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658 H-1B & PERM records for "foundation", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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Source: US Dept of Labor. Represents Base Salary only. Excludes RSUs, signing bonuses, and variable compensation.

658

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$132656

Average Salary

$26000

Minimum

$720000

Maximum

Active filters: Job: foundation
Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
ByteDance Inc. Research Scientist, Foundation Model(LLM) San Jose, CA $720000 H-1B Sep 11, 2025
BYTEDANCE INC. Research Scientist - Foundation Model San Jose, CA $624000 H-1B Mar 30, 2026
BYTEDANCE INC. Research Scientist - Foundation Model San Jose, CA $594000 H-1B Feb 27, 2026
BYTEDANCE INC. Research Scientist, Foundation Model Bellevue, WA $560000 H-1B Dec 19, 2025
HARK LABS INC. MEMBER OF TECHNICAL STAFF, AI FOUNDATION MODELS SAN JOSE, CA $400000 H-1B Jun 16, 2026
BYTEDANCE INC. Research Scientist (Foundation Model, Generative … San Jose, CA $400000 H-1B Apr 13, 2026
BYTEDANCE INC. Research Scientist (Foundation Model, Generative … San Jose, CA $400000 H-1B May 12, 2026
HARK LABS INC. MEMBER OF TECHNICAL STAFF, AI FOUNDATION MODELS SAN JOSE, CA $400000 H-1B Jun 16, 2026
HARK LABS INC. MEMBER OF TECHNICAL STAFF, AI FOUNDATION MODELS SAN JOSE, CA $400000 H-1B Jun 17, 2026
Netflix, Inc. Manager, iOS UI Foundations Los Gatos, CA $388918 H-1B Sep 30, 2025
BYTEDANCE INC. Research Scientist (Foundation Model, Vision and … San Jose, CA $380000 H-1B May 1, 2025
BYTEDANCE INC. Research Engineer - Foundation Model AI Platform San Jose, CA $358000 H-1B Aug 15, 2025
BYTEDANCE INC. Research Scientist - Foundation Model, Vision and… San Jose, CA $350000 H-1B May 13, 2026
ByteDance Inc. Research Scientist- Foundation Model, Vision and … San Jose, CA $350000 H-1B Apr 17, 2025
VMware, Inc. Principal Engineer - VMware Cloud Foundation Cary, NC $334150 H-1B May 23, 2023
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Deputy Director, Foundation Strategy Seattle, WA $331616 H-1B Jun 27, 2024
General Motors Senior Manager, Foundational Services Mountain View, CA $330000 H-1B Apr 11, 2025
BYTEDANCE INC. Research Scientist (Foundation Model, Generative … San Jose, CA $325000 H-1B May 12, 2026
BYTEDANCE INC. Research Scientist (Foundation Model, Generative … San Jose, CA $325000 H-1B Apr 10, 2026
BYTEDANCE INC. Research Scientist, Foundation Model Generative AI San Jose, CA $320000 H-1B Apr 16, 2025
ByteDance Inc. Research Scientist, Foundation Model San Jose, CA $320000 H-1B Apr 18, 2025
Block, Inc. Android Software Eng Manager, Foundation & Isolat… San Francisco, CA $307300 H-1B Jul 15, 2025
VMware, Inc. Principal Engineer - VMware Cloud Foundation Cary, NC $305000 H-1B Dec 3, 2020
Tencent America LLC Hunyuan AIGC Algorithm Researcher (World Model Fo… PALO ALTO, CA $300000 H-1B Dec 16, 2025
ByteDance Inc. Software Engineer, TikTok Actor Integrity Foundat… San Jose, CA $300000 H-1B Jun 11, 2026
Citibank, N.A. Data Governance Foundation Function Group Manager New York, NY $300000 H-1B May 29, 2026
TikTok Inc. Sr Machine Learning Engineer, Foundation Model Ap… Bellevue, WA $289000 H-1B Sep 5, 2023
TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC Machine Learning Engineer, E-comm. Rec. Foundatio… San Jose, CA $278328 H-1B1 Jun 23, 2026
Netflix, Inc. ENGINEERING MANAGER - STUDIO FOUNDATIONS ENGINEER… Los Gatos, CA $276328 H-1B Sep 27, 2021
Cohere US, Inc. Senior Product Manager, Foundation Models Palo Alto, CA $275000 - $275000 H-1B Jun 22, 2023
Meta Platforms, Inc. TPM Manager, XR Tech Foundations Campbell, CA $271396 H-1B Mar 21, 2024
Path CCM, Inc. Staff AI Engineer, AI Foundation New York, NY $270000 - $300000 H-1B Feb 10, 2026
Block, Inc. Software Engineering Manager - Fulfillment Founda… Seattle, WA $270000 H-1B Dec 6, 2024
Netflix, Inc. MANAGER, IOS UI FOUNDATIONS Seattle, WA $266926 H-1B Apr 14, 2023
OpenAI OpCo, LLC Member of Finance Staff (Product Finance, Foundat… San Francisco, CA $265000 H-1B Feb 26, 2026
NIKE, INC. MANAGING DIRECTOR, NIKE FOUNDATION BEAVERTON, OR $265000 H-1B Sep 8, 2011
Netflix, Inc. Manager, Android Client Foundations Los Gatos, CA $264514 H-1B Mar 12, 2026
TORC Robotics, Inc. Principal Software Engineer, Computer Foundation Ann Arbor, MI $260000 H-1B May 8, 2025
TikTok Inc. Software Engineer, TikTok Creation Foundation Bellevue, WA $260000 H-1B Mar 25, 2022
Austin, Nichols & Co., Inc. Vice President, Group IT Operation & Foundation New York, NY $260000 - $320000 H-1B Aug 29, 2022
Tencent America LLC Hunyuan AIGC Algorithm Researcher (World Model Fo… PALO ALTO, CA $258000 H-1B Apr 24, 2026
SPOTIFY USA, INC. Senior Backend Engineer - Data Foundations New York, NY $257880 H-1B Feb 11, 2026
TikTok U.S. Data Security Inc. Senior Software Engineer, Ads Serving and Foundat… San Jose, CA $255300 H-1B Nov 12, 2025
Prior Computers Inc. Member of Technical Staff-Foundations Cambridge, MA $250000 H-1B Apr 16, 2026
Waymo LLC ML Engineer, Foundation Model Infrastructure Mountain View, CA $250000 H-1B Apr 30, 2026
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Data Governance Foundation Senior Group Manager New York, NY $250000 H-1B Jul 17, 2025
TikTok Inc. Software Engineer, TikTok Creation Foundation Bellevue, WA $250000 H-1B Mar 21, 2022
TikTok Inc. Software Engineer, TikTok Creation Foundation Mountain View, CA $250000 H-1B Mar 17, 2022
ENVISION HEALTHCARE VICE PRESIDENT - DATA FOUNDATION STRATEGY NASHVILLE, TN $250000 H-1B Aug 5, 2019
Block, Inc. Android Software Engineering Mgr., Foundation & I… Sunnyvale, CA $247500 H-1B Dec 1, 2022
About This Data
Data Source

This data comes from the U.S. Department of Labor's public disclosure files for H-1B (temporary work visa) and green card (PERM labor certification) applications.

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  • Green Card Salaries: Wages offered for green card sponsorship (PERM) positions
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