Employer profile
Snap
2,080 certified H-1B filings across 11 fiscal years.
Snapshot year
FY2025 filings
355
FY2025 median
$172k
Top role
Software Engineer (4)
509 filings · all-time
Top state
CA
1,388 filings · all-time
Pay distribution
How Snap 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 Snap hired across H-1B fiscal years. The small figure under each filings count is its change vs the prior FY.
| FY | Filings | Median $ |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 56▼ 84% | $181k |
| FY2025 | 355▲ 32% | $172k |
| FY2024 | 268▲ 43% | $156k |
| FY2023 | 187▼ 27% | $149k |
| FY2022 | 257▲ 4% | $140k |
| FY2021 | 248▲ 8% | $134k |
| FY2020 | 229▲ 36% | $132k |
| FY2019 | 168▲ 24% | $131k |
| FY2018 | 135▼ 22% | $109k |
| FY2017 | 173▲ 4225% | $104k |
| FY2016 | 4— | $85k |
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 ?
1909%
Lvl I
1547%
Lvl II
25712%
Lvl III
84441%
Lvl IV
63531%
Top job titles
Most-filed positions, across all years (raw DOL titles).
| Job Title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer (4) | 509 | $149k |
| Software Engineer (3) | 224 | $118k |
| Software Engineer (5) | 179 | $176k |
| Machine Learning Engineer (4) | 97 | $157k |
| Software Engineer (2) | 64 | $95k |
| Machine Learning Engineer (5) | 58 | $193k |
| Data Scientist (4) | 44 | $132k |
| Machine Learning Engineer (3) | 26 | $127k |
| Software Engineer (6) | 24 | $171k |
| Software Engineer (1) | 24 | $76k |
Top worksite states
Where this employer files.
| State | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 1,388 | $140k |
| WA | 454 | $154k |
| NY | 166 | $127k |
| VA | 25 | $113k |
| TX | 13 | $116k |
| DC | 12 | $98k |
| MD | 4 | $98k |
| CO | 3 | $119k |
| MA | 3 | $120k |
| IL | 3 | $98k |
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does Snap pay H-1B workers?
- Snap's median certified H-1B base salary is $172k (FY2025), from 355 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Snap sponsor?
- Snap has 2,080 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Snap sponsor for H-1B?
- Snap's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Engineer (4), Software Engineer (3), Software Engineer (5), Machine Learning Engineer (4).
- Where does Snap hire H-1B workers?
- Snap's top H-1B worksite states are CA, WA, NY, VA.
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