CoreWeave

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 92 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services
  • Main U.S. filing address: Livingston, NJ
Median base salary$224,000+83% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$197.5k–$260.3k
Level II (mid-level) share57%all employers: 42%
Median prevailing wage$160,306the required minimum for these jobs and places

At a glance

  • CoreWeave hires mid-level. 57% of its filings are Level II, compared with 42% across all H-1B employers.
  • Mostly above the prevailing wage. 100% of filings are above the prevailing wage. Median offer $224,000, median prevailing wage $160,306.

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10th $138.7k25th $197.5kmedian $224k75th $260.3k90th $298.5k

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Percentiles from CoreWeave's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.

What CoreWeave hires for

Bar: share of CoreWeave's filings. Figure: median base salary. Top 10 jobs account for 93% of filings (15 occupations in total).

Show all 2 jobs
JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$230,00045
Systems Engineer / Architect$223,60020

Jobs with at least 10 filings at CoreWeave.

Pay by level

too fewLevel I
Entry-level · 3% of filings
$220kLevel II
Mid-level · 57% of filings
too fewLevel III
Senior · 10% of filings
$266kLevel IV
Expert · 29% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 3
Mid-level · Level II $220,000 50
Senior · Level III too few 9
Expert · Level IV $266,000 25

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where CoreWeave files

Median base salary in each metro area. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027.

Show all 3 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
San Jose, CA$235,50038
Seattle, WA$255,00022
New York, NY$207,60015

Salary details

Median salary$224,000
Middle 50%$197.5k–$260.3k
vs. all employers+83%comparison median $122,699
Filings92FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $97,100 and $331,800.
PercentileSalary
10th$138,700
25th$197,500
50th (median)$224,000
75th$260,250
90th$298,500

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$224,000
Median prevailing wage$160,306
Median difference+39.7%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage0%

Filing at exactly the prevailing wage does not mean low pay: at senior levels and in high-cost areas the prevailing wage itself is high.

About CoreWeave

CoreWeave's filings list its industry as Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (Information sector, NAICS 5182). Its main U.S. filing address is in Livingston, NJ and its filings in the data run from FY2023 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Software Engineer, Systems Engineer / Architect and IT Manager and the main metro areas are San Jose, CA, Seattle, WA and New York, NY. The most common wage level in those years is Level II (mid-level).

Questions

Does CoreWeave sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. CoreWeave filed 92 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025–FY2026, the latest two fiscal years. The most recent filing in the data is from FY2026 Q3. A certified LCA is a step before the H-1B petition; it is not a visa approval.

How much does CoreWeave pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on CoreWeave's H-1B filings is $224,000; half of filings fall between $197,500 and $260,250. Bonus and stock are not included.