Uber is hiring people as it tries to become a “super app.” So how much is it paying them?
You’re probably familiar with the millions of gig workers who drive you to the airport or deliver your food. Now, Uber is looking to expand those services — with self-driving cars, for example — as well as offer customers targeted offers.
“We’re slowly moving towards a super app of sorts,” CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said.
Some of the people whom Uber has hired as it tries to make that vision a reality have come from outside the US via H-1B visas.
Companies are required to submit this work visa data, which includes salary information, to the US Department of Labor for all foreign hires. However, the compensation figures don’t include equity or other benefits that employees can receive in addition to their base pay. The filings also include industry average pay rates for US workers.
The process for obtaining an H-1B visa, however, is changing.
In September, President Donald Trump instituted a $100,000 fee for the visa. And proposed changes to H-1B visa rules would tilt the already competitive visa lottery in favor of the highest-paid applicants, lawyers told Business Insider.
Uber filed to hire 945 workers through the H-1B visa program during the 2025 federal fiscal year, which ended on September 30, according to filings with the US Department of Labor. That’s more than the 778 filings that Uber made during 2024.
Business Insider analyzed how much money companies from Apple to Walmart are paying for tech jobs and other roles. Explore salary data from America’s biggest employers.
Here’s a look at the jobs that Uber disclosed salaries for:
Computer and Information Systems Managers can make up to $410,000
Staff Software Engineer: $225,200 to $258,800
Manager, Engineering: $231,700 to $287,000
Manager, Applications Development: $195,600 to $210,500
Senior Manager: $234,100 to $299,700
Staff Software Engineer, TLM: $242,000 to $249,300
Senior Director, Engineering: $360,000 to $410,000
Data Scientists can earn up to $207,200
Scientist, Tech: $111,966 to $176,400
Senior Scientist, Tech: $151,700 to $207,200
Senior Applied Scientist: $186,307 to $208,062
Staff Scientist, Tech: $219,100 to $250,000
Applied Scientist: $133,100 to $179,100
Data Scientist: $125,950 to $153,700
Data Scientist, Tech: $129,750 to $160,700
Data Scientist III: $150,000 to $175,019
Data Analyst: $156,600 to $161,000
Data Analyst, Tech: $116,750 to $162,200
Senior Data Scientist: $150,400 to $164,300
Information Technology Project Managers can earn up to $215,900
Product Manager: $158,700 to $197,000
Senior Technical Program Manager: $202,500 to $231,400
Senior Program Manager: $144,500 to $170,100
Operations Research Analysts can make up to $185,300
Business Analyst – Operations II: $110,075 to $117,554
Scientist, Tech: $149,650 to $174,900
Senior Scientist, Tech: $169,800 to $185,300
Senior Operations and Logistics Manager: $135,600 to $142,850
Regional Operations Manager: $101,300 to $140,950
Manager, Sales Operations: $157,400 to $166,900
Manager, Central Operations: $157,100 to $161,900
Senior Program Manager: $143,000 to $178,800
Strategic Operations Manager: $111,900 to $166,600
Software Developers can make up to $312,700
Machine Learning Engineer: $178,900 to $198,500
Senior Machine Learning Engineer: $219,900 to $235,500
Software Engineer: $98,516 to $198,500
Software Engineer II: $113,308 to $135,005
Software Engineer III: $131,003 to $188,084
Staff Software Engineer: $207,800 to $273,000
Staff Software Engineer, TLM: $246,400 to $263,000
Senior Staff Engineer: $260,400 to $312,700
Senior Software Engineer: $151,819 to $242,000
Staff Applications Developer: $225,100 to $251,100
Senior Applications Developer: $179,500 to $209,700
Other positions can make up to $206,000
Manager, Technical Accounting: $164,600 to $166,900
Manager, Strategy and Planning: $155,000 to $173,600
Senior Manager, Strategic Finance: $192,300 to $206,000
Manager, Central Operations: $140,900 to $160,200
Product Designer: $157,100 to $174,600
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