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Meta's AI Hiring Surge: Engineers Earn Up to $450K

4/6/2026

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Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) aggressively hired AI talent in 2025.
A software engineer at Meta earned $450,000.
Research engineers earned $400,000 and product managers earned $348,000.
Most new hires received base salaries between $150,000 and $250,000.
Data from over 5,800 H-1B visa applications show software engineering roles dominated hiring, and Meta halved H-1B filings in late 2025, with layoffs in some divisions.

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Story summary

Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) aggressively hired AI talent in 2025.
A software engineer at Meta earned $450,000.
Research engineers earned $400,000 and product managers earned $348,000.
Most new hires received base salaries between $150,000 and $250,000.
Data from over 5,800 H-1B visa applications show software engineering roles dominated hiring, and Meta halved H-1B filings in late 2025, with layoffs in some divisions.