Employer profile
17,436 certified H-1B filings across 7 fiscal years.
Snapshot year
FY2022 filings
900
FY2022 median
$175k
Top role
Software Engineer
7,220 filings · all-time
Top state
CA
11,802 filings · all-time
Pay distribution
How Facebook 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 Facebook hired across H-1B fiscal years. The small figure under each filings count is its change vs the prior FY.
| FY | Filings | Median $ |
|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 900▼ 83% | $175k |
| FY2021 | 5,307▲ 25% | $170k |
| FY2020 | 4,244▲ 62% | $167k |
| FY2019 | 2,622▲ 21% | $165k |
| FY2018 | 2,173▲ 62% | $155k |
| FY2017 | 1,343▲ 59% | $150k |
| FY2016 | 847— | $145k |
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 ?
4,61126%
Lvl I
440%
Lvl II
1,5569%
Lvl III
5,00329%
Lvl IV
6,22236%
Top job titles
Most-filed positions, across all years (raw DOL titles).
| Job Title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 7,220 | $167k |
| Research Scientist | 890 | $160k |
| Data Scientist | 813 | $155k |
| Data Engineer | 754 | $160k |
| Product Manager | 406 | $195k |
| Production Engineer | 332 | $159k |
| Product Designer | 329 | $155k |
| Technical Program Manager | 327 | $182k |
| Software Engineering Manager | 320 | $230k |
| Engineering Manager | 252 | $225k |
Top worksite states
Where this employer files.
| State | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 11,802 | $165k |
| WA | 3,112 | $165k |
| NY | 1,581 | $165k |
| TX | 412 | $134k |
| MA | 196 | $160k |
| PA | 89 | $150k |
| DC | 54 | $151k |
| IL | 41 | $145k |
| VA | 28 | $145k |
| GA | 18 | $144k |
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does Facebook pay H-1B workers?
- Facebook's median certified H-1B base salary is $175k (FY2022), from 900 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Facebook sponsor?
- Facebook has 17,436 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2022).
- What jobs does Facebook sponsor for H-1B?
- Facebook's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Engineer, Research Scientist, Data Scientist, Data Engineer.
- Where does Facebook hire H-1B workers?
- Facebook's top H-1B worksite states are CA, WA, NY, TX.
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