What Meta Platforms certifies it pays.
Base-pay bands from 5,276 wage filings Meta Platforms certified to the U.S. Department of Labor in fiscal 2026 (October 2025 through June 2026) — 27,228 across every year on record. Filed under penalty of perjury — not self-reported.
Most-filed role: Software Developers, $186K–$233K base, median $217K (2,799 filings).
Related record: Meta Platforms’s full H-1B sponsor file
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Software Developers at Meta Platforms
2,799 filingsComputer and Information Research Scientists at Meta Platforms
707 filingsData Scientists at Meta Platforms
429 filingsInformation Technology Project Managers at Meta Platforms
221 filingsComputer and Information Systems Managers at Meta Platforms
159 filingsDatabase Architects at Meta Platforms
158 filingsElectrical Engineers at Meta Platforms
98 filingsComputer Hardware Engineers at Meta Platforms
91 filingsMedian by state
| CA | 3,041 filings | $218K |
| WA | 1,110 filings | $212K |
| NY | 780 filings | $211K |
| TX | 194 filings | $167K |
| MA | 29 filings | $208K |
| NJ | 19 filings | $230K |
| PA | 17 filings | $201K |
| DC | 12 filings | $190K |
Median by seniority level
| Level I · Entry | 965 filings | $186K |
| Level II · Qualified | 1,034 filings | $186K |
| Level III · Experienced | 688 filings | $212K |
| Level IV · Fully competent | 1,754 filings | $232K |
OES prevailing-wage levels from the filings — a defensible seniority proxy, not job ladders.
H-1B sponsorship profile
Meta Platforms certifies 27,228 H-1B / E-3 wage filings through FY2026 — filing volume cooling. Below, how those offers compare to the legal prevailing-wage floor each role must clear.
Median certified offer runs 20% above the floor.
The rest are set exactly at the prevailing wage — legal, and common among high-volume filers.
vs. $162K prevailing-wage floor.
Seniority mix (OES wage level)
Filing volume by fiscal year
Filed across 3 legal entities under this brand — largest: Meta Platforms, Inc (14,785).
Every H-1B role carries a legally required prevailing-wage floor (the OES rate for that occupation, area, and level). The offered wage on the certified filing must meet or exceed it — so “% above floor” distinguishes employers who genuinely pay a premium from those who file at the minimum. Certified DOL disclosure data, offered base wage only; reusable under CC BY 4.0 with attribution.
Green-card sponsorship record
Meta Platforms has 10,152 certified permanent-residency (PERM) applications on the federal record through FY2026 — filing volume cooling. The question this answers: does this employer put workers on the path to a green card, or only on visas?
All fiscal years on record · applications, not people
Of 10,466 decided applications (certified + denied)
Certified green-card applications per 100 certified H-1B wage filings (10,152 vs 27,228) — filings and applications, not headcount
Source: DOL OFLC PERM (Form ETA-9089) disclosure data, decision-basis by federal fiscal year; the current fiscal year is partial by construction. PERM has no prevailing-wage field — this card reads sponsorship posture, not pay.
What this data is — and isn't
These bands come from certified H-1B Labor Condition Application disclosures — the base salary employers commit to on the record. They exclude equity, bonus, and benefits, and they cover only roles companies sponsor, which skews technical. Read them as a conservative, citable floor on what Meta Platforms pays — not total compensation. Our sources.
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