Employer profile
eBay
7,102 certified H-1B filings across 11 fiscal years.
Snapshot year
FY2025 filings
532
FY2025 median
$184k
Top role
Software Engineer 3
1,308 filings · all-time
Top state
CA
5,322 filings · all-time
Pay distribution
How eBay pays, by fiscal year
Each box is the p25–p75 interquartile range; the heavy line is the median and the whiskers reach p10–p90. Base salary only — hover a year for its figures.
Year-over-year
How eBay hired across H-1B fiscal years. The small figure under each filings count is its change vs the prior FY.
| FY | Filings | Median $ |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 120▼ 77% | $203k |
| FY2025 | 532▼ 5% | $184k |
| FY2024 | 559▼ 15% | $178k |
| FY2023 | 656▼ 3% | $179k |
| FY2022 | 674▼ 8% | $163k |
| FY2021 | 736▼ 3% | $157k |
| FY2020 | 758▲ 6% | $155k |
| FY2019 | 717▼ 22% | $150k |
| FY2018 | 915▲ 29% | $144k |
| FY2017 | 709▼ 2% | $140k |
| FY2016 | 726— | $135k |
Prevailing wage level distribution
DOL Levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). A heavy Level I/II skew suggests entry-level / contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew suggests senior in-house roles.
Lvl ?
2,19331%
Lvl I
801%
Lvl II
1,18717%
Lvl III
1,48821%
Lvl IV
2,15430%
Top job titles
Most-filed positions, across all years (raw DOL titles).
| Job Title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer 3 | 1,308 | $148k |
| Mts 1, Software Engineer | 1,076 | $170k |
| Software Engineer 2 | 720 | $123k |
| Mts 2, Software Engineer | 492 | $200k |
| Software Engineer 3, Quality | 217 | $140k |
| Mts 1, Software Engineer, Quality | 132 | $161k |
| Software Engineer 2, Quality | 89 | $115k |
| Manager, Software Development 2 | 88 | $205k |
| Sr. Mts, Software Engineer | 82 | $232k |
| Software Engineer | 66 | $119k |
Top worksite states
Where this employer files.
| State | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 5,322 | $160k |
| WA | 615 | $160k |
| TX | 609 | $136k |
| NY | 215 | $153k |
| OR | 122 | $133k |
| UT | 85 | $109k |
| GA | 38 | $137k |
| NJ | 12 | $171k |
| NC | 11 | $129k |
| MA | 10 | $170k |
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does eBay pay H-1B workers?
- eBay's median certified H-1B base salary is $184k (FY2025), from 532 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does eBay sponsor?
- eBay has 7,102 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does eBay sponsor for H-1B?
- eBay's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Engineer 3, Mts 1, Software Engineer, Software Engineer 2, Mts 2, Software Engineer.
- Where does eBay hire H-1B workers?
- eBay's top H-1B worksite states are CA, WA, TX, NY.
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