Dropbox H-1B salaries (2026)
Yes — Dropbox sponsors H-1B workers. Across 82 certified Labor Condition Applications, the median offered base wage is $194,250. Every figure below comes straight from the employer's own filings with the U.S. Department of Labor.
Dropbox filed 82 certified H-1B labor condition applications across 10 states between Oct 2024 and Mar 2026. The median offered base wage was $194,250.
- Median offered wage
- $194,250
- Certified filings
- 82
- Work locations
- 10 states
- Distinct roles
- 18
Most-filed roles at Dropbox
| Role | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 42 | $191,300 |
| Engineering Manager | 9 | $248,643 |
| Product Manager | 6 | $236,300 |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 4 | $191,500 |
| Data Scientist | 4 | $177,650 |
| Data Engineer | 3 | $149,600 |
| Rpd Developer | 2 | $131,600 |
| Product Designer | 2 | $181,500 |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 1 | $183,600 |
| Backend Product Software Engineer | 1 | $157,800 |
| Systems Integration Engineer | 1 | $204,900 |
| Business Intelligence Engineer | 1 | $154,400 |
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 | 8 | $136,000 |
| Level II — qualified | 50 | $191,300 |
| Level III — experienced | 4 | $197,200 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 15 | $236,300 |
Where Dropbox hires
| State | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| California | 32 | $204,000 |
| Washington | 27 | $197,200 |
| New York | 7 | $191,300 |
| New Jersey | 3 | $205,700 |
| Massachusetts | 3 | $145,000 |
| Texas | 3 | $154,400 |
| Virginia | 3 | $131,600 |
| North Carolina | 2 | $143,030 |
| Georgia | 1 | $157,800 |
| Arizona | 1 | $222,700 |
Recent certified filings
| Job title | Location | Wage | Level | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | San Francisco, California | $225,300 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Senior Business Intelligence Engineer | LITTLE ELM, Texas | $154,400 | II | Mar 2026 |
| PRODUCT MANAGER | Seattle, Washington | $236,300 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Product Manager | New York, New York | $236,300 | III | Mar 2026 |
| Software Engineer | Cambridge, Massachusetts | $122,400 | I | Mar 2026 |
| Software Engineer | Brooklyn, New York | $168,300 | I | Mar 2026 |
| Software Engineer | Seattle, Washington | $136,000 | I | Mar 2026 |
| Software Engineer | Brooklyn, New York | $136,000 | I | Mar 2026 |
| Software Engineer | Seattle, Washington | $204,000 | I | Mar 2026 |
| Software Engineer | Seattle, Washington | $225,300 | I | Mar 2026 |
| Project Manager - Info Systems | Austin, Texas | $155,300 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Software Engineer | Seattle, Washington | $136,000 | I | Mar 2026 |
| Software Engineer | Seattle, Washington | $248,200 | IV | Feb 2026 |
| Software Engineer | Seattle, Washington | $225,300 | II | Feb 2026 |
| Software Engineer | San Francisco, California | $168,300 | II | Feb 2026 |
| Software Engineer | San Francisco, California | $225,300 | II | Feb 2026 |
| Software Engineer | Seattle, Washington | $149,240 | II | Feb 2026 |
| Software Engineer | San Francisco, California | $204,000 | II | Feb 2026 |
| Software Engineer | San Francisco, California | $225,300 | II | Feb 2026 |
| Machine Learning Engineer | Seattle, Washington | $222,300 | II | Feb 2026 |
| Software Engineer | San Francisco, California | $204,000 | II | Jan 2026 |
| Site Reliability Engineer | Temple City, California | $183,600 | II | Jan 2026 |
| STAFF PRODUCT MANAGER | Seattle, Washington | $236,300 | IV | Jan 2026 |
| Salesforce Developer | Vancouver, Washington | $141,129 | — | Jan 2026 |
| Software Engineer | Seattle, Washington | $248,200 | II | Jan 2026 |
| Staff Product Manager | Seattle, Washington | $236,300 | IV | Dec 2025 |
| Staff Product Manager | Seattle, Washington | $236,300 | IV | Dec 2025 |
| SOFTWARE ENGINEER | McLean, Virginia | $151,500 | II | Dec 2025 |
| Manager, FP&A Data and Systems | Apex, North Carolina | $157,560 | IV | Nov 2025 |
| Engineering Manager | San Francisco, California | $248,643 | II | Nov 2025 |
| MACHINE LEARNING ENGINEER | San Francisco, California | $264,514 | IV | Nov 2025 |
| DATA SCIENTIST | Durham, North Carolina | $128,500 | IV | Sep 2025 |
| SENIOR DIRECTOR, FP&A | Scottsdale, Arizona | $222,700 | IV | Sep 2025 |
| Senior Data Scientist | Stevenson Ranch, California | $168,300 | IV | Sep 2025 |
| SOFTWARE ENGINEER | Seattle, Washington | $197,200 | II | Sep 2025 |
| Security Engineer | San Francisco, California | $210,800 | II | Aug 2025 |
| Software Engineer | Seattle, Washington | $197,200 | III | Jun 2025 |
| RPD Developer, Oracle Analytics Cloud | Herndon, Virginia | $131,600 | II | Jun 2025 |
| Data Scientist | San Francisco, California | $187,000 | II | Jun 2025 |
| Machine Learning Engineer | San Diego, California | $160,700 | II | Jun 2025 |
| Enterprise Applications Analyst | San Francisco, California | $169,087 | — | Jun 2025 |
| Software Engineer | Seattle, Washington | $197,200 | IV | Jun 2025 |
| Software Engineer | Seattle, Washington | $197,200 | III | May 2025 |
| RPD Developer, Oracle Analytics | Herndon, Virginia | $131,600 | II | May 2025 |
| Data Scientist | San Francisco, California | $187,000 | II | May 2025 |
| Data Engineer | Brookline, Massachusetts | $145,000 | — | Apr 2025 |
| Software Engineer | Seattle, Washington | $163,600 | II | Apr 2025 |
| Software Engineer | Seattle, Washington | $197,200 | II | Apr 2025 |
| Product Designer | Brooklyn, New York | $214,200 | II | Apr 2025 |
| Software Engineer | Seattle, Washington | $163,600 | II | Apr 2025 |
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–Mar 2026.
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