Niantic — 321 certified H-1B filings (FY2017–FY2026)
- 25
- Filings · FY2025
- $201k
- Median base · FY2025
- Software Engineer
- Top role · 117 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 244 all-time
Niantic filed 25 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 54% from the year before), with a median base salary of $201k and the middle 50% of offers between $168k and $223k. That is 34% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 321 certified filings since FY2017, most often for Software Engineer in California.
How much does Niantic 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. $201k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Niantic's H-1B hiring changed by year?
4 certified filings in FY2017 → 10 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 10 | −60% | $174k |
| FY2025 | 25 | −54% | $201k |
| FY2024 | 54 | +286% | $178k |
| FY2023 | 14 | −76% | $173k |
| FY2022 | 58 | +2% | $163k |
| FY2021 | 57 | +171% | $155k |
| FY2020 | 21 | −66% | $145k |
| FY2019 | 61 | +259% | $121k |
| FY2018 | 17 | +325% | $147k |
| FY2017 | 4 | — | $120k |
Which wage levels does Niantic file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 66% of Niantic'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 291 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I6.2%18
- Level II27.8%81
- Level III33.3%97
- Level IV32.6%95
What jobs does Niantic 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 Niantic's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 117 | $146k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 53 | $187k |
| Staff Software Engineer | 17 | $237k |
| Data Scientist | 9 | $155k |
| Senior Product Manager | 7 | $190k |
| Product Manager | 7 | $160k |
| Technical Artist | 5 | $125k |
| Software Engineer, Machine Learning | 4 | $157k |
| Player Support Data Analyst | 4 | $91k |
| Product Analyst, Growth | 4 | $122k |
Where does Niantic 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 | 244 | $158k |
| WA | 74 | $154k |
| NC | 1 | $140k |
| NY | 1 | $110k |
| KS | 1 | $185k |
What has Niantic filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 321 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Niantic's H-1B filings
- How much does Niantic pay H-1B workers?
- Niantic's median certified H-1B base salary is $201k (FY2025), from 25 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Niantic sponsor?
- Niantic has 321 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2017–FY2026).
- What jobs does Niantic sponsor for H-1B?
- Niantic's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, Staff Software Engineer, Data Scientist.
- Where does Niantic hire H-1B workers?
- Niantic's top H-1B worksite states are CA, WA, NC, NY.
- 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 (FY2017–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →