Coursera
H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 25 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
- Main U.S. filing address: Mountain View, CA
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Percentiles from Coursera's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.
What Coursera hires for
Bar: share of Coursera's filings. Figure: median base salary.
Show all 1 jobs
| Job | Median | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | $181,421 | 14 |
Jobs with at least 10 filings at Coursera.
By experience level
| Wage level | Median | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| Entry-level · Level I | too few | 1 |
| Mid-level · Level II | too few | 5 |
| Senior · Level III | too few | 9 |
| Expert · Level IV | too few | 6 |
Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.
Where Coursera files
Median base salary in each metro area. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027.
Show all 1 metro areas
| Metro area | Median | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $199,534 | 15 |
Salary details
Salary range
| Percentile | Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th | $162,000 |
| 25th | $172,931 |
| 50th (median) | $187,741 |
| 75th | $225,229 |
| 90th | $234,190 |
Salary by year
Median salary
Filings per year
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| Fiscal year | Median | P25 | P75 | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | $152,000 | $122,408 | $172,640 | 49 |
| FY2021 | $160,000 | $145,725 | $171,000 | 23 |
| FY2022 | $146,363 | $132,333 | $164,197 | 42 |
| FY2023 | $181,000 | $158,000 | $201,096 | 39 |
| FY2024 | $174,147 | $150,000 | $225,161 | 14 |
| FY2025 | $182,000 | $172,213 | $214,797 | 15 |
| FY2026 | $192,068 | $176,166 | $220,955 | 10 |
Pay vs. prevailing wage
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 Coursera
Coursera's filings list its industry as Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (Educational Services sector, NAICS 6113). Its main U.S. filing address is in Mountain View, CA and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Software Engineer, Information Security Analyst and IT Manager and the main metro areas are San Jose, CA, Austin, TX and New York, NY. The most common wage level in those years is Level III (senior).
Questions
Does Coursera sponsor H-1B visas?
Yes. Coursera filed 25 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 Coursera pay H-1B workers?
The median base salary on Coursera's H-1B filings is $187,741; half of filings fall between $172,931 and $225,229. Bonus and stock are not included.