Upwork H-1B Salaries 2026
10 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications for full-time roles at Upwork, decided Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026. Median offered salary $246,328.
$246,328Median salary
$187,68825th percentile
$260,30075th percentile
10Filings
Upwork H-1B salaries by job title
| Job title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Lead Machine Learning Engineer | 2 | $246,328 |
| Principle Engineer | 1 | $264,514 |
| Senior Financial Analyst Revenue | 1 | $146,000 |
| Principal Software Engineer | 1 | $350,000 |
| Senior Software Engineer | 1 | $170,000 |
| Senior Machine Learning Engineer | 1 | $247,656 |
| Senior Software Engineer Full Stack | 1 | $180,250 |
| Senior Director of Engineering Developer Enablement | 1 | $315,000 |
| Senior Product Manager | 1 | $210,000 |
Top cities
| City | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | 2 | $217,257 |
| Pacifica, CA | 2 | $247,656 |
| Upland, CA | 1 | $146,000 |
| Capitola, CA | 1 | $350,000 |
| Leander, TX | 1 | $180,250 |
| Sammamish, WA | 1 | $315,000 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $245,000 |
| Milpitas, CA | 1 | $210,000 |
Wage levels
Prevailing-wage level the employer selected (I = entry, IV = fully competent).
Median prevailing wage on these filings: $175,584.
Recent Upwork H-1B filings
Latest 10 of 10 filings by decision date. Salary is the offered wage rate (annualised); "to" shows the top of a range when given.
| Certified | Job title | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-20 | Senior Software Engineer - Full Stack | $180,250 |
| 2025-12-30 | Lead Machine Learning Engineer | $247,655 |
| 2025-12-11 | Senior Machine Learning Engineer | $247,656 |
| 2025-11-24 | Senior Software Engineer | $170,000 |
| 2025-11-19 | Principal Software Engineer | $350,000 |
| 2025-11-17 | Principle Engineer | $264,514 |
| 2025-11-17 | Senior Financial Analyst, Revenue | $146,000 |
| 2025-09-19 | Senior Director of Engineering, Developer Enablement | $315,000 |
| 2025-08-13 | Lead Machine Learning Engineer | $245,000 |
| 2025-07-25 | Senior Product Manager | $210,000 |
Employer names as filed: Upwork, Inc.; Upwork Inc.. Name variants that differ only in case, punctuation or legal suffix (LLC, Inc., Corp.) are merged. Separate legal entities are listed separately. These are wages offered on certified LCAs, not actual pay.