H-1B Employer Profile
SPOTIFY H-1B salaries (2026)
Yes — SPOTIFY sponsors H-1B workers. Across 203 certified Labor Condition Applications, the median offered base wage is $204,630. Every figure below comes straight from the employer's own filings with the U.S. Department of Labor.
Certified H-1B filings
SPOTIFY filed 203 certified H-1B labor condition applications across 17 states between Oct 2024 and Mar 2026. The median offered base wage was $204,630.
- Median offered wage
- $204,630
- Certified filings
- 203
- Work locations
- 17 states
- Distinct roles
- 53
Most-filed roles at SPOTIFY
| Role | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Engineer | 41 | $219,020 |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 20 | $216,565 |
| Engineering Manager | 15 | $234,400 |
| Data Scientist | 14 | $160,435 |
| Data Engineer | 12 | $214,250 |
| Manager | 11 | $192,500 |
| Backend Engineer | 10 | $233,495 |
| Product Manager | 7 | $202,240 |
| Product Designer | 7 | $218,400 |
| Sales Trainer | 4 | $157,955 |
| Art Director | 3 | $151,870 |
| Insights Manager Data Scientist | 3 | $181,140 |
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 | 1 | $137,870 |
| Level II — qualified | 70 | $190,000 |
| Level III — experienced | 81 | $219,020 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 50 | $242,530 |
Where SPOTIFY hires
| State | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 132 | $202,870 |
| California | 21 | $233,380 |
| Massachusetts | 8 | $213,945 |
| Texas | 7 | $209,000 |
| Georgia | 6 | $185,710 |
| Illinois | 5 | $227,140 |
| Florida | 5 | $176,560 |
| Washington | 4 | $244,710 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | $227,060 |
| Michigan | 2 | $192,520 |
Recent certified filings
| Job title | Location | Wage | Level | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Engineer | New York, New York | $234,180 | III | Mar 2026 |
| Senior Research Scientist | Redmond, Washington | $400,000 | III | Mar 2026 |
| Senior Product Manager | Boston, Massachusetts | $220,000 | III | Mar 2026 |
| Senior Engineer | Boston, Massachusetts | $232,170 | III | Mar 2026 |
| Machine Learning Engineer II, Fritz | Boston, Massachusetts | $204,520 | II | Mar 2026 |
| Staff Engineer | New York, New York | $292,540 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Senior Manager, Accounting | New York, New York | $204,000 | IV | Feb 2026 |
| Senior Backend Engineer - Data Foundations | New York, New York | $257,880 | IV | Feb 2026 |
| Senior Engineer | CHICAGO, Illinois | $242,530 | IV | Feb 2026 |
| Senior Engineer | Los Angeles, California | $233,380 | III | Feb 2026 |
| Machine Learning Engineer II | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | $190,000 | II | Feb 2026 |
| MACHINE LEARNING ENGINEER II | New York, New York | $190,000 | II | Feb 2026 |
| Sr. Sales Trainer | NEW YORK, New York | $163,300 | IV | Feb 2026 |
| Sr. Sales Trainer | Austin, Texas | $163,300 | IV | Feb 2026 |
| Data Scientist II | New York, New York | $154,770 | III | Feb 2026 |
| Data Scientist II | Chicago, Illinois | $154,770 | III | Feb 2026 |
| Senior Backend Engineer - Personalization | NEW YORK, New York | $261,770 | IV | Feb 2026 |
| Legal Counsel, Platform Liability | New York, New York | $235,000 | III | Jan 2026 |
| Senior Engineer | Chicago, Illinois | $242,530 | IV | Jan 2026 |
| Senior Engineer | New York, New York | $242,530 | IV | Jan 2026 |
| Backend Engineer - AdTech | Los Angeles, California | $184,740 | II | Jan 2026 |
| Staff Engineer | New York, New York | $294,110 | IV | Jan 2026 |
| Senior Engineering Manager | New York, New York | $318,270 | III | Jan 2026 |
| Senior Product Designer | Chicago, Illinois | $227,140 | IV | Jan 2026 |
| Senior Product Designer | NEW YORK, New York | $227,140 | IV | Jan 2026 |
| Senior Machine Learning Engineer | Boston, Massachusetts | $260,970 | III | Jan 2026 |
| Manager, Tax | New York, New York | $170,000 | IV | Jan 2026 |
| Data Engineer - Platform Mission | New York, New York | $190,620 | III | Jan 2026 |
| Senior Machine Learning Engineer | Los Angeles, California | $3,480,000 | III | Jan 2026 |
| Engineering Manager II | Los Angeles, California | $255,440 | II | Jan 2026 |
| Senior Product Manager | Boston, Massachusetts | $207,890 | II | Dec 2025 |
| Engineer II | Cary, North Carolina | $171,170 | II | Dec 2025 |
| Engineer II | New York, New York | $171,170 | II | Dec 2025 |
| Data Engineer II | New York, New York | $180,000 | II | Dec 2025 |
| Data Scientist II | New York, New York | $183,150 | III | Dec 2025 |
| Senior Analyst, Market Research | New York, New York | $149,730 | III | Dec 2025 |
| PRODUCT DESIGN MANAGER / SENIOR PRODUCT DESIGNER | New York, New York | $224,010 | IV | Dec 2025 |
| Lead, Label Partnerships | Los Angeles, California | $120,330 | IV | Dec 2025 |
| Engineering Manager | New York, New York | $256,820 | II | Dec 2025 |
| Senior Web Engineer - Podcaster Mission | New York, New York | $255,130 | IV | Dec 2025 |
| Senior Analytics Engineer | New York, New York | $222,810 | IV | Dec 2025 |
| Senior Analytics Engineer | Issaquah, Washington | $222,810 | IV | Dec 2025 |
| Art Director | Miami, Florida | $132,300 | IV | Dec 2025 |
| Senior Backend Engineer | Los Angeles, California | $233,000 | III | Nov 2025 |
| Staff Backend Engineer | Los Angeles, California | $297,680 | IV | Nov 2025 |
| MACHINE LEARNING ENGINEER II | Boston, Massachusetts | $200,000 | III | Nov 2025 |
| Senior Engineer | New York, New York | $225,540 | III | Oct 2025 |
| Salesforce Engineer II | New York, New York | $189,280 | II | Sep 2025 |
| Salesforce Engineer II | Cumming, Georgia | $189,280 | II | Sep 2025 |
| Senior Backend Engineer | New York, New York | $199,368 | III | Sep 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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