Meta Platforms — 26,336 certified H-1B filings (FY2022–FY2026)
- 6,418
- Filings · FY2025
- $203k
- Median base · FY2025
- Software Engineer
- Top role · 12,265 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 15,429 all-time
Meta Platforms filed 6,418 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 12% from the year before), with a median base salary of $203k and the middle 50% of offers between $180k and $226k. That is 74% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 26,336 certified filings since FY2022, most often for Software Engineer in California.
How much does Meta Platforms 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. $203k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Meta Platforms's H-1B hiring changed by year?
5,176 certified filings in FY2022 → 5,150 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 5,150 | −20% | $214k |
| FY2025 | 6,418 | +12% | $203k |
| FY2024 | 5,739 | +49% | $203k |
| FY2023 | 3,853 | −26% | $199k |
| FY2022 | 5,176 | — | $182k |
Which wage levels does Meta Platforms file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 75% of Meta Platforms'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 22,702 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I6.0%1,357
- Level II18.8%4,267
- Level III25.4%5,760
- Level IV49.9%11,318
What jobs does Meta Platforms 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 Meta Platforms's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 12,265 | $200k |
| Research Scientist | 2,093 | $186k |
| Data Scientist | 1,194 | $189k |
| Data Engineer | 1,089 | $187k |
| Production Engineer | 654 | $191k |
| Software Engineering Manager | 596 | $261k |
| Product Manager | 578 | $224k |
| Technical Program Manager | 359 | $210k |
| Product Designer | 356 | $192k |
| Software Engineer, Machine Learning | 261 | $214k |
Where does Meta Platforms 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 | 15,429 | $203k |
| WA | 5,724 | $199k |
| NY | 3,106 | $196k |
| TX | 928 | $172k |
| MA | 215 | $190k |
| NJ | 139 | $202k |
| PA | 124 | $174k |
| IL | 101 | $181k |
| VA | 84 | $173k |
| DC | 70 | $177k |
What has Meta Platforms filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 26,336 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Meta Platforms's H-1B filings
- How much does Meta Platforms pay H-1B workers?
- Meta Platforms's median certified H-1B base salary is $203k (FY2025), from 6,418 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Meta Platforms sponsor?
- Meta Platforms has 26,336 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2022–FY2026).
- What jobs does Meta Platforms sponsor for H-1B?
- Meta Platforms's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Engineer, Research Scientist, Data Scientist, Data Engineer.
- Where does Meta Platforms hire H-1B workers?
- Meta Platforms'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 (FY2022–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →