Meta
H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 11,568 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)
- Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services
- Main U.S. filing address: Menlo Park, CA
At a glance
- Meta hires at the expert level. 41% of its filings are Level IV, 2.3 times the share across all H-1B employers (18%).
- Most filed: Software Engineer. 54% of its filings. After that come Research Scientist (Computer Science) and Data Scientist.
- Mostly above the prevailing wage. 96% of filings are above the prevailing wage. Median offer $208,000, median prevailing wage $163,862.
- 1st among Big Tech. Meta's median ($208,000) is above Google.
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Percentiles from Meta's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.
What Meta hires for
Bar: share of Meta's filings. Figure: median base salary. Top 10 jobs account for 90% of filings (74 occupations in total).
Show all 34 jobs
Jobs with at least 10 filings at Meta.
Pay by level
Entry-level · 13% of filings
Mid-level · 27% of filings
Senior · 20% of filings
Expert · 41% of filings
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By experience level
| Wage level | Median | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| Entry-level · Level I | $177,954 | 1,290 |
| Mid-level · Level II | $184,000 | 2,690 |
| Senior · Level III | $210,098 | 2,026 |
| Expert · Level IV | $228,283 | 4,123 |
Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.
Meta vs. Big Tech
Google
Apple
Microsoft
AmazonMedian base salary, all jobs, FY2025–FY2026. Big Tech: Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft.
Where Meta files
Median base salary in each metro area. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027.
Show all 15 metro areas
| Metro area | Median | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | $214,032 | 5,803 |
| Seattle, WA | $206,672 | 2,527 |
| New York, NY | $208,000 | 1,551 |
| San Jose, CA | $214,248 | 866 |
| Austin, TX | $173,147 | 329 |
| Boston, MA | $203,350 | 68 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $197,806 | 60 |
| Washington, DC | $193,912 | 56 |
| Dallas, TX | $201,095 | 54 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $192,668 | 29 |
| Chicago, IL | $185,004 | 18 |
| Portland, OR | $206,000 | 17 |
| San Diego, CA | $213,434 | 17 |
| Atlanta, GA | $224,160 | 14 |
| Stockton, CA | $236,693 | 12 |
Salary details
Salary range
| Percentile | Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th | $160,181 |
| 25th | $182,000 |
| 50th (median) | $208,000 |
| 75th | $228,522 |
| 90th | $262,747 |
Salary by year
Median salary
Filings per year
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| Fiscal year | Median | P25 | P75 | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | $167,000 | $150,196 | $194,816 | 4,437 |
| FY2021 | $170,000 | $156,000 | $196,866 | 5,422 |
| FY2022 | $180,388 | $160,720 | $205,920 | 6,076 |
| FY2023 | $198,940 | $171,211 | $215,600 | 3,855 |
| FY2024 | $203,350 | $178,360 | $221,596 | 5,738 |
| FY2025 | $203,350 | $180,336 | $226,000 | 6,418 |
| FY2026 | $214,032 | $183,499 | $231,968 | 5,150 |
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.
Job titles at Meta
| Job title | Median | Middle 50% | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | $209,993 | $182.6k–$227.3k | 5,560 |
| Research Scientist | $191,678 | $182k–$222.8k | 1,081 |
| Data Scientist | $199,617 | $179k–$218.7k | 492 |
| Data Engineer | $192,238 | $174.5k–$216.6k | 491 |
| Production Engineer | $193,000 | $149.2k–$227.5k | 345 |
| Software Engineering Manager | $271,707 | $260k–$280k | 255 |
| Product Manager | $224,799 | $208.5k–$260.9k | 230 |
| Product Designer | $201,953 | $170k–$216.1k | 155 |
| Software Engineer Machine Learning | $219,473 | $193k–$232.2k | 148 |
| Research Engineer | $217,268 | $190k–$232k | 117 |
| Technical Program Manager | $221,610 | $208k–$250.7k | 104 |
| AI Research Scientist | $232,000 | $200k–$280k | 73 |
| Silicon Engineer | $186,000 | $167k–$204k | 73 |
| Asic Engineer | $168,603 | $141.5k–$195.2k | 62 |
| Machine Learning Engineer | $217,620 | $193k–$230.8k | 62 |
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| Job title | Median | Middle 50% | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data Scientist Analytics | $205,352 | $186.6k–$221k | 58 |
| Electrical Engineer | $174,304 | $140.8k–$218.3k | 48 |
| Operations Research Analysts | $115,097 | $98k–$130.7k | 42 |
| Product Growth Analyst | $174,000 | $161k–$193.7k | 39 |
| Asic Engineer Design Verification | $200,620 | $167.5k–$227k | 38 |
| Data Scientist Product Analytics | $217,348 | $186.4k–$227k | 38 |
| Front End Engineer | $214,032 | $200.6k–$232.3k | 36 |
| Business Engineer | $195,977 | $178.4k–$219.5k | 34 |
| Network Production Engineer | $173,000 | $142.4k–$186.6k | 32 |
| Security Engineer | $191,081 | $176.9k–$230k | 31 |
| Data Science Manager | $260,516 | $248.9k–$271k | 30 |
| Engineering Manager | $277,324 | $264.3k–$289.1k | 30 |
| Software Engineering | $173,000 | $139.8k–$198.6k | 27 |
| Data Engineer Analytics | $214,174 | $201.4k–$223.9k | 26 |
| Data Engineering Manager | $248,920 | $240.2k–$266.2k | 26 |
| Senior Software Engineer | $220,158 | $215.9k–$231.1k | 26 |
| Design Verification Engineer | $216,410 | $166.8k–$231k | 24 |
| Embedded Software Engineer | $216,008 | $190.4k–$240.3k | 24 |
| QA Engineering Lead | $188,033 | $176.6k–$201.1k | 24 |
| Asic Engineer Design | $208,936 | $186k–$227k | 19 |
| Network Engineer Deployment Support | $157,804 | $140.7k–$172.2k | 18 |
| Product Design Engineer | $195,966 | $178.1k–$214.1k | 18 |
| Applied Research Scientist | $226,390 | $214k–$234.2k | 15 |
| Hardware Engineer | $183,000 | $176.4k–$210k | 15 |
| Performance and Capacity Engineer | $204,339 | $182.5k–$221.6k | 14 |
| Postdoctoral Researcher | $173,000 | $173k–$176k | 14 |
| UX Researcher | $200,000 | $192k–$214.7k | 13 |
| Asic Engineer Architecture | $194,238 | $182.5k–$233.4k | 12 |
| Network Engineer | $227,026 | $203.3k–$243k | 12 |
| Optical Scientist | $210,824 | $203.4k–$214.8k | 12 |
| Data Analyst | $184,802 | $160.5k–$196.9k | 11 |
| Production Engineering Manager | $269,081 | $258.5k–$274k | 11 |
| Production Network Engineer | $214,032 | $180.5k–$222k | 11 |
| User Experience Researcher | $197,372 | $172.4k–$203.7k | 11 |
| Business Support Engineer | $171,560 | $165k–$200.6k | 10 |
Job titles as written on the filings, with at least 10 filings. Middle 50%: 25th–75th percentile.
About Meta
Meta's filings list its industry as Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services (Information sector, NAICS 5192). Its main U.S. filing address is in Menlo Park, 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, Research Scientist (Computer Science) and Data Scientist and the main metro areas are San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA and New York, NY. The most common wage level in those years is Level IV (expert).
Company facts on this page: Wikidata. Salary data: U.S. Department of Labor.
Questions
Does Meta sponsor H-1B visas?
Yes. Meta filed 11,568 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 Meta pay H-1B workers?
The median base salary on Meta's H-1B filings is $208,000; half of filings fall between $182,000 and $228,522. Bonus and stock are not included.