H-1B Employer Profile
Duolingo H-1B salaries (2026)
Yes — Duolingo sponsors H-1B workers. Across 88 certified Labor Condition Applications, the median offered base wage is $159,700. Every figure below comes straight from the employer's own filings with the U.S. Department of Labor.
Certified H-1B filings
Duolingo filed 88 certified H-1B labor condition applications across 3 states between Nov 2024 and Mar 2026. The median offered base wage was $159,700.
- Median offered wage
- $159,700
- Certified filings
- 88
- Work locations
- 3 states
- Distinct roles
- 20
Most-filed roles at Duolingo
| Role | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 51 | $159,100 |
| Technical Program Manager | 5 | $138,700 |
| Data Scientist | 4 | $195,000 |
| Ai Research Engineer | 4 | $203,600 |
| Marketing Analytics Manager | 3 | $185,000 |
| Product Designer | 3 | $138,400 |
| Product Manager | 3 | $210,000 |
| Language Assessment Scientist | 2 | $129,000 |
| Operations Engineer | 2 | $154,050 |
| 1 | $144,300 | |
| Product Design Engineer | 1 | $209,800 |
| Product Design Manager | 1 | $270,600 |
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 | 42 | $141,500 |
| Level II — qualified | 39 | $185,000 |
| Level III — experienced | 6 | $219,750 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 1 | $249,800 |
Where Duolingo hires
| State | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 53 | $159,400 |
| New York | 32 | $168,900 |
| Washington | 3 | $146,100 |
Recent certified filings
| Job title | Location | Wage | Level | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Software Engineer, Android | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | $219,500 | III | Mar 2026 |
| Associate Technical Program Manager | New York, New York | $135,500 | I | Mar 2026 |
| Associate Technical Program Manager | New York, New York | $135,500 | I | Mar 2026 |
| Software Engineer, Data Engineering | New York, New York | $159,200 | I | Mar 2026 |
| Software Engineer, Android | New York, New York | $182,700 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Senior Software Engineer, Mobile Applications | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | $249,800 | IV | Feb 2026 |
| Product Designer, Systems | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | $156,700 | II | Feb 2026 |
| Marketing Analyst, Growth Marketing | New York, New York | $162,800 | II | Feb 2026 |
| Software Engineer | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | $181,400 | II | Feb 2026 |
| Operations Engineer | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | $159,400 | II | Feb 2026 |
| Software Engineer | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | $202,900 | II | Feb 2026 |
| Senior Product Design Engineer, Experience | New York, New York | $209,800 | II | Feb 2026 |
| Software Engineer | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | $135,000 | I | Jan 2026 |
| Software Engineer | New York, New York | $135,000 | I | Jan 2026 |
| Software Engineer | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | $135,000 | I | Jan 2026 |
| Software Engineer | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | $135,000 | I | Jan 2026 |
| Software Engineer | New York, New York | $135,000 | I | Jan 2026 |
| Software Engineer | New York, New York | $135,000 | I | Jan 2026 |
| Software Engineer | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | $135,000 | I | Jan 2026 |
| Software Engineer | New York, New York | $135,000 | I | Jan 2026 |
| Software Engineer | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | $135,000 | I | Jan 2026 |
| Software Engineer | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | $135,000 | I | Jan 2026 |
| Software Engineer | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | $135,000 | I | Jan 2026 |
| Software Engineer | New York, New York | $135,000 | I | Jan 2026 |
| AI Research Engineer II, Natural Language ML | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | $203,200 | II | Jan 2026 |
| Senior Content Operations Manager | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | $162,800 | I | Jan 2026 |
| Associate, Technical Program Manager | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | $144,300 | I | Jan 2026 |
| Software Engineer, Mobile Applications | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | $160,700 | I | Jan 2026 |
| Software Engineer | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | $159,200 | I | Jan 2026 |
| Software Engineer, Data Engineering | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | $159,100 | I | Jan 2026 |
| Economist - Senior Program Manager | New York, New York | $158,700 | II | Jan 2026 |
| Software Engineer, Data Engineering | New York, New York | $159,200 | I | Jan 2026 |
| Product Designer/App Software Designer, International Growth | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | $189,200 | II | Jan 2026 |
| Software Engineer, Data Engineering | New York, New York | $162,300 | I | Jan 2026 |
| Software Engineer, Data Engineering | New York, New York | $159,100 | I | Jan 2026 |
| AI Research Engineer I, Deep Learning | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | $204,000 | I | Jan 2026 |
| Security Engineer | New York, New York | $182,000 | II | Jan 2026 |
| Software Engineer, Mobile Applications | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | $184,500 | III | Jan 2026 |
| Software Engineer, iOS | New York, New York | $205,000 | III | Dec 2025 |
| Senior Marketing Analytics Manager | New York, New York | $185,000 | II | Dec 2025 |
| Senior Data Scientist, Language Learning | New York, New York | $220,000 | III | Dec 2025 |
| Senior Product Manager, Monetization | New York, New York | $222,600 | III | Dec 2025 |
| Software Engineer | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | $135,000 | I | Dec 2025 |
| Software Engineer, iOS | New York, New York | $175,000 | II | Nov 2025 |
| Software Engineer, Data Engineering | New York, New York | $135,000 | I | Nov 2025 |
| Software Engineer, Mobile Applications | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | $135,000 | I | Nov 2025 |
| Senior Technical Program Manager | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | $189,000 | II | Nov 2025 |
| Software Engineer | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | $135,000 | I | Nov 2025 |
| Marketing Analytics Manager, Growth | New York, New York | $135,000 | II | Sep 2025 |
| Software Engineer | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | $159,100 | I | Jul 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 Nov 2024–Mar 2026.
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