What Meta Platforms certifies it pays.
Base-pay bands from 22,809 certified Department of Labor wage filings across every fiscal year on record, through FY2026. (The /pay index card counts FY2026 alone.) Filed under penalty of perjury — not self-reported.
Related record: Meta Platforms’s full H-1B sponsor file
Base-salary bands by role
Software Engineer
10,121 filingsSoftware Developers, Applications
2,049 filingsData Scientists
1,571 filingsComputer and Information Scientists
1,182 filingsComputer and Information Systems Managers
1,125 filingsWeb Administrators
1,038 filingsVideo Game Designers
929 filingsWarehousing Specialists
567 filingsMedian by state
| CA | 13,491 filings | $201K |
| WA | 4,893 filings | $198K |
| NY | 2,593 filings | $195K |
| TX | 789 filings | $173K |
| MA | 190 filings | $189K |
| NJ | 131 filings | $196K |
| PA | 117 filings | $178K |
| IL | 95 filings | $178K |
Median by seniority level
| Level I · Entry | 407 filings | $139K |
| Level II · Qualified | 3,406 filings | $180K |
| Level III · Experienced | 5,409 filings | $177K |
| Level IV · Fully competent | 10,487 filings | $215K |
OES prevailing-wage levels from the filings — a defensible seniority proxy, not job ladders.
H-1B sponsorship profile
Meta Platforms certifies 22,809 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 19% above the floor.
The rest are set exactly at the prevailing wage — legal, and common among high-volume filers.
vs. $163K 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 (10,366).
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 10,137 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 10,449 decided applications (certified + denied)
Certified green-card applications per 100 certified H-1B wage filings (10,137 vs 22,809) — 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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