Wealthfront

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 13 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Main U.S. filing address: Palo Alto, CA
Median base salary$205,160+67% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$189k–$211.5k
Level III (senior) share58%all employers: 21%
Median prevailing wage$177,632the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $166.6k25th $189kmedian $205.2k75th $211.5k90th $258.6k

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 3
Senior · Level III too few 7
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Salary details

Median salary$205,160
Middle 50%$189k–$211.5k
vs. all employers+67%comparison median $122,699
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $115,419 and $266,978.
PercentileSalary
10th$166,579
25th$189,000
50th (median)$205,160
75th$211,470
90th$258,621

Salary by year

Median salary

$150k $180k $210k FY2020: median $167,250 (22 filings) FY2021: median $175,000 (19 filings) FY2022: median $175,000 (12 filings) FY2024: median $191,065 (15 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 22 filings FY20 FY2021: 19 filings FY21 FY2022: 12 filings FY22 FY2023: 7 filings FY23 FY2024: 15 filings FY24 FY2025: 7 filings FY25 FY2026: 6 filings FY26 22
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$167,250$151,250$175,00022
FY2021$175,000$162,500$191,87519
FY2022$175,000$157,603$184,58012
FY2023–––7
FY2024$191,065$162,672$197,16515
FY2025–––7
FY2026–––6

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$205,160
Median prevailing wage$177,632
Median difference+20.2%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 Wealthfront

Wealthfront's filings list its industry in the Information sector (NAICS 51). Its main U.S. filing address is in Palo Alto, 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, San Jose, CA and Los Angeles, CA. The most common wage level in those years is Level III (senior).

Questions

Does Wealthfront sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Wealthfront filed 13 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 Wealthfront pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Wealthfront's H-1B filings is $205,160; half of filings fall between $189,000 and $211,470. Bonus and stock are not included.