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Uber Files 364 H-1B Visa Applications in First Half of 2026, Down from 497 a Year Earlier
The ride-hailing company submitted fewer applications than the prior year while listing base salaries up to $410,000 for senior engineering roles. Insider reported the data from U.S. Department of Labor filings covering the period through March 31.
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Uber filed 364 H-1B visa applications during the first half of the 2026 federal fiscal year, down from 497 filings in the same period of 2025, according to U.S. Department of Labor records analyzed by Insider. The filings list base salaries ranging from $94,331 to $410,000.
Software engineering manager and senior director of engineering positions reached the top figure of $410,000, while staff software engineers were listed between $217,200 and $273,000. Senior software engineers carried base pay from $193,253 to $239,300. Software engineers ranged from $150,000 to $203,400, and software engineer II roles from $147,911 to $172,600.
Other listed positions included lead product managers at $223,200 to $260,000, senior data scientists at $175,600 to $193,700, and senior managers of strategic finance at $197,200 to $250,000. Uber ended 2025 with approximately 34,000 employees worldwide.
Insider reported that the company has several hundred open roles globally, including a few hundred in the United States, even as it has slowed hiring in some areas due to artificial intelligence.
The H-1B program permits companies to employ foreign workers temporarily in specialty occupations. Many of the applications cover software engineering and other roles affected by AI, Insider reported.
