Security Engineer (4) at Snap
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Snap pay a Security Engineer (4) on an H-1B?
$144k Snap has filed 28 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Security Engineer (4) with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $144k. Most of those filings fall between $120k and $157k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
28
Median base salary
$144k
Middle 50%
$120k to $157k
Filings and pay by year
Security Engineer (4) at Snap, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 2 | $154k |
| FY2025 | 4 | $168k |
| FY2024 | 7 | $157k |
| FY2022 | 2 | $119k |
| FY2021 | 4 | $131k |
| FY2020 | 5 | $143k |
| FY2019 | 2 | $128k |
| FY2018 | 1 | $139k |
| FY2017 | 1 | $119k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Monica, CA | 11 | $143k |
| Palo Alto, CA | 6 | $171k |
| Mountain View, CA | 2 | $152k |
| Venice, CA | 2 | $129k |
| Seattle, WA | 2 | $137k |
| Chantilly, VA | 1 | $120k |
| Culver City, CA | 1 | $119k |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $143k |
| San Diego, CA | 1 | $146k |
| Washington, DC | 1 | $141k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level III | 16 | $149k |
| Level IV | 8 | $141k |
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