Wayfair
Offered base salaries from 143 certified H-1B filings, across 6 roles in 3 metro areas.
Half of Wayfair's certified filings offered $152,005 or more.
The middle half of offers fell between $126,000 and $188,424. 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 | $186,596 | $120k – $240k | 50 |
| Data Scientists | $136,500 | $80k – $225k | 48 |
| Operations Research Analysts | $125,330 | $82k – $1386k | 14 |
| Industrial Engineers | $166,683 | $114k – $228k | 9 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $198,813 | $137k – $205k | 5 |
| Logisticians | $102,139 | $87k – $116k | 3 |
Where they hire
The same filings by worksite metro area.
| Metro area | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $140,454 | $80k – $1386k | 114 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $224,970 | $158k – $240k | 14 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $186,368 | $137k – $199k | 6 |
Offers beside the local going rate
Each row compares Wayfair's median offer with the median for everyone in that occupation and metro, from federal wage statistics.
| Role — Metro | Median offer | Filings | vs. market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data Scientists — Boston | $132,000 | 41 | −0.0% |
| Software Developers — Boston | $179,099 | 35 | +7.8% |
| Operations Research Analysts — Boston | $115,000 | 12 | +14.2% |
| Software Developers — San Jose | $229,999 | 8 | +7.9% |
| Industrial Engineers — Boston | $166,683 | 7 | +40.1% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers — Boston | $198,813 | 5 | −7.5% |
| Software Developers — Austin | $186,368 | 5 | +39.0% |
How this page was made
- Employer pay
- US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
- Coverage
- 143 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 Wayfair'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.