Snap — 2,193 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 335
- Filings · FY2025
- $170k
- Median base · FY2025
- Software Engineer (4)
- Top role · 529 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 1,459 all-time
Snap filed 335 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 30% from the year before), with a median base salary of $170k and the middle 50% of offers between $152k and $190k. That is 2% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 2,193 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Software Engineer (4) in California.
How much does Snap 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. $170k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Snap's H-1B hiring changed by year?
4 certified filings in FY2016 → 209 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 209 | −38% | $181k |
| FY2025 | 335 | +30% | $170k |
| FY2024 | 257 | +44% | $155k |
| FY2023 | 179 | −30% | $148k |
| FY2022 | 256 | +3% | $139k |
| FY2021 | 248 | +8% | $134k |
| FY2020 | 229 | +36% | $132k |
| FY2019 | 168 | +24% | $131k |
| FY2018 | 135 | −22% | $109k |
| FY2017 | 173 | +4225% | $104k |
| FY2016 | 4 | — | $85k |
Which wage levels does Snap file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 78% of Snap'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 1,979 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I7.9%157
- Level II13.6%270
- Level III43.6%863
- Level IV34.8%689
What jobs does Snap 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 Snap's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer (4) | 529 | $150k |
| Software Engineer (3) | 229 | $121k |
| Software Engineer (5) | 193 | $177k |
| Machine Learning Engineer (4) | 112 | $159k |
| Machine Learning Engineer (5) | 67 | $193k |
| Software Engineer (2) | 64 | $95k |
| Data Scientist (4) | 47 | $141k |
| Machine Learning Engineer (3) | 30 | $127k |
| Senior Data Scientist (5) | 25 | $181k |
| Software Engineer (1) | 24 | $76k |
Where does Snap 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 | 1,459 | $143k |
| WA | 484 | $154k |
| NY | 177 | $133k |
| VA | 25 | $113k |
| DC | 13 | $98k |
| TX | 13 | $116k |
| MD | 4 | $98k |
| CO | 3 | $119k |
| MA | 3 | $120k |
| IL | 3 | $98k |
What has Snap filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 2,193 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Snap's H-1B filings
- How much does Snap pay H-1B workers?
- Snap's median certified H-1B base salary is $170k (FY2025), from 335 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Snap sponsor?
- Snap has 2,193 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.
- 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–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →