Alibaba Group U.S. — 265 certified H-1B filings (FY2017–FY2026)
- 5
- Filings · FY2025
- $126k
- Median base · FY2025
- Staff Engineer
- Top role · 52 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 161 all-time
Alibaba Group U.S. filed 5 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 29% from the year before), with a median base salary of $126k and the middle 50% of offers between $78k and $177k. That is 26% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 265 certified filings since FY2017, most often for Staff Engineer in California.
How much does Alibaba Group U.S. pay H-1B workers?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $126k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Alibaba Group U.S.'s H-1B hiring changed by year?
5 certified filings in FY2017 → 2 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 2 | −60% | $137k |
| FY2025 | 5 | −29% | $126k |
| FY2024 | 7 | −46% | $170k |
| FY2023 | 13 | −35% | $140k |
| FY2022 | 20 | −52% | $156k |
| FY2021 | 42 | −44% | $156k |
| FY2020 | 75 | +88% | $156k |
| FY2019 | 40 | −29% | $148k |
| FY2018 | 56 | +1020% | $135k |
| FY2017 | 5 | — | $136k |
Which wage levels does Alibaba Group U.S. file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 61% of Alibaba Group U.S.'s filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.
Share of 234 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I0.4%1
- Level II38.9%91
- Level III29.9%70
- Level IV30.8%72
What jobs does Alibaba Group U.S. sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles. Open a title for Alibaba Group U.S.'s pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Staff Engineer | 52 | $180k |
| Senior Engineer | 46 | $155k |
| Senior Algorithm Engineer | 29 | $143k |
| Research Scientist | 13 | $156k |
| Staff Algorithm Engineer | 11 | $180k |
| Senior Staff Engineer | 4 | $198k |
| Lead User Experience Designer | 4 | $118k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 3 | $150k |
| Engineer II | 3 | $138k |
| Senior Financial Specialist | 3 | $90k |
Where does Alibaba Group U.S. hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 161 | $150k |
| WA | 79 | $150k |
| NY | 18 | $118k |
| DC | 3 | $137k |
| NJ | 2 | $87k |
| MI | 2 | $156k |
What has Alibaba Group U.S. filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 265 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Alibaba Group U.S.'s H-1B filings
- How much does Alibaba Group U.S. pay H-1B workers?
- Alibaba Group U.S.'s median certified H-1B base salary is $126k (FY2025), from 5 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Alibaba Group U.S. sponsor?
- Alibaba Group U.S. has 265 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2017–FY2026).
- What jobs does Alibaba Group U.S. sponsor for H-1B?
- Alibaba Group U.S.'s most-sponsored H-1B roles include Staff Engineer, Senior Engineer, Senior Algorithm Engineer, Research Scientist.
- Where does Alibaba Group U.S. hire H-1B workers?
- Alibaba Group U.S.'s top H-1B worksite states are CA, WA, NY, DC.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2017–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →