Offered base salaries from 516 certified H-1B filings, across 10 roles in 8 metro areas.
Half of Linkedin's certified filings offered $180,960 or more.
The middle half of offers fell between $156,406 and $202,337. 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 | $181,983 | $109k – $265k | 352 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $233,509 | $105k – $294k | 52 |
| Data Scientists | $173,406 | $121k – $212k | 42 |
| Operations Research Analysts | $147,000 | $107k – $183k | 18 |
| Project Management Specialists | $150,426 | $119k – $219k | 17 |
| Graphic Designers | $184,000 | $119k – $295k | 8 |
| Financial and Investment Analysts | $171,454 | $141k – $171k | 5 |
| Information Security Analysts | $170,643 | $171k – $202k | 5 |
| Statisticians | $167,107 | $146k – $167k | 4 |
| Sales Engineers | $150,908 | $151k – $151k | 3 |
Where they hire
The same filings by worksite metro area.
| Metro area | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $199,534 | $107k – $294k | 392 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $163,862 | $137k – $197k | 43 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $175,348 | $119k – $295k | 42 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $132,267 | $109k – $139k | 6 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $144,000 | $129k – $147k | 6 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $164,000 | $135k – $178k | 4 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $151,549 | $141k – $158k | 3 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $171,000 | $150k – $175k | 3 |
Offers beside the local going rate
Each row compares Linkedin'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 | $199,534 | 274 | −6.4% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers — San Jose | $233,509 | 48 | −19.9% |
| Software Developers — Seattle | $163,862 | 40 | −2.0% |
| Data Scientists — San Jose | $176,904 | 32 | −4.4% |
| Software Developers — San Francisco | $180,960 | 14 | −3.0% |
| Project Management Specialists — San Jose | $150,426 | 13 | +11.3% |
| Operations Research Analysts — San Francisco | $132,101 | 9 | +19.5% |
| Data Scientists — San Francisco | $175,348 | 6 | +3.1% |
| Information Security Analysts — San Jose | $170,643 | 5 | −3.1% |
| Software Developers — Austin | $132,267 | 5 | −1.4% |
How this page was made
- Employer pay
- US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
- Coverage
- 516 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 Linkedin'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.