Dolby Laboratories H-1B salaries (2026)
Yes — Dolby Laboratories sponsors H-1B workers. Across 54 certified Labor Condition Applications, the median offered base wage is $142,517. Every figure below comes straight from the employer's own filings with the U.S. Department of Labor.
Dolby Laboratories filed 54 certified H-1B labor condition applications across 6 states between Oct 2024 and Jun 2026. The median offered base wage was $142,517.
- Median offered wage
- $142,517
- Certified filings
- 54
- Work locations
- 6 states
- Distinct roles
- 40
Most-filed roles at Dolby Laboratories
| Role | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Engineer | 5 | $160,783 |
| Staff Researcher | 2 | $163,072 |
| Manager Business Systems | 2 | $175,924 |
| Senior Foundational Audio Ai Researcher | 2 | $106,766 |
| Senior Manager, Americas Regional Marketing | 2 | $176,287 |
| Senior Researcher | 2 | $170,775 |
| Senior Researcher And Sight Lab | 2 | $106,766 |
| Senior Researcher, Sight Lab | 2 | $135,585 |
| Senior Researcher, Sight Research | 2 | $106,766 |
| Senior Researcher, Sight Research. | 2 | $106,766 |
| Senior Researcher, Sound Lab | 2 | $153,171 |
| Senior Ai Multimodal Researcher | 1 | $118,700 |
Wage-level distribution
DOL prevailing-wage levels reflect the seniority the employer certified, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent).
| Level | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Level I — entry | 2 | $118,363 |
| Level II — qualified | 25 | $129,792 |
| Level III — experienced | 5 | $148,400 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 8 | $150,486 |
Where Dolby Laboratories hires
| State | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| California | 29 | $163,613 |
| Georgia | 20 | $106,766 |
| Florida | 2 | $154,484 |
| Arizona | 1 | $105,976 |
| New York | 1 | $170,206 |
| Texas | 1 | $147,800 |
Recent certified filings
| Job title | Location | Wage | Level | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff Video QA Engineer | San Francisco, California | $163,613 | IV | Jun 2026 |
| Senior Researcher, Sight Research. | Atlanta, Georgia | $106,766 | II | Jun 2026 |
| Senior Researcher, Sight Research | Atlanta, Georgia | $106,766 | II | Jun 2026 |
| Senior Researcher and Sight Lab | Atlanta, Georgia | $106,766 | II | Jun 2026 |
| Senior Foundational Audio AI Researcher | Atlanta, Georgia | $106,766 | II | Jun 2026 |
| Senior Researcher - Experience Delivery | Atlanta, Georgia | $83,554 | I | Jun 2026 |
| Senior Researcher, Sight Lab. | Atlanta, Georgia | $106,766 | II | Jun 2026 |
| Senior Researcher, Sight Lab | Atlanta, Georgia | $106,766 | II | Jun 2026 |
| Director, Lat Am & Mexico. | Miami, Florida | $176,467 | IV | Jun 2026 |
| Senior Full-Stack Cloud Services Engineer | Sunnyvale, California | $129,792 | II | Jun 2026 |
| Senior Researcher | San Francisco, California | $171,621 | III | Jun 2026 |
| Senior Engineer, Sight Lab | San Jose, California | $129,792 | II | Jun 2026 |
| Staff Research Engineer and Video Codec Process. | San Francisco, California | $164,403 | II | May 2026 |
| Senior Researcher, Sight Lab | Sunnyvale, California | $164,403 | II | May 2026 |
| Senior Researcher, Sight Research. | Atlanta, Georgia | $106,766 | II | May 2026 |
| Senior Researcher and Sight Lab | Atlanta, Georgia | $106,766 | II | May 2026 |
| Senior Researcher, Sight Research | Atlanta, Georgia | $106,766 | II | May 2026 |
| Senior Foundational Audio AI Researcher | Atlanta, Georgia | $106,766 | II | May 2026 |
| Senior Researcher, Neural Video Processing | San Francisco, California | $164,403 | II | May 2026 |
| Senior Researcher, Sound Lab | Atlanta, Georgia | $153,171 | II | May 2026 |
Legal entities included: Dolby Laboratories, Inc; Dolby Laboratories, Inc..
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OFLC certified Labor Condition Applications (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3), public disclosure data. Wages are employer-offered base pay and exclude bonuses, equity, and other compensation. Denied and withdrawn filings are excluded. Figures reflect filings decided Oct 2024–Jun 2026.
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