What Tiktok certifies it pays.
Base-pay bands from 377 wage filings Tiktok certified to the U.S. Department of Labor in fiscal 2026 (October 2025 through June 2026) — 2,615 across every year on record. Filed under penalty of perjury — not self-reported.
Most-filed role: Software Developers, $193K–$300K base, median $238K (119 filings).
Related record: Tiktok’s full H-1B sponsor file
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Software Developers at Tiktok
119 filingsData Scientists at Tiktok
79 filingsComputer and Information Systems Managers at Tiktok
38 filingsMarketing Managers at Tiktok
24 filingsComputer and Information Research Scientists at Tiktok
16 filingsDatabase Architects at Tiktok
14 filingsInformation Technology Project Managers at Tiktok
14 filingsMarket Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists at Tiktok
12 filingsMedian by seniority level
| Level I · Entry | 113 filings | $166K |
| Level II · Qualified | 85 filings | $223K |
| Level III · Experienced | 83 filings | $279K |
| Level IV · Fully competent | 96 filings | $310K |
OES prevailing-wage levels from the filings — a defensible seniority proxy, not job ladders.
H-1B sponsorship profile
Tiktok certifies 2,615 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 24% above the floor.
The rest are set exactly at the prevailing wage — legal, and common among high-volume filers.
vs. $155K prevailing-wage floor.
Seniority mix (OES wage level)
Filing volume by fiscal year
Filed across 2 legal entities under this brand — largest: TikTok Inc. (2,560).
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
Tiktok has 431 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 431 decided applications (certified + denied)
Certified green-card applications per 100 certified H-1B wage filings (431 vs 2,615) — 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 Tiktok pays — not total compensation. Our sources.
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