Adobe
Offered base salaries from 480 certified H-1B filings, across 15 roles in 10 metro areas.
Half of Adobe's certified filings offered $200,000 or more.
The middle half of offers fell between $175,728 and $225,000. Offered base salary excludes equity and bonus — read every figure on this page as a floor on total pay, not an average.
What they hire for
Offered base salary by occupation, nationwide, ordered by filing volume.
| Role | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | $200,000 | $105k – $298k | 263 |
| Data Scientists | $187,000 | $125k – $270k | 79 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $241,000 | $127k – $375k | 38 |
| Information Security Analysts | $192,000 | $139k – $235k | 14 |
| Marketing Managers | $220,000 | $170k – $299k | 11 |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | $210,000 | $152k – $280k | 10 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | $200,000 | $144k – $255k | 9 |
| Operations Research Analysts | $190,000 | $140k – $210k | 8 |
| Graphic Designers | $177,000 | $125k – $258k | 7 |
| Financial and Investment Analysts | $145,000 | $140k – $200k | 6 |
Where they hire
The same filings by worksite metro area.
| Metro area | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $206,000 | $90k – $375k | 298 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $210,000 | $125k – $299k | 50 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $200,000 | $105k – $275k | 39 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $187,000 | $152k – $222k | 24 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $165,000 | $96k – $226k | 16 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $160,000 | $125k – $208k | 16 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $187,000 | $120k – $210k | 10 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $171,000 | $159k – $187k | 5 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $202,000 | $174k – $202k | 5 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $187,000 | $155k – $233k | 3 |
Offers beside the local going rate
Each row compares Adobe's median offer with the median for everyone in that occupation and metro, from federal wage statistics.
| Role — Metro | Median offer | Filings | vs. market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers — San Jose | $208,000 | 185 | −2.4% |
| Data Scientists — San Jose | $196,000 | 44 | +5.9% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers — San Jose | $262,000 | 20 | −10.2% |
| Software Developers — Seattle | $210,000 | 18 | +25.5% |
| Software Developers — San Francisco | $216,000 | 16 | +15.7% |
| Software Developers — Austin | $168,698 | 12 | +25.8% |
| Data Scientists — San Francisco | $167,832 | 11 | −1.3% |
| Information Security Analysts — San Jose | $198,000 | 9 | +12.4% |
| Software Developers — Provo | $162,000 | 8 | +23.5% |
| Software Developers — Boston | $199,000 | 7 | +19.8% |
How this page was made
- Employer pay
- US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
- Coverage
- 480 certified full-time H-1B filings. Groups under 3 filings are excluded throughout.
- Market comparison
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
Filings state the offered base salary at time of application; equity and bonus are not recorded, and visa-sponsored hiring skews toward larger employers and technical roles — this page describes Adobe's visa filings, not its whole workforce. Employer names are normalised from filing entities, so figures cover the filing entity named above. We take no payment from employers for how any figure is presented, and corrections are welcome at press@salaryalmanac.com.