H-1B Employer Profile
Red Hat H-1B salaries (2026)
Yes — Red Hat sponsors H-1B workers. Across 174 certified Labor Condition Applications, the median offered base wage is $141,546. Every figure below comes straight from the employer's own filings with the U.S. Department of Labor.
Certified H-1B filings
Red Hat filed 174 certified H-1B labor condition applications across 16 states between Oct 2024 and Mar 2026. The median offered base wage was $141,546.
- Median offered wage
- $141,546
- Certified filings
- 174
- Work locations
- 16 states
- Distinct roles
- 48
Most-filed roles at Red Hat
| Role | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 75 | $145,000 |
| Software Quality Engineer | 15 | $129,416 |
| Product Manager Technical | 6 | $162,243 |
| Data Scientist | 6 | $186,883 |
| Manager | 6 | $180,926 |
| Software Applications Engineer | 3 | $114,736 |
| Program Manager Technical | 3 | $126,469 |
| Business Systems Analyst | 3 | $113,443 |
| Data Engineer | 3 | $125,549 |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 3 | $200,000 |
| Salesforce Business Systems Analyst | 3 | $115,000 |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 3 | $115,271 |
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 | 11 | $86,466 |
| Level II — qualified | 54 | $120,625 |
| Level III — experienced | 59 | $140,592 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 41 | $174,800 |
Where Red Hat hires
| State | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 56 | $130,208 |
| Massachusetts | 51 | $165,000 |
| Texas | 14 | $143,870 |
| California | 14 | $177,483 |
| New Jersey | 9 | $165,800 |
| Washington | 6 | $124,211 |
| New York | 5 | $185,605 |
| Illinois | 4 | $107,182 |
| Colorado | 3 | $152,107 |
| Georgia | 3 | $162,515 |
Recent certified filings
| Job title | Location | Wage | Level | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER | Boston, Massachusetts | $167,165 | III | Mar 2026 |
| Senior Software Engineer | Raleigh, North Carolina | $137,692 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Senior Enterprise Applications Integration Engineer | Raleigh, North Carolina | $135,408 | III | Mar 2026 |
| Senior Software Engineer | Boston, Massachusetts | $181,673 | III | Mar 2026 |
| SOFTWARE QUALITY ENGINEER | Raleigh, North Carolina | $129,416 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Machine Learning Engineer | Irvine, California | $220,000 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Senior Software Quality Engineer | Chelmsford, Massachusetts | $129,523 | III | Mar 2026 |
| SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER | Irving, Texas | $147,148 | III | Mar 2026 |
| Senior Data Engineer | Raleigh, North Carolina | $125,549 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Senior Software Quality Engineer | Raleigh, North Carolina | $117,561 | III | Mar 2026 |
| Principal Software Quality Engineer | Leander, Texas | $202,000 | III | Mar 2026 |
| Senior Software Engineer | Raleigh, North Carolina | $113,547 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Senior Software Quality Engineer - OpenShift | Union City, California | $155,790 | — | Feb 2026 |
| Senior Software Engineer | Boston, Massachusetts | $160,000 | III | Jan 2026 |
| Pytorch Engineer | Raleigh, North Carolina | $116,270 | II | Jan 2026 |
| Principal Software Engineer | Raleigh, North Carolina | $181,596 | IV | Jan 2026 |
| Principal Specialist Solution Architect | Frisco, Texas | $171,196 | IV | Jan 2026 |
| Senior Software Engineer - AI Platform Engineering | Raleigh, North Carolina | $135,408 | III | Jan 2026 |
| Senior Software Engineer, Performance & Scale | Raleigh, North Carolina | $136,350 | III | Jan 2026 |
| Principal Software Engineer | Maple Shade, New Jersey | $180,030 | III | Jan 2026 |
| Software Engineer, AI Platform Components: Productization | Raleigh, North Carolina | $135,408 | III | Jan 2026 |
| Principal Data Scientist | Boston, Massachusetts | $174,800 | IV | Jan 2026 |
| Senior Specialist Solution Architect | Aurora, Colorado | $164,840 | IV | Dec 2025 |
| Software Engineer, OpenShift | Raleigh, North Carolina | $115,928 | II | Dec 2025 |
| Principal Data Scientist | Sunnyvale, California | $198,965 | — | Dec 2025 |
| Senior Product Manager | Milpitas, California | $215,570 | — | Nov 2025 |
| Principal Software Engineer | SAN JOSE, California | $238,794 | — | Nov 2025 |
| Principal Product Manager - OpenShift | Milpitas, California | $222,500 | — | Nov 2025 |
| Senior Decision Scientist | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | $121,000 | II | Nov 2025 |
| Senior Software Engineer | Apex, North Carolina | $157,248 | IV | Nov 2025 |
| Associate Principal Account Solution Architect | Celina, Texas | $140,592 | III | Nov 2025 |
| Principal Specialist Solutions Architect | BaskingRidge, New Jersey | $206,832 | IV | Nov 2025 |
| Senior Software Engineer | Raleigh, North Carolina | $153,868 | II | Nov 2025 |
| Principal Software Engineer | Durham, North Carolina | $166,649 | IV | Oct 2025 |
| Senior Site Reliability Engineer | Raleigh, North Carolina | $115,271 | III | Sep 2025 |
| Senior Software Engineer | Boston, Massachusetts | $165,000 | III | Sep 2025 |
| Senior Machine Learning Engineer | Boston, Massachusetts | $200,000 | III | Sep 2025 |
| Principal Business Systems Analyst | Raleigh, North Carolina | $131,785 | IV | Sep 2025 |
| HR Business Partner | Easley, South Carolina | $88,546 | IV | Sep 2025 |
| Principal Product Manager - OpenShift | Milpitas, California | $222,500 | II | Sep 2025 |
| Principal Software Engineer | Jersey City, New Jersey | $230,000 | III | Sep 2025 |
| Principal Software Engineer | Sammamish, Washington | $193,746 | III | Sep 2025 |
| Senior Data Engineer | Raleigh, North Carolina | $121,670 | III | Sep 2025 |
| Principal Product Marketing Manager | San Jose, California | $223,682 | II | Sep 2025 |
| Cloud Architect | Mckinney, Texas | $149,531 | IV | Sep 2025 |
| Principal Product Manager - Technical | Raleigh, North Carolina | $162,400 | IV | Sep 2025 |
| Senior Software Engineer | Medford, Massachusetts | $154,606 | III | Sep 2025 |
| Senior Software Engineer | Raleigh, North Carolina | $135,408 | III | Sep 2025 |
| Senior Software Engineer | Raleigh, North Carolina | $145,000 | — | Sep 2025 |
| Senior Principal Software Engineer | Boston, Massachusetts | $272,738 | IV | Aug 2025 |
Legal entities included: Red Hat LLC; Red Hat, Inc.; RED HAT, INC.; Red Hat, LLC; RED HAT, LLC.
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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