Substack, Inc. H-1B wage filings
San Francisco, CA. Last filed in fiscal 2026. Figures cover every filing since fiscal 2020; none in the latest 12 months reach five.
Substack, Inc. filed 19 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from fiscal 2021 to fiscal 2026. The median wage it offered was $140,000, 2.3% above the government's prevailing wage for the same jobs. Its most-filed job was Creator Partnerships Manager (3 filings, median $104,832).
- Filings since FY2021
- 19
- Positions covered
- 19
- Certified
- 100.0%
- Job titles
- 11
- Worksite cities
- 3
- Last filed
- FY2026
Offered wage since 2021
Substack, Inc.'s median H-1B wage offer fell 38%, from $170,000 in fiscal 2022 to $104,832 in fiscal 2025. In fiscal 2025 it sat exactly on the prevailing wage. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2025, with 8 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Substack, Inc. by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2025 | 8 | $104,832 | −32.4% | $104,832 | at the minimum |
| 2024 | 3 | $155,000 | n/a | $127,046 | +22.0% |
| 2023 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2022 | 5 | $170,000 | n/a | $167,710 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Offered wage by job title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Job title | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creator Partnerships Manager | 3 | $104,832 | at the minimum | |
| Product Researcher | 3 | $155,000 | +22.0% | |
| Product Manager | 2 | $140,000 | +2.3% | |
| Sr. Trust Safety Specialist | 2 | $102,752 | at the minimum | |
| Software Engineer | 2 | $170,000 | +1.4% | |
| Software Engineer, Core | 2 | $195,000 | +7.8% | |
| Data Analyst | 1 | $140,000 | +10.9% | |
| Engineering Director | 1 | $225,000 | +5.9% | |
| Engineering Manager | 1 | $225,000 | +5.9% | |
| Information Trust and Safety, Quality Assurance Analyst | 1 | $69,826 | at the minimum | |
| Sr. Standards and Enforcement Specialist | 1 | $102,086 | at the minimum | |
No job title on this page matches. Only the most-filed titles are listed.
Where the jobs are
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 12 | $170,000 |
| New York, NY | 4 | $102,086 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 3 | $104,832 |
By visa type: 14 H-1B, 5 E-3 (Australia). By outcome: 18 certified, 1 certified and later withdrawn.
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages Substack, Inc. attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.