Security Engineer at Meta
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Meta pay a Security Engineer on an H-1B?
$170k Meta has filed 124 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Security Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $170k. Most of those filings fall between $146k and $206k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
124
Median base salary
$170k
Middle 50%
$146k to $206k
Filings and pay by year
Security Engineer at Meta, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 13 | $192k |
| FY2025 | 18 | $188k |
| FY2024 | 17 | $181k |
| FY2023 | 11 | $217k |
| FY2022 | 11 | $170k |
| FY2021 | 12 | $146k |
| FY2020 | 14 | $146k |
| FY2019 | 15 | $160k |
| FY2018 | 9 | $143k |
| FY2017 | 4 | $152k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Menlo Park, CA | 60 | $167k |
| Seattle, WA | 20 | $167k |
| New York, NY | 15 | $170k |
| Bellevue, WA | 8 | $178k |
| Washington, DC | 8 | $169k |
| Fremont, CA | 2 | $178k |
| Atlanta, GA | 1 | $116k |
| Chicago, IL | 1 | $178k |
| Folsom, CA | 1 | $188k |
| Jersey City, NJ | 1 | $145k |
| Pasadena, CA | 1 | $162k |
| Pembroke Pines, FL | 1 | $189k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 9 | $147k |
| Level II | 25 | $126k |
| Level III | 36 | $161k |
| Level IV | 44 | $216k |