Scribd

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 17 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Main U.S. filing address: San Francisco, CA
Median base salary$197,000+61% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$166k–$210k
Level IV (expert) share47%all employers: 18%
Median prevailing wage$169,541the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $153k25th $166kmedian $197k75th $210k90th $212k

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 1
Mid-level · Level II too few 3
Senior · Level III too few 5
Expert · Level IV too few 8

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Salary details

Median salary$197,000
Middle 50%$166k–$210k
vs. all employers+61%comparison median $122,699
Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $150,000 and $231,800.
PercentileSalary
10th$153,000
25th$166,000
50th (median)$197,000
75th$210,000
90th$212,000

Salary by year

Median salary

$120k $170k $220k FY2020: median $142,500 (14 filings) FY2021: median $155,000 (11 filings) FY2026: median $203,000 (12 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 14 filings FY20 FY2021: 11 filings FY21 FY2022: 3 filings FY22 FY2023: 8 filings FY23 FY2024: 2 filings FY24 FY2025: 5 filings FY25 FY2026: 12 filings FY26 14
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$142,500$137,500$181,57514
FY2021$155,000$135,000$171,02511
FY2022–––3
FY2023–––8
FY2024–––2
FY2025–––5
FY2026$203,000$196,500$210,00012

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$197,000
Median prevailing wage$169,541
Median difference+13.4%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 Scribd

Scribd's filings list its industry in the Information sector (NAICS 51). Its main U.S. filing address is in San Francisco, 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, Data Scientist and IT Manager 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).

Questions

Does Scribd sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Scribd filed 17 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 Scribd pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Scribd's H-1B filings is $197,000; half of filings fall between $166,000 and $210,000. Bonus and stock are not included.