Coinbase — 1,067 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 180
- Filings · FY2025
- $179k
- Median base · FY2025
- Software Engineer
- Top role · 249 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 488 all-time
Coinbase filed 180 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 96% from the year before), with a median base salary of $179k and the middle 50% of offers between $161k and $219k. That is 47% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 1,067 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Software Engineer in California.
How much does Coinbase 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. $179k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Coinbase's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2016 → 118 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 118 | −34% | $179k |
| FY2025 | 180 | +96% | $179k |
| FY2024 | 92 | −4% | $199k |
| FY2023 | 96 | −65% | $201k |
| FY2022 | 276 | +55% | $195k |
| FY2021 | 178 | +183% | $180k |
| FY2020 | 63 | +54% | $170k |
| FY2019 | 41 | +105% | $180k |
| FY2018 | 20 | +900% | $150k |
| FY2017 | 2 | +100% | $131k |
| FY2016 | 1 | — | $140k |
Which wage levels does Coinbase file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 65% of Coinbase'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 1,035 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I4.6%48
- Level II30.1%312
- Level III28.9%299
- Level IV36.3%376
What jobs does Coinbase 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 Coinbase's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 249 | $160k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 202 | $206k |
| Engineering Manager | 56 | $230k |
| Staff Software Engineer | 52 | $237k |
| Senior Data Scientist | 25 | $206k |
| Data Scientist | 20 | $160k |
| Senior Engineering Manager | 19 | $270k |
| Product Manager II | 15 | $200k |
| Senior Application Security Engineer | 10 | $213k |
| Senior Product Manager | 9 | $230k |
Where does Coinbase 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 | 488 | $200k |
| WA | 202 | $200k |
| NY | 134 | $174k |
| TX | 65 | $170k |
| NJ | 58 | $201k |
| MA | 21 | $171k |
| FL | 12 | $170k |
| IL | 12 | $172k |
| GA | 11 | $201k |
| PA | 10 | $200k |
What has Coinbase filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 1,067 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Coinbase's H-1B filings
- How much does Coinbase pay H-1B workers?
- Coinbase's median certified H-1B base salary is $179k (FY2025), from 180 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Coinbase sponsor?
- Coinbase has 1,067 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Coinbase sponsor for H-1B?
- Coinbase's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, Engineering Manager, Staff Software Engineer.
- Where does Coinbase hire H-1B workers?
- Coinbase's top H-1B worksite states are CA, WA, NY, TX.
- 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 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →