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PayPal H-1B salaries (2026)
Yes — PayPal sponsors H-1B workers. Across 1,827 certified Labor Condition Applications, the median offered base wage is $170,000. Every figure below comes straight from the employer's own filings with the U.S. Department of Labor.
Certified H-1B filings
PayPal filed 1,827 certified H-1B labor condition applications across 27 states between Oct 2024 and Mar 2026. The median offered base wage was $170,000.
- Median offered wage
- $170,000
- Certified filings
- 1,827
- Work locations
- 27 states
- Distinct roles
- 159
Most-filed roles at PayPal
| Role | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 850 | $158,100 |
| Manager | 168 | $208,236 |
| Mts | 165 | $193,076 |
| Data Scientist | 96 | $169,663 |
| Product Manager | 89 | $200,000 |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 67 | $183,298 |
| Product Manager Technical | 37 | $168,832 |
| Director | 34 | $265,547 |
| Analyst | 29 | $137,189 |
| Data Engineer | 18 | $163,841 |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 9 | $140,396 |
| Cybersecurity Engineer | 7 | $180,000 |
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 | 47 | $180,792 |
| Level II — qualified | 297 | $155,930 |
| Level III — experienced | 323 | $157,000 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 249 | $200,200 |
Where PayPal hires
| State | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| California | 1,165 | $183,298 |
| Texas | 228 | $150,000 |
| New York | 134 | $185,528 |
| Illinois | 113 | $140,058 |
| Arizona | 107 | $130,000 |
| Nebraska | 16 | $94,995 |
| Washington | 11 | $166,168 |
| District of Columbia | 8 | $143,175 |
| North Carolina | 8 | $132,698 |
| Georgia | 7 | $167,280 |
Recent certified filings
| Job title | Location | Wage | Level | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager, Business Operations | New York, New York | $170,000 | III | Mar 2026 |
| Staff Software Engineer | San Jose, California | $198,615 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Senior Data Scientist | Chicago, Illinois | $120,000 | III | Mar 2026 |
| Sr Product Manager | New York, New York | $206,795 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Staff Software Engineer | San Jose, California | $215,000 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Staff Software Engineer | San Jose, California | $241,109 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Sr Lead Product Manager | San Jose, California | $232,738 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Senior Software Engineer | Austin, Texas | $136,333 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Sr. Software Engineer | Chicago, Illinois | $130,500 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Sr Manager, Enterprise Strategic Program Management | New York, New York | $270,000 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Sr Manager, Enterprise Strategic Program Management | New York, New York | $270,000 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Manager, Business Operations | San Jose, California | $175,560 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Staff Software Engineer | San Jose, California | $256,221 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Director, Software Engineering | San Jose, California | $262,712 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Sr Specialist, Learning & Development | Whitestown, Indiana | $103,135 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Sr Software Engineer | San Jose, California | $151,007 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Sr Software Engineer | San Jose, California | $198,036 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Staff Software Engineer | San Jose, California | $201,611 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Staff Software Engineer | San Jose, California | $212,000 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Staff Database Engineer | San Jose, California | $237,480 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Sr Data Scientist | San Jose, California | $190,734 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Sr Data Engineer | San Jose, California | $169,576 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Sr Software Engineer | Austin, Texas | $143,694 | III | Mar 2026 |
| Sr Software Engineer | San Jose, California | $169,576 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Sr Machine Learning Engineer | San Jose, California | $199,663 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Staff Software Engineer | Aubrey, Texas | $196,650 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Sr Manager, Product Management | San Jose, California | $242,748 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Software Engineer | San Jose, California | $140,000 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Sr Staff Software Engineer | San Jose, California | $236,946 | III | Mar 2026 |
| Staff Software Engineer | Austin, Texas | $215,000 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Corporate Development Analyst | New York, New York | $130,459 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Senior Software Engineer | Austin, Texas | $136,333 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Senior ML Engineer | San Jose, California | $220,000 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Manager, North America BNPL Credit Risk Strategy | Chicago, Illinois | $195,000 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Staff Software Engineer | Austin, Texas | $230,000 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Sr Product Manager | New York City, New York | $186,056 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Staff Machine Learning Engineer | San Jose, California | $213,176 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Sr. Manager, Enterprise Strategic Program Management | San Jose, California | $193,800 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Staff Software Engineer | Cumming, Georgia | $204,940 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Sr Manager, Data Science | San Jose, California | $239,025 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Senior Manager, Enterprise Systems | Scottsdale, Arizona | $230,000 | III | Mar 2026 |
| Director, Financial Planning & Analysis | San Jose, California | $217,785 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Staff Data Engineer | San Jose, California | $207,409 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Sr Software Engineer | San Jose, California | $158,463 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Director, Data Science | San Jose, California | $255,000 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Staff Software Engineer | Sammamish, Washington | $210,613 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Staff Software Engineer | San Jose, California | $232,646 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Sr Software Engineer | San Jose, California | $169,576 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Sr. Staff Software Engineer | San Jose, California | $247,848 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Software Engineer | San Jose, California | $149,583 | — | Feb 2026 |
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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