Snap
H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 571 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)
- Software Publishers
- Headquarters: Santa Monica, Venice
- Founded 2011
- New York Stock Exchange: SNAP
At a glance
- Snap hires at the expert level. 45% of its filings are Level IV, 2.5 times the share across all H-1B employers (18%).
- Most filed: Software Engineer. 74% of its filings. After that come Data Scientist and Systems Engineer / Architect.
- Pays at a high floor. 96% of filings are at exactly the prevailing wage, which at Snap's jobs and locations has a median of $173,638.
- 4th among the largest filers in its industry. Snap's median ($174,015) is below ByteDance and Block and above Microsoft.
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Percentiles from Snap's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.
What Snap hires for
Bar: share of Snap's filings. Figure: median base salary. Top 10 jobs account for 98% of filings (23 occupations in total).
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| Job | Median | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | $176,644 | 422 |
| Data Scientist | $158,642 | 73 |
| Systems Engineer / Architect | $132,652 | 20 |
| Multimedia Artist | $152,734 | 17 |
Jobs with at least 10 filings at Snap.
Pay by level
Entry-level · 2% of filings
Mid-level · 10% of filings
Senior · 43% of filings
Expert · 45% of filings
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By experience level
| Wage level | Median | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| Entry-level · Level I | too few | 9 |
| Mid-level · Level II | $133,723 | 48 |
| Senior · Level III | $163,862 | 200 |
| Expert · Level IV | $190,486 | 212 |
Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.
Snap vs. industry peers
Roblox$255,200
ByteDance$211,000
Block$208,745
Snap$174,015
Microsoft$172,759
Oracle$143,062
The MathWorks$131,082
Median base salary, all jobs, FY2025–FY2026. Largest H-1B filers with the same industry code (NAICS 5132).
Where Snap files
Median base salary in each metro area. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027.
Show all 5 metro areas
| Metro area | Median | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $192,507 | 160 |
| Seattle, WA | $180,710 | 157 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $152,734 | 141 |
| New York, NY | $153,046 | 65 |
| San Francisco, CA | $187,574 | 33 |
Salary details
Salary range
| Percentile | Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th | $130,187 |
| 25th | $151,819 |
| 50th (median) | $174,015 |
| 75th | $190,486 |
| 90th | $212,202 |
Salary by year
Median salary
Filings per year
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| Fiscal year | Median | P25 | P75 | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | $131,726 | $100,968 | $147,150 | 270 |
| FY2021 | $134,098 | $106,283 | $145,725 | 358 |
| FY2022 | $140,920 | $112,112 | $153,525 | 349 |
| FY2023 | $149,136 | $127,338 | $173,971 | 233 |
| FY2024 | $158,084 | $142,563 | $181,478 | 275 |
| FY2025 | $172,022 | $151,549 | $190,486 | 362 |
| FY2026 | $180,710 | $158,808 | $194,834 | 209 |
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 Snap
| Job title | Median | Middle 50% | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer 4 | $172,022 | $160.8k–$180.7k | 140 |
| Software Engineer 5 | $190,486 | $184.6k–$212.2k | 67 |
| Machine Learning Engineer 4 | $174,015 | $163.9k–$181k | 53 |
| Machine Learning Engineer 5 | $202,346 | $190.5k–$219.8k | 47 |
| Software Engineer 3 | $131,252 | $126.9k–$136.8k | 26 |
| Data Scientist 4 | $150,987 | $141.2k–$163.2k | 23 |
| Machine Learning Engineer 3 | $134,571 | $129.7k–$137.3k | 17 |
| Senior Data Scientist 5 | $188,885 | $164.6k–$194.8k | 11 |
Job titles as written on the filings, with at least 10 filings. Middle 50%: 25th–75th percentile.
About Snap
Snap's filings list its industry as Software Publishers (Information sector, NAICS 5132). Its main U.S. filing address is in Santa Monica, 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 Systems Engineer / Architect and the main metro areas are San Jose, CA, Seattle, WA and Los Angeles, CA. The most common wage level in those years is Level IV (expert).
- Founded
- 2011
- Headquarters
- Santa Monica, Venice
- Website
- snap.com
- Stock
- New York Stock Exchange: SNAP
Company facts on this page: Wikidata. Salary data: U.S. Department of Labor.
Questions
Does Snap sponsor H-1B visas?
Yes. Snap filed 571 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 Snap pay H-1B workers?
The median base salary on Snap's H-1B filings is $174,015; half of filings fall between $151,819 and $190,486. Bonus and stock are not included.