Employer profile
Upwork
235 certified H-1B filings across 11 fiscal years.
Snapshot year
FY2025 filings
14
FY2025 median
$224k
Top role
Analyst
9 filings · all-time
Top state
CA
185 filings · all-time
Pay distribution
How Upwork 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 Upwork hired across H-1B fiscal years. The small figure under each filings count is its change vs the prior FY.
| FY | Filings | Median $ |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 6▼ 57% | $248k |
| FY2025 | 14▼ 44% | $224k |
| FY2024 | 25▲ 9% | $190k |
| FY2023 | 23▼ 34% | $190k |
| FY2022 | 35▲ 30% | $184k |
| FY2021 | 27▲ 23% | $129k |
| FY2020 | 22▼ 19% | $150k |
| FY2019 | 27▲ 13% | $120k |
| FY2018 | 24▲ 50% | $149k |
| FY2017 | 160% | $125k |
| FY2016 | 16— | $125k |
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 ?
229%
Lvl I
104%
Lvl II
5523%
Lvl III
5122%
Lvl IV
9741%
Top job titles
Most-filed positions, across all years (raw DOL titles).
| Job Title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Analyst | 9 | $100k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 7 | $145k |
| Senior Product Manager | 5 | $196k |
| Senior Product Manager, Payments | 4 | $200k |
| Senior Product Designer | 4 | $135k |
| Data Scientist | 4 | $144k |
| Software Engineer | 3 | $140k |
| Treasury Analyst | 3 | $78k |
| Senior Data Engineer | 3 | $185k |
| Senior Analyst | 3 | $120k |
Top worksite states
Where this employer files.
| State | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 185 | $160k |
| WA | 15 | $200k |
| IL | 11 | $110k |
| TX | 10 | $140k |
| MA | 3 | $140k |
| PA | 3 | $145k |
| MD | 2 | $116k |
| GA | 2 | $128k |
| VA | 1 | $173k |
| AZ | 1 | $185k |
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does Upwork pay H-1B workers?
- Upwork's median certified H-1B base salary is $224k (FY2025), from 14 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Upwork sponsor?
- Upwork has 235 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Upwork sponsor for H-1B?
- Upwork's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Analyst, Senior Software Engineer, Senior Product Manager, Senior Product Manager, Payments.
- Where does Upwork hire H-1B workers?
- Upwork's top H-1B worksite states are CA, WA, IL, TX.
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