Google salaries

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No public job board · H-1B median $196k (6,116 filings)

H-1B wages by title

Software Engineer$195kGeneral software engineering: backend, frontend, infrastructure and systems roles without a more specific title.Research Scientist$206kDesigns and runs experiments to push what models can do; usually a PhD role.Data Scientist$200kUses statistics and models to answer questions with data; the "sexiest job" of 2012.Solutions Engineer$171kThe technical half of a sale: demos, proofs of concept and integration help.Research Engineer$222kWrites the code that makes research run: training runs, experiments, infrastructure.Security Engineer$194kFinds and fixes weaknesses in systems, code and cloud accounts.Site Reliability Engineer$200kKeeps production up with software: on-call, SLOs and automation; Google's term.Data Engineer$174kBuilds the pipelines, warehouses and platforms that move and store data.Engineering Manager$281kManages a team of engineers: hiring, delivery and careers.Data Analyst$164kAnswers business questions with SQL, dashboards and spreadsheets.Product Engineer$199kA full-stack engineer who owns product decisions too, not just tickets.Developer Advocate$200kRepresents developers to a company and the company to developers: docs, demos, talks.Machine Learning Engineer$222kTrains, ships and maintains machine learning models in production.Design Engineer$188kHalf designer, half front-end engineer: prototypes and ships polished interfaces.Applied AI Engineer$168kTurns frontier models into working products for specific customers or use cases.Prompt Engineer$231kWrites and tests the instructions given to language models; the 2023 breakout title.Forward Deployed Engineer$174kAn engineer who ships software inside a customer's environment, part builder and part consultant; Palantir coined it, AI labs made it common.

Title	H-1B
Software EngineerGeneral software engineering: backend, frontend, infrastructure and systems roles without a more specific title.	$195k5,295 filings
Research ScientistDesigns and runs experiments to push what models can do; usually a PhD role.	$206k217 filings
Data ScientistUses statistics and models to answer questions with data; the "sexiest job" of 2012.	$200k192 filings
Solutions EngineerThe technical half of a sale: demos, proofs of concept and integration help.	$171k163 filings
Research EngineerWrites the code that makes research run: training runs, experiments, infrastructure.	$222k76 filings
Security EngineerFinds and fixes weaknesses in systems, code and cloud accounts.	$194k43 filings
Site Reliability EngineerKeeps production up with software: on-call, SLOs and automation; Google's term.	$200k39 filings
Data EngineerBuilds the pipelines, warehouses and platforms that move and store data.	$174k35 filings
Engineering ManagerManages a team of engineers: hiring, delivery and careers.	$281k25 filings
Data AnalystAnswers business questions with SQL, dashboards and spreadsheets.	$164k13 filings
Product EngineerA full-stack engineer who owns product decisions too, not just tickets.	$199k5 filings
Developer AdvocateRepresents developers to a company and the company to developers: docs, demos, talks.	$200k5 filings
Machine Learning EngineerTrains, ships and maintains machine learning models in production.	$222k3 filings
Design EngineerHalf designer, half front-end engineer: prototypes and ships polished interfaces.	Few2 filings
Applied AI EngineerTurns frontier models into working products for specific customers or use cases.	Few1 filing
Prompt EngineerWrites and tests the instructions given to language models; the 2023 breakout title.	Few1 filing
Forward Deployed EngineerAn engineer who ships software inside a customer's environment, part builder and part consultant; Palantir coined it, AI labs made it common.	Few1 filing

Certified H-1B filings, FY2025 Q4 to FY2026 Q3.

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H-1B median by quarter

Fiscal quarter	Filings	Median
FY2025 Q1	971	$186k
FY2025 Q2	3,887	$182k
FY2025 Q3	876	$193k
FY2025 Q4	609	$201k
FY2026 Q1	535	$194k
FY2026 Q2	1,417	$194k
FY2026 Q3	3,555	$196k

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