Snapchat — 74 certified H-1B filings (FY2016)
- 74
- Filings · FY2016
- $104k
- Median base · FY2016
- Software Engineer (3)
- Top role · 18 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 66 all-time
Snapchat filed 74 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2016, with a median base salary of $104k and the middle 50% of offers between $88k and $123k. That is 17% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 74 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Software Engineer (3) in California.
How much does Snapchat 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. $104k median in FY2016. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Snapchat's H-1B hiring changed by year?
74 certified filings on record (FY2016).
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 74 | — | $104k |
What jobs does Snapchat sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer (3) | 18 | $104k |
| Software Engineer (4) | 15 | $134k |
| Software Engineer (2) | 10 | $88k |
| Software Engineer (6) | 3 | $120k |
| Software Engineer (1) | 3 | $72k |
| Software Engineer (5) | 3 | $128k |
| Research Engineer (3) | 2 | $124k |
| Designer (3) | 2 | $70k |
| Designer (4) | 1 | $88k |
| Director, Commodity Management (Supply Chain) | 1 | $156k |
Where does Snapchat 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 | 66 | $104k |
| WA | 6 | $123k |
| NY | 2 | $70k |
What has Snapchat filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 74 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Snapchat's H-1B filings
- How much does Snapchat pay H-1B workers?
- Snapchat's median certified H-1B base salary is $104k (FY2016), from 74 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Snapchat sponsor?
- Snapchat has 74 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016).
- What jobs does Snapchat sponsor for H-1B?
- Snapchat's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Engineer (3), Software Engineer (4), Software Engineer (2), Software Engineer (6).
- Where does Snapchat hire H-1B workers?
- Snapchat's top H-1B worksite states are CA, WA, 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). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →