H-1B sponsor profile

Spotify

Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications · trailing 12 months

Median base salary

$200,850

▼ -4.42% YoY

Average salary

$208,849

Mean of all filings

Certified LCAs

132

Full-time positions

Occupations

SOC codes with 5+ filings

H-1B wage level mix

Level I10.8% of LCAs

Level II4937.1% of LCAs

Level III4836.4% of LCAs

Level IV3325% of LCAs

1 filings had no wage level.

Top occupations

Software Developers
Computer and Information Systems Managers
Data Scientists
Computer and Information Research Scientists
Graphic Designers

Top worksite metros

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

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Spotify H-1B pay range

Annual base pay across all 132 certified full-time H-1B filings.

P10$151,870

P25$176,198

Median$200,850

P75$239,140

P90$275,629

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Spotify salaries by job title

Spotify's pay for each job title compared with the median of all H-1B sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation. Tap a row for the full range and competing sponsors.

Job title	LCAs	Spotify median	All sponsors	vs all
Engineer SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	21	$217,040	$140,000	+55%
Spotify · Engineer (21 LCAs) P10$176,690 P25$188,520 Median$217,040 P75$234,180 P90$242,530 Wage levels: I 0 · II 6 · III 12 · IV 3 \| All sponsors: P25 $125,000 · median $140,000 · P75 $160,000 (1,097 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Engineer Elevance Health $132,290 (126) Government Employee Insurance Geico $136,470 (110) Nordstrom $158,974 (89) American Express Travel Related $136,121 (80) Engineer at all sponsors →
Machine Learning Engineer SOC 1/2 SOC 15-1221 · Computer and Information Research Scientists	9	$204,520	$176,127	+16.1%
Spotify · Machine Learning Engineer (9 LCAs) P10$190,000 P25$192,000 Median$204,520 P75$264,590 P90$280,500 Wage levels: I 0 · II 5 · III 2 · IV 2 \| All sponsors: P25 $143,450 · median $176,127 · P75 $223,565 (111 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Machine Learning Engineer Adobe $164,403 (38) Machine Learning Engineer at all sponsors →
Back End Engineer SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	8	$216,184	$172,931	+25%
Spotify · Back End Engineer (8 LCAs) P10$184,922 P25$195,776 Median$216,184 P75$241,380 P90$259,047 Wage levels: I 0 · II 1 · III 5 · IV 2 \| All sponsors: P25 $147,500 · median $172,931 · P75 $200,000 (149 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Back End Engineer Zoom Communications $150,108 (8) Coupang Global $180,710 (7) Stripe $181,262 (6) Atlassian $171,466 (6) Back End Engineer at all sponsors →
Data Scientist SOC 15-2051 · Data Scientists	7	$166,100	$133,952	+24%
Spotify · Data Scientist (7 LCAs) P10$154,770 P25$160,435 Median$166,100 P75$171,090 P90$175,914 Wage levels: I 0 · II 4 · III 3 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $103,500 · median $133,952 · P75 $170,000 (4,831 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Data Scientist Amazon $162,400 (263) Meta $207,370 (231) Wal Mart Associates $150,750 (165) Google $198,500 (114) Data Scientist at all sponsors →
Engineering Manager SOC 11-3021 · Computer and Information Systems Managers	7	$256,820	$237,682	+8.1%
Spotify · Engineering Manager (7 LCAs) P10$231,608 P25$246,220 Median$256,820 P75$273,305 P90$293,034 Wage levels: I 0 · II 5 · III 2 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $199,804 · median $237,682 · P75 $274,456 (388 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Engineering Manager Google $277,000 (18) Meta $289,482 (14) Roblox $355,180 (11) Netflix $388,918 (11) Engineering Manager at all sponsors →
Data Engineer SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	5	$225,000	$120,000	+87.5%
Spotify · Data Engineer (5 LCAs) P10$211,338 P25$225,000 Median$225,000 P75$245,940 P90$245,940 Wage levels: I 0 · II 0 · III 3 · IV 2 \| All sponsors: P25 $105,997 · median $120,000 · P75 $140,000 (2,367 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Data Engineer Wal Mart Associates $127,169 (79) Expedia $149,240 (57) Fidelity Technology D/b/a Fidelity Investments $116,709 (54) Caremark $136,478 (52) Data Engineer at all sponsors →
Machine Learning Engineer SOC 2/2 SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	5	$188,370	$185,000	+1.8%
Spotify · Machine Learning Engineer (5 LCAs) P10$171,612 P25$174,720 Median$188,370 P75$260,100 P90$277,578 Wage levels: I 0 · II 2 · III 2 · IV 1 \| All sponsors: P25 $151,819 · median $185,000 · P75 $215,000 (949 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Machine Learning Engineer Snap $180,710 (75) Pinterest $180,710 (69) Apple $193,978 (63) Adobe $192,370 (54) Machine Learning Engineer at all sponsors →
Product Manager SOC 11-3021 · Computer and Information Systems Managers	5	$207,890	$187,500	+10.9%
Spotify · Product Manager (5 LCAs) P10$195,654 P25$201,390 Median$207,890 P75$218,020 P90$219,208 Wage levels: I 0 · II 4 · III 1 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $158,969 · median $187,500 · P75 $220,000 (381 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Product Manager Amazon $160,105 (130) Ebay $225,079 (22) Meta $249,148 (18) Paypal $197,954 (13) Product Manager at all sponsors →
Product Designer SOC 27-1024 · Graphic Designers	5	$196,300	$154,000	+27.5%
Spotify · Product Designer (5 LCAs) P10$191,514 P25$195,000 Median$196,300 P75$227,140 P90$227,140 Wage levels: I 0 · II 0 · III 2 · IV 3 \| All sponsors: P25 $121,941 · median $154,000 · P75 $191,775 (171 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Product Designer Meta $208,498 (20) Linkedin $123,000 (12) Intuit $146,336 (10) Rubrik $155,000 (6) Product Designer at all sponsors →

Titles need 5+ filings at Spotify. “All sponsors” is the median for the same title and SOC across every sponsor, including Spotify; “only sponsor” means no other employer filed it.

Spotify salaries by occupation

Each SOC occupation Spotify sponsors, compared with the BLS national median for all U.S. workers. Tap a row for wage levels, job titles and what competing sponsors pay.

Occupation	LCAs	Spotify median	BLS median	vs BLS
Software Developers SOC 15-1252	54	$225,000	$135,980	+65.5%
Spotify pay range · Software Developers P10$178,283 P25$191,360 Median$225,000 P75$245,502 P90$272,970 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II$188,90016 LCAs · 30% Level III$222,01024 LCAs · 44% Level IV$259,82514 LCAs · 26% Job titles filed under this SOC Engineer21 LCAs · median $217,040 · +55% vs all sponsors Back End Engineer8 LCAs · median $216,184 · +25% vs all sponsors Data Engineer5 LCAs · median $225,000 · +87.5% vs all sponsors Machine Learning Engineer5 LCAs · median $188,370 · +1.8% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Software Developers All-sponsor median $136,433 · average excluding Spotify $144,886 Amazon $155,000 (9,778) Microsoft $175,760 (4,681) Google $194,000 (3,386) Meta $214,032 (3,009) Pay vs BLS national median 1.65× Spotify $225,000 vs BLS $135,980 Where Spotify's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Software Developers occupation profile →
Computer and Information Systems Managers SOC 11-3021	16	$246,855	$175,140	+40.9%
Spotify pay range · Computer and Information Systems Managers P10$204,640 P25$219,505 Median$246,855 P75$277,978 P90$290,040 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II$230,26010 LCAs · 63% Level III—6 LCAs · 38% Level IV—0 LCAs · 0% Job titles filed under this SOC Engineering Manager7 LCAs · median $256,820 · +8.1% vs all sponsors Product Manager5 LCAs · median $207,890 · +10.9% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Computer and Information Systems Managers All-sponsor median $200,907 · average excluding Spotify $208,905 Amazon $198,390 (1,417) Deloitte $200,300 (797) Ernst & Young U S $238,818 (785) Pricewaterhousecoopers $191,000 (385) Pay vs BLS national median 1.41× Spotify $246,855 vs BLS $175,140 Where Spotify's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Computer and Information Systems Managers occupation profile →
Computer and Information Research Scientists SOC 15-1221	14	$197,230	$140,300	+40.6%
Spotify pay range · Computer and Information Research Scientists P10$182,469 P25$190,000 Median$197,230 P75$254,225 P90$280,500 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—9 LCAs · 64% Level III—3 LCAs · 21% Level IV—2 LCAs · 14% Job titles filed under this SOC Machine Learning Engineer9 LCAs · median $204,520 · +16.1% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Computer and Information Research Scientists All-sponsor median $182,000 · average excluding Spotify $188,452 Amazon $175,000 (945) Meta $191,678 (567) Google $205,000 (245) Nvidia $184,018 (103) Pay vs BLS national median 1.41× Spotify $197,230 vs BLS $140,300 Where Spotify's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Computer and Information Research Scientists occupation profile →
Data Scientists SOC 15-2051	14	$177,120	$120,230	+47.3%
Spotify pay range · Data Scientists P10$158,169 P25$167,075 Median$177,120 P75$219,030 P90$239,239 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—6 LCAs · 43% Level III—6 LCAs · 43% Level IV—2 LCAs · 14% Job titles filed under this SOC Data Scientist7 LCAs · median $166,100 · +24% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Data Scientists All-sponsor median $123,531 · average excluding Spotify $130,930 Amazon $139,146 (2,008) Microsoft $172,526 (835) Wal Mart Associates $147,344 (752) Jpmorgan Chase $140,000 (521) Pay vs BLS national median 1.47× Spotify $177,120 vs BLS $120,230 Where Spotify's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Data Scientists occupation profile →
Graphic Designers SOC 27-1024	8	$195,650	$62,960	+210.8%
Spotify pay range · Graphic Designers P10$121,710 P25$174,968 Median$195,650 P75$224,792 P90$227,140 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—1 LCAs · 13% Level III—2 LCAs · 25% Level IV—5 LCAs · 63% Job titles filed under this SOC Product Designer5 LCAs · median $196,300 · +27.5% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Graphic Designers All-sponsor median $105,000 · average excluding Spotify $116,246 Amazon $137,800 (146) Google $206,000 (42) Cognizant $68,765 (29) Apple $146,910 (27) Pay vs BLS national median 3.11× Spotify $195,650 vs BLS $62,960 Where Spotify's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Graphic Designers occupation profile →
Accountants and Auditors SOC 13-2011	7	$157,000	$83,680	+87.6%
Spotify pay range · Accountants and Auditors P10$132,600 P25$148,000 Median$157,000 P75$180,000 P90$195,600 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—3 LCAs · 43% Level III—1 LCAs · 14% Level IV—3 LCAs · 43% What competing sponsors pay for Accountants and Auditors All-sponsor median $95,366 · average excluding Spotify $104,378 Ernst & Young U S $115,360 (1,742) Deloitte $84,000 (1,160) Pricewaterhousecoopers $142,000 (201) Amazon $108,000 (142) Pay vs BLS national median 1.88× Spotify $157,000 vs BLS $83,680 Where Spotify's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Accountants and Auditors occupation profile →