Pandora Media — 236 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2020)
- 11
- Filings · FY2020
- $144k
- Median base · FY2020
- Software Engineer
- Top role · 34 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 208 all-time
Pandora Media filed 11 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2020 (down 84% from the year before), with a median base salary of $144k and the middle 50% of offers between $119k and $161k. That is 12% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 236 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Software Engineer in California.
How much does Pandora Media 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. $144k median in FY2020. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Pandora Media's H-1B hiring changed by year?
41 certified filings in FY2016 → 11 in FY2020. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 11 | −84% | $144k |
| FY2019 | 70 | +17% | $125k |
| FY2018 | 60 | +11% | $131k |
| FY2017 | 54 | +32% | $130k |
| FY2016 | 41 | — | $125k |
Which wage levels does Pandora Media file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 80% of Pandora Media'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 188 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I0.5%1
- Level II19.7%37
- Level III36.7%69
- Level IV43.1%81
What jobs does Pandora Media 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 Pandora Media's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 34 | $115k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 22 | $153k |
| Sr. Software Engineer | 18 | $131k |
| Scientist | 11 | $134k |
| Software Engineer III | 8 | $125k |
| Android Software Engineer | 6 | $131k |
| Senior QA Engineer | 5 | $119k |
| Staff Software Engineer | 5 | $144k |
| QA Engineer | 4 | $92k |
| Senior Software Engineer - Native Ads | 4 | $145k |
Where does Pandora Media 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 | 208 | $131k |
| GA | 19 | $114k |
| CO | 5 | $118k |
| NY | 3 | $118k |
| TX | 1 | $80k |
What has Pandora Media filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 236 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Pandora Media's H-1B filings
- How much does Pandora Media pay H-1B workers?
- Pandora Media's median certified H-1B base salary is $144k (FY2020), from 11 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Pandora Media sponsor?
- Pandora Media has 236 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2020).
- What jobs does Pandora Media sponsor for H-1B?
- Pandora Media's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, Sr. Software Engineer, Scientist.
- Where does Pandora Media hire H-1B workers?
- Pandora Media's top H-1B worksite states are CA, GA, CO, 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 (FY2016–FY2020). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →