Descript — 24 certified H-1B filings (FY2020–FY2026)
- 2
- Filings · FY2025
- $240k
- Median base · FY2025
- Software Engineer
- Top role · 5 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 22 all-time
Descript filed 2 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 50% from the year before), with a median base salary of $240k and the middle 50% of offers between $240k and $270k. That is 38% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 24 certified filings since FY2020, most often for Software Engineer in California.
How much does Descript 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. $240k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Descript's H-1B hiring changed by year?
2 certified filings in FY2020 → 3 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 3 | +50% | $209k |
| FY2025 | 2 | −50% | $240k |
| FY2024 | 4 | +33% | $264k |
| FY2023 | 3 | −50% | $230k |
| FY2022 | 6 | +50% | $170k |
| FY2021 | 4 | +100% | $170k |
| FY2020 | 2 | — | $170k |
Which wage levels does Descript file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 71% of Descript'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 24 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I4.2%1
- Level II25.0%6
- Level III58.3%14
- Level IV12.5%3
What jobs does Descript sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 5 | $175k |
| Applied Research Scientist | 4 | $158k |
| Product/Production Manager | 4 | $264k |
| Product Manager | 1 | $170k |
| Engineering Manager | 1 | $240k |
| Product Designer | 1 | $206k |
| Quality Engineer | 1 | $170k |
| Research Engineer | 1 | $175k |
| Senior Engineering Manager, Growth | 1 | $270k |
| Senior Manager, Revenue Operations & Gtm Systems | 1 | $240k |
Where does Descript 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 | 22 | $190k |
| NY | 1 | $215k |
| WA | 1 | $209k |
What has Descript filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Descript: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Applied Research Scientist | $209,082 |
| 2026 | Product Designer | $205,883 |
| 2026 | Applied Research Scientist | $209,275 |
| 2025 | Senior Engineering Manager, Growth | $270,000 |
| 2025 | Senior Manager, Revenue Operations & Gtm Systems | $240,000 |
| 2024 | Product/Production Manager | $264,264 |
| 2024 | Product/Production Manager | $264,264 |
| 2024 | Product/Production Manager | $264,264 |
| 2024 | Software Engineer | $215,000 |
| 2023 | Software Engineer | $230,000 |
| 2023 | Product/Production Manager | $190,000 |
| 2023 | Engineering Manager | $240,000 |
| 2022 | Quality Engineer | $170,000 |
| 2022 | Applied Research Scientist | $158,000 |
| 2022 | VP of Engineering | $293,125 |
| 2022 | Applied Research Scientist | $158,000 |
| 2022 | Software Engineer | $175,000 |
| 2022 | Research Engineer | $175,000 |
| 2021 | Software Engineer | $150,000 |
| 2021 | Software Engineer | $175,000 |
| 2021 | Senior Research Engineer | $180,000 |
| 2021 | Senior Software Engineer | $170,000 |
| 2020 | Product Manager | $170,000 |
| 2020 | Vice President of Engineering | $228,000 |
Common questions about Descript's H-1B filings
- How much does Descript pay H-1B workers?
- Descript's median certified H-1B base salary is $240k (FY2025), from 2 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Descript sponsor?
- Descript has 24 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2020–FY2026).
- What jobs does Descript sponsor for H-1B?
- Descript's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Engineer, Applied Research Scientist, Product/Production Manager, Product Manager.
- Where does Descript hire H-1B workers?
- Descript's top H-1B worksite states are CA, NY, WA.
- 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 (FY2020–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →