Salariesby GlyphSpotify salaries
A consumer company posting pay on 8 open jobs, mostly Research Scientist roles.
8 posted ranges · median $181k · H-1B median $223k (47 filings)
By title
Median of posted rangesMiddle halfH-1B median
Research Scientist$162kDesigns and runs experiments to push what models can do; usually a PhD role.H-1B $298kMachine Learning Engineer$309kTrains, ships and maintains machine learning models in production.H-1B $225kSoftware Engineer$200kGeneral software engineering: backend, frontend, infrastructure and systems roles without a more specific title.H-1B $242kSecurity Engineer$161kFinds and fixes weaknesses in systems, code and cloud accounts.Full Stack Engineer$161kWorks across the browser, the API and the database; the default startup hire.H-1B $260k
| Title | Posted | |
|---|---|---|
| Research ScientistDesigns and runs experiments to push what models can do; usually a PhD role. | $162k$133k to $190k | |
| Machine Learning EngineerTrains, ships and maintains machine learning models in production. | $254k to $363k2 postings | |
| Software EngineerGeneral software engineering: backend, frontend, infrastructure and systems roles without a more specific title. | $164k to $235kone posting | |
| Security EngineerFinds and fixes weaknesses in systems, code and cloud accounts. | $133k to $190kone posting | |
| Full Stack EngineerWorks across the browser, the API and the database; the default startup hire. | $133k to $190kone posting |
Posted ranges
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Home Surfaces
Machine Learning Engineer · New York City
seen Oct 21, 2026Posting ↗
Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Content Platform
Machine Learning Engineer · New York City
seen Sep 24, 2026Posting ↗
Senior Applied Research Scientist - Personalization
Research Scientist · New York City
seen Sep 24, 2026Posting ↗
Security Engineer - Detection and Response
Security Engineer · New York City
seen Sep 24, 2026Posting ↗
About
Job board: Lever (jobs.lever.co/spotify). Robots check on 2026-11-04: robots.txt allows careers and jobs paths (16 other paths disallowed).
By level
| Level | Posted | H-1B | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior2 posted | $167k to $238k2 postings | $242k20 filings | |
| Staff2 posted | $254k to $363k2 postings | $293k4 filings | |
| Not stated4 posted | $162k$133k to $190k | $189k6 filings |
By city
| City | Posted | |
|---|---|---|
| New York City8 open jobs with posted pay here. | $181k$149k to $213k |
H-1B wages by title
Software Engineer$242kGeneral software engineering: backend, frontend, infrastructure and systems roles without a more specific title.Machine Learning Engineer$225kTrains, ships and maintains machine learning models in production.Data Scientist$155kUses statistics and models to answer questions with data; the "sexiest job" of 2012.Data Engineer$189kBuilds the pipelines, warehouses and platforms that move and store data.Engineering Manager$257kManages a team of engineers: hiring, delivery and careers.Analytics Engineer$223kModels raw data into clean, tested tables (usually with dbt) for analysts and dashboards; named by dbt Labs around 2019.Research Scientist$298kDesigns and runs experiments to push what models can do; usually a PhD role.Research Engineer$240kWrites the code that makes research run: training runs, experiments, infrastructure.Full Stack Engineer$260kWorks across the browser, the API and the database; the default startup hire.
H-1B median by quarter
| Fiscal quarter | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Q1 | 13 | $225k |
| FY2025 Q2 | 25 | $227k |
| FY2025 Q3 | 30 | $223k |
| FY2025 Q4 | 7 | $199k |
| FY2026 Q1 | 8 | $223k |
| FY2026 Q2 | 13 | $205k |
| FY2026 Q3 | 19 | $225k |
Posted median by week
| Week of | Ranges | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | 9 | $162k |
| Oct 5, 2026 | 8 | $181k |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 8 | $181k |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 8 | $203k |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 8 | $181k |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 8 | $181k |
Recent changes
Took down Data Scientist - Music Promotion ($95k to $135k), last seen Oct 28. Posting ↗