Senior Software Engineer: $144,000 to $207,500

Network Engineer: $115,000 to $165,000

Engineering Manager: $148,000 to $264,000

Data analytics and business intelligence jobs can make as much as $177,000

Business Systems Engineer: $138,000 to $176,880

Data Analyst: $118,000 to $177,000

Analytics Lead: $114,000 to $150,000

Product roles can make as much as $264,000

Product Manager: $148,000 to $264,000

Product Designer: $124,000 to $155,000

Other positions can make as much as $222,000

Actuarial Analyst: $108,000 to $192,000

Designer: $99,360 to $222,000

Senior Analyst: $123,280 to $207,000

Financial Data Analyst: $90,000 to $162,000

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