UX Researcher at Meta
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Meta pay a UX Researcher on an H-1B?
$152k Meta has filed 141 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of UX Researcher with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $152k. Most of those filings fall between $130k and $179k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
141
Median base salary
$152k
Middle 50%
$130k to $179k
Filings and pay by year
UX Researcher at Meta, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 2 | $207k |
| FY2025 | 11 | $200k |
| FY2024 | 15 | $186k |
| FY2023 | 6 | $154k |
| FY2022 | 28 | $160k |
| FY2021 | 28 | $140k |
| FY2020 | 12 | $131k |
| FY2019 | 11 | $126k |
| FY2018 | 13 | $132k |
| FY2017 | 15 | $115k |
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 | 92 | $141k |
| New York, NY | 13 | $150k |
| Burlingame, CA | 11 | $185k |
| College Station, TX | 3 | $139k |
| Seattle, WA | 3 | $160k |
| Cambridge, MA | 2 | $161k |
| Fremont, CA | 2 | $178k |
| Philadelphia, PA | 2 | $157k |
| San Diego, CA | 2 | $164k |
| Bellevue, WA | 1 | $195k |
| Dc, DC | 1 | $133k |
| Framingham, MA | 1 | $158k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 1 | $241k |
| Level II | 8 | $123k |
| Level III | 56 | $131k |
| Level IV | 65 | $175k |