Whatnot — 122 certified H-1B filings (FY2022–FY2026)
- 33
- Filings · FY2025
- $212k
- Median base · FY2025
- Software Engineer
- Top role · 66 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 113 all-time
Whatnot filed 33 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 65% from the year before), with a median base salary of $212k and the middle 50% of offers between $173k and $225k. That is 66% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 122 certified filings since FY2022, most often for Software Engineer in California.
How much does Whatnot 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. $212k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Whatnot's H-1B hiring changed by year?
10 certified filings in FY2022 → 41 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 41 | +24% | $212k |
| FY2025 | 33 | +65% | $212k |
| FY2024 | 20 | +11% | $180k |
| FY2023 | 18 | +80% | $178k |
| FY2022 | 10 | — | $150k |
Which wage levels does Whatnot file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 55% of Whatnot'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 122 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I13.9%17
- Level II31.1%38
- Level III24.6%30
- Level IV30.3%37
What jobs does Whatnot 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 Whatnot's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 66 | $190k |
| Data Scientist | 7 | $204k |
| Engineering Manager | 6 | $215k |
| Machine Learning Scientist | 5 | $180k |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 4 | $205k |
| Product Designer | 4 | $212k |
| Business Operations Manager | 3 | $188k |
| Data Engineer | 3 | $240k |
| Senior Data Scientist | 2 | $170k |
| Chief Product Officer | 2 | $500k |
Where does Whatnot 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 | 113 | $205k |
| NY | 7 | $185k |
| WA | 2 | $205k |
What has Whatnot filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 122 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Whatnot's H-1B filings
- How much does Whatnot pay H-1B workers?
- Whatnot's median certified H-1B base salary is $212k (FY2025), from 33 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Whatnot sponsor?
- Whatnot has 122 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2022–FY2026).
- What jobs does Whatnot sponsor for H-1B?
- Whatnot's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Engineer, Data Scientist, Engineering Manager, Machine Learning Scientist.
- Where does Whatnot hire H-1B workers?
- Whatnot's top H-1B worksite states are CA, NY, WA.
- 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 (FY2022–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →