Epic Games

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 72 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Computer Systems Design and Related Services
  • Main U.S. filing address: Cary, NC
Median base salary$165,800+35% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$126.7k–$220k
Level II (mid-level) share44%all employers: 42%
Median prevailing wage$112,195the required minimum for these jobs and places

At a glance

  • Epic Games hires mid-level. 44% of its filings are Level II, compared with 42% across all H-1B employers.
  • Mostly above the prevailing wage. 99% of filings are above the prevailing wage. Median offer $165,800, median prevailing wage $112,195.

Is your Epic Games offer competitive?

Enter the base salary in your offer. We compare it with Epic Games's certified filings for the same job.

10th $110.8k25th $126.7kmedian $165.8k75th $220k90th $274.6k

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

What Epic Games hires for

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

Show all 2 jobs
JobMedianFilings
UX Designer$161,60025
Software Engineer$220,00019

Jobs with at least 10 filings at Epic Games.

Pay by level

too fewLevel I
Entry-level · 13% of filings
$139.5kLevel II
Mid-level · 44% of filings
$180kLevel III
Senior · 15% of filings
$220kLevel IV
Expert · 28% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 9
Mid-level · Level II $139,500 31
Senior · Level III $180,000 11
Expert · Level IV $220,000 20

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Epic Games files

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

Show all 2 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
Raleigh, NC$135,00020
Seattle, WA$210,00017

Salary details

Median salary$165,800
Middle 50%$126.7k–$220k
vs. all employers+35%comparison median $122,699
Filings72FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $75,777 and $344,451.
PercentileSalary
10th$110,830
25th$126,719
50th (median)$165,800
75th$220,000
90th$274,600

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $150k $210k FY2020: median $103,397 (15 filings) FY2021: median $133,400 (21 filings) FY2022: median $117,122 (22 filings) FY2023: median $103,355 (46 filings) FY2024: median $177,503 (33 filings) FY2025: median $150,200 (56 filings) FY2026: median $194,800 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 15 filings FY20 FY2021: 21 filings FY21 FY2022: 22 filings FY22 FY2023: 46 filings FY23 FY2024: 33 filings FY24 FY2025: 56 filings FY25 FY2026: 16 filings FY26 56
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$103,397$86,680$119,66515
FY2021$133,400$101,774$155,10621
FY2022$117,122$84,132$173,91122
FY2023$103,355$78,926$161,85046
FY2024$177,503$120,000$200,00033
FY2025$150,200$124,800$210,00056
FY2026$194,800$161,025$235,67516

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$165,800
Median prevailing wage$112,195
Median difference+44.6%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage1%

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 Epic Games

Epic Games's filings list its industry as Computer Systems Design and Related Services (Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector, NAICS 5415). Its main U.S. filing address is in Cary, NC and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are UX Designer, Software Engineer and QA Engineer and the main metro areas are Raleigh, NC, Seattle, WA and Los Angeles, CA. The most common wage level in those years is Level II (mid-level).

Questions

Does Epic Games sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Epic Games filed 72 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 Epic Games pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Epic Games's H-1B filings is $165,800; half of filings fall between $126,719 and $220,000. Bonus and stock are not included.