Workday
Offered base salaries from 238 certified H-1B filings, across 7 roles in 8 metro areas.
Half of Workday's certified filings offered $155,605 or more.
The middle half of offers fell between $135,000 and $176,000. 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 | $95k – $226k | 186 |
| Data Scientists | $148,669 | $122k – $195k | 16 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | $134,000 | $110k – $160k | 10 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $200,304 | $144k – $274k | 6 |
| Information Security Analysts | $164,000 | $126k – $202k | 4 |
| Management Analysts | $112,300 | $108k – $158k | 3 |
| Web and Digital Interface Designers | $125,653 | $124k – $136k | 3 |
Where they hire
The same filings by worksite metro area.
| Metro area | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $161,637 | $108k – $274k | 144 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $118,400 | $105k – $174k | 39 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $172,931 | $136k – $200k | 13 |
| Boulder, CO | $141,960 | $59k – $174k | 11 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $142,400 | $112k – $160k | 6 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $124,300 | $123k – $148k | 5 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $172,800 | $135k – $188k | 4 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $142,000 | $140k – $144k | 3 |
Offers beside the local going rate
Each row compares Workday'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 Francisco | $161,637 | 115 | −13.4% |
| Software Developers — Atlanta | $118,400 | 35 | −11.0% |
| Software Developers — San Jose | $172,931 | 11 | −18.9% |
| Data Scientists — San Francisco | $148,699 | 8 | −12.6% |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers — San Francisco | $134,000 | 6 | −0.5% |
| Software Developers — Boston | $124,300 | 5 | −25.2% |
| Software Developers — Boulder | $141,960 | 5 | −13.7% |
| Software Developers — Portland | $142,400 | 5 | −8.7% |
How this page was made
- Employer pay
- US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
- Coverage
- 238 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 Workday'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.