Meta Platforms, Inc
Compensation intelligence · Updated Oct 18, 2026Explore pay benchmarks at Meta Platforms, Inc. Use role and coverage details to understand what each compensation figure represents.
Fortune 500 · #17 · 2026
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427 role entries found in retained salary evidence and employer listings. Some titles are grouped; others retain the employer’s original wording. Coverage varies by role.
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Selected supported source cohorts for Meta Platforms, Inc salaries. These are individual benchmarks, not an average across employers or levels.
Software Engineer · Meta Platforms, Inc · All reported locations
For Software Engineer at Meta Platforms, Inc in All reported locations, the median offered annual base wage is USD $218,000. The sample denominator is 2,647 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.
Wages.fyi calculates this median from available regulatory wage filings. Filings describe offered base wages, not realized employee earnings or total compensation. Bonus and equity are not inferred.
Coverage refreshed . Refresh dates can differ from when compensation was earned or wages were offered.
Research Scientist · Meta Platforms, Inc · All reported locations
For Research Scientist at Meta Platforms, Inc in All reported locations, the median offered annual base wage is USD $207,502. The sample denominator is 617 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.
Wages.fyi calculates this median from available regulatory wage filings. Filings describe offered base wages, not realized employee earnings or total compensation. Bonus and equity are not inferred.
Coverage refreshed . Refresh dates can differ from when compensation was earned or wages were offered.
Data Scientist · Meta Platforms, Inc · All reported locations
For Data Scientist at Meta Platforms, Inc in All reported locations, the median offered annual base wage is USD $204,000. The sample denominator is 275 offered-wage filings. Measurement period: FY 2026 filings. Benchmark year: 2026.
Wages.fyi calculates this median from available regulatory wage filings. Filings describe offered base wages, not realized employee earnings or total compensation. Bonus and equity are not inferred.
Coverage refreshed . Refresh dates can differ from when compensation was earned or wages were offered.
Only public source benchmarks with at least five samples and a disclosed median appear here. Samples can overlap and are never added into an employee total. Source sampling methods apply; published sample counts are not guaranteed to represent unique employees. Missing pay components stay undisclosed. Methodology.
Compensation by role
Annual USD benchmarks · comparable statistics remain separate
| ROLE / LEVEL | TOTAL COMP | BASE SALARY | STOCK / YEAR | CASH BONUS | CONTEXT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Data Science ManagerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $269,223 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort7 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 | |
Machine Learning EngineerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $214,032 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort31 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 | |
Production EngineerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $195,000 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort193 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 | |
Product Design PrototyperLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $192,129 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort6 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 | |
Hardware EngineerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $183,000 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort10 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 | |
Product DesignerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $199,430 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort86 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 | |
Mechanical EngineerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $213,898 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort11 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 | |
Planning & Capacity EngineerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $187,000 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort5 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 13, 2026 | |
ASIC Engineer, Design VerificationLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $204,894 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort16 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 | |
Data ScientistLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $204,000 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort275 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 | |
Operations Research AnalystsLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $110,822 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort30 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 | |
Security EngineerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $191,594 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort13 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 | |
Business EngineerLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $216,286 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort15 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 | |
Applied Research ScientistLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $232,745 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort7 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 | |
ASIC Engineer, EmulationLevel not disclosedAll reported locations | Not disclosedUSD · Median | $227,000 | — | — | Offered base wage · filing cohort5 filingsFY 2026 filings · Oct 18, 2026 |
Base wages, total compensation, source estimates, and employer ranges are measured separately. Sample counts and reporting periods travel with every benchmark.
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New York, NY · Base pay coverageMeta Platforms, Inc · Applied Research Scientist
Burlingame, CA · Base pay coverageMeta Platforms, Inc · ASIC Engineer, Architecture
Sunnyvale, CA · Base pay coverageMeta Platforms, Inc · ASIC Engineer, Design Verification
Sunnyvale, CA · Base pay coverageMeta Platforms, Inc · ASIC Engineer, Design
Sunnyvale, CA · Base pay coverageMeta Platforms, Inc · ASIC Engineer, Emulation
Sunnyvale, CA · Base pay coverageMeta Platforms, Inc · ASIC Engineer
Austin, TX · Base pay coverageMeta Platforms, Inc · ASIC Engineer
Menlo Park, CA · Base pay coverageMeta Platforms, Inc · ASIC Engineer
New York, NY · Base pay coverageMeta Platforms, Inc · ASIC Engineer
Seattle, WA · Base pay coverageMeta Platforms, Inc · ASIC Engineer
Sunnyvale, CA · Base pay coverageMeta Platforms, Inc · Business Engineer
Menlo Park, CA · Base pay coverageMeta Platforms, Inc · Business Engineer
New York, NY · Base pay coverageMeta Platforms, Inc · Data Engineer
Austin, TX · Base pay coverageMeta Platforms, Inc · Data Engineer
Bellevue, WA · Base pay coverageMeta Platforms, Inc · Data Engineer
Burlingame, CA · Base pay coverageMeta Platforms, Inc · Data Engineer
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How to read Meta Platforms, Inc pay data.
What is available?
40 supported pay benchmarks. Base-pay benchmarks describe salary or offered wages; stock and bonus may be unavailable. Missing components stay undisclosed.
How current are the numbers?
This coverage was last refreshed Oct 18, 2026. Each row shows its own measurement period. A collection date can differ from the year when compensation was earned or a wage was offered.
Can I use this to compare an offer?
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Public pay cohorts need at least five samples. Counts can overlap, so they are not added together into a worker total. Coverage reflects available records and does not represent every employer or employee. Read the methodology.