H-1B Employer Profile
Tinder H-1B salaries (2026)
Yes — Tinder sponsors H-1B workers. Across 69 certified Labor Condition Applications, the median offered base wage is $184,558. Every figure below comes straight from the employer's own filings with the U.S. Department of Labor.
Certified H-1B filings
Tinder filed 69 certified H-1B labor condition applications across 4 states between Oct 2024 and Mar 2026. The median offered base wage was $184,558.
- Median offered wage
- $184,558
- Certified filings
- 69
- Work locations
- 4 states
- Distinct roles
- 13
Most-filed roles at Tinder
| Role | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 50 | $187,741 |
| Data Scientist | 4 | $139,240 |
| Product Designer | 2 | $123,000 |
| Product Manager | 2 | $153,442 |
| Engineering Manager | 2 | $221,757 |
| Group Product Manager | 2 | $210,728 |
| Android Software Engineer | 1 | $190,480 |
| User Experience Researcher | 1 | $128,000 |
| Anti Abuse Analyst | 1 | $128,000 |
| Cto | 1 | $307,155 |
| Director | 1 | $218,858 |
| Software Development Engineer In Test | 1 | $156,000 |
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 | 13 | $146,307 |
| Level II — qualified | 21 | $172,931 |
| Level III — experienced | 2 | $235,239 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 19 | $210,480 |
Where Tinder hires
| State | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| California | 56 | $178,303 |
| Texas | 11 | $200,480 |
| New York | 1 | $154,000 |
| Washington | 1 | $208,480 |
Recent certified filings
| Job title | Location | Wage | Level | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer, Backend | Palo Alto, California | $149,365 | I | Mar 2026 |
| Software Engineer, Android | Palo Alto, California | $187,741 | II | Jan 2026 |
| Senior Software Engineer, IOS | Dallas, Texas | $190,480 | IV | Jan 2026 |
| Group Product Manager, Recommendations | West Hollywood, California | $237,141 | IV | Jan 2026 |
| Senior Data Scientist, Revenue | West Hollywood, California | $163,322 | III | Jan 2026 |
| Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning | Palo Alto, California | $228,328 | — | Dec 2025 |
| Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning | Palo Alto, California | $230,500 | — | Dec 2025 |
| Sr. Software Engineer, Backend | Palo Alto, California | $225,000 | — | Dec 2025 |
| Software Engineer, Backend | West Hollywood, California | $149,240 | II | Dec 2025 |
| Software Engineer, Backend | Palo Alto, California | $149,365 | I | Dec 2025 |
| Staff Software Engineer, Machine Learning | Palo Alto, California | $268,758 | IV | Dec 2025 |
| Senior Software Engineer, Android | Dallas, Texas | $208,480 | IV | Dec 2025 |
| Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure | Palo Alto, California | $187,741 | II | Dec 2025 |
| Software Engineer, Machine Learning | Palo Alto, California | $177,606 | I | Nov 2025 |
| Staff Software Engineer, Backend | Palo Alto, California | $264,514 | IV | Nov 2025 |
| Group Product Manager, Recommendations | West Hollywood, California | $184,315 | — | Sep 2025 |
| Senior Software Engineer, iOS | West Hollywood, California | $184,558 | IV | Sep 2025 |
| Senior Technical Product Manager, Design Systems | Dallas, Texas | $200,480 | IV | Sep 2025 |
| Engineering Manager | Palo Alto, California | $264,514 | IV | Sep 2025 |
| Software Engineer, Android | West Hollywood, California | $155,035 | II | Sep 2025 |
| Software Engineer, Applied AI | Palo Alto, California | $187,741 | II | Sep 2025 |
| Sr. Software Engineer, iOS | Palo Alto, California | $220,000 | — | Sep 2025 |
| Android Software Engineer, Instrumentation Platform | Dallas, Texas | $190,480 | II | Sep 2025 |
| Software Engineer, Machine Learning Infrastructure | Palo Alto, California | $187,741 | II | Aug 2025 |
| Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) | Palo Alto, California | $156,000 | — | Aug 2025 |
| Software Engineer, Machine Learning Infrastructure | Palo Alto, California | $187,741 | II | Aug 2025 |
| Senior Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure | San Francisco, California | $213,512 | IV | Aug 2025 |
| Sr. Software Engineer, Backend | Palo Alto, California | $220,000 | — | Aug 2025 |
| Sr. Software Engineer, iOS | Palo Alto, California | $220,000 | — | Aug 2025 |
| Software Engineer, iOS | New York City, New York | $154,000 | I | Jul 2025 |
| Senior Software Engineer, Backend | Palo Alto, California | $220,000 | — | Jul 2025 |
| Sr. Software Engineer, Android | West Hollywood, California | $184,558 | IV | Jul 2025 |
| CTO (Chief Technology Officer) | West Hollywood, California | $307,155 | III | Jul 2025 |
| Staff Software Engineer, Backend | Dallas, Texas | $240,480 | IV | Jun 2025 |
| Software Engineer, Data | Palo Alto, California | $172,931 | II | May 2025 |
| Staff Product Manager | Palo Alto, California | $201,323 | IV | May 2025 |
| Product Designer | West Hollywood, California | $118,000 | II | May 2025 |
| Senior Software Engineer, Data | Palo Alto, California | $219,960 | — | May 2025 |
| Senior Software Engineer, Web | DALLAS, Texas | $210,480 | IV | Apr 2025 |
| SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER, ANDROID | West Hollywood, California | $176,134 | IV | Apr 2025 |
| Data Scientist | Dallas, Texas | $150,480 | II | Apr 2025 |
| DATA SCIENTIST, PRODUCT ANALYTICS | Palo Alto, California | $128,000 | I | Apr 2025 |
| ANTI-ABUSE ANALYST | Palo Alto, California | $128,000 | I | Apr 2025 |
| DATA SCIENTIST | Palo Alto, California | $117,291 | I | Mar 2025 |
| Software Engineer, Machine Learning | Palo Alto, California | $146,307 | I | Mar 2025 |
| Software Engineer, Machine Learning | Palo Alto, California | $146,307 | I | Mar 2025 |
| User Experience Researcher | Los Angeles, California | $128,000 | I | Mar 2025 |
| Software Engineer, iOS | Palo Alto, California | $146,307 | I | Mar 2025 |
| Software Engineer, iOS | West Hollywood, California | $102,357 | I | Mar 2025 |
| Software Engineer, Backend | West Hollywood, California | $141,500 | II | Mar 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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