Akamai Technologies
Offered base salaries from 146 certified H-1B filings, across 8 roles in 10 metro areas.
Half of Akamai Technologies's certified filings offered $152,631 or more.
The middle half of offers fell between $128,144 and $175,000. 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 | $160,000 | $96k – $253k | 74 |
| Computer Network Architects | $146,719 | $109k – $212k | 27 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | $140,569 | $74k – $155k | 11 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $207,977 | $147k – $272k | 10 |
| Information Security Analysts | $125,158 | $96k – $132k | 6 |
| Data Scientists | $144,949 | $98k – $178k | 6 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | $119,457 | $111k – $148k | 5 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | $119,319 | $88k – $147k | 5 |
Where they hire
The same filings by worksite metro area.
| Metro area | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $148,335 | $74k – $250k | 52 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $149,240 | $100k – $175k | 12 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $202,416 | $117k – $272k | 11 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $160,670 | $116k – $190k | 10 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $172,499 | $117k – $208k | 9 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $155,000 | $96k – $191k | 8 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $155,000 | $88k – $173k | 7 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $160,000 | $133k – $212k | 6 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $131,997 | $98k – $169k | 4 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $154,627 | $135k – $156k | 3 |
Offers beside the local going rate
Each row compares Akamai Technologies'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 — Boston | $160,000 | 25 | −3.7% |
| Computer Network Architects — Boston | $153,471 | 9 | −4.5% |
| Software Developers — San Jose | $202,416 | 9 | −5.0% |
| Software Developers — Dallas | $160,670 | 8 | +20.5% |
| Software Developers — Austin | $155,000 | 7 | +15.6% |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators — Boston | $148,335 | 6 | +27.0% |
| Software Developers — San Francisco | $172,499 | 6 | −7.6% |
How this page was made
- Employer pay
- US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
- Coverage
- 146 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 Akamai Technologies'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.