Meta H-1B filings in FY2026
The roles, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown for that year.
How many H-1B applications did Meta file in FY2026?
5,283 Meta filed 5,283 H-1B labor condition applications in FY2026 at a median base salary of $213k. Most fall between $184k and $233k. The most common role is Software Engineer. FY2026 is still in progress, so its total is not comparable with a complete year.
H-1B LCA filings
5,283
Median base salary
$213k
Middle 50%
$184k to $233k
Roles
What Meta filed for in FY2026
| Role | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 2,427 | $217k |
| Research Scientist | 619 | $208k |
| Data Engineer | 241 | $191k |
| Data Scientist | 229 | $195k |
| Production Engineer | 193 | $195k |
| Product Manager | 98 | $225k |
| Software Engineering Manager | 95 | $273k |
| Product Designer | 86 | $199k |
| Silicon Engineer | 72 | $186k |
| Software Engineer, Machine Learning | 57 | $223k |
| Research Engineer | 55 | $202k |
| AI Research Scientist | 53 | $280k |
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Menlo Park, CA | 2,160 | $216k |
| New York, NY | 763 | $210k |
| Bellevue, WA | 703 | $212k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 393 | $218k |
| Seattle, WA | 247 | $203k |
| Burlingame, CA | 241 | $223k |
| Austin, TX | 158 | $165k |
| Redmond, WA | 127 | $212k |
| San Francisco, CA | 87 | $221k |
| Fremont, CA | 53 | $234k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 37 | $186k |
| Cambridge, MA | 19 | $181k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 965 | $186k |
| Level II | 1,034 | $186k |
| Level III | 688 | $212k |
| Level IV | 1,758 | $232k |