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Uber salaries revealed: See how much the ride-hailing company pays product managers, software engineers, and others

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Uber's H-1B visa filings reveal salaries for tech roles, with software engineering managers earning up to $410,000 and data scientists up to $193,700.

Uber salaries revealed: See how much the ride-hailing company pays product managers, software engineers, and others

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Uber has filed fewer H-1B visa applications in 2026, down to 364 from 497 a year earlier, reflecting a broader tech industry pullback amid AI investments and visa policy changes. The filings disclose salaries for roles like software engineers, data scientists, and product managers, with top pay reaching $410,000 for senior engineering directors. Software engineering managers and senior directors earn up to $410,000, while data scientists cap at $193,700 and product managers at $260,000. The company has slowed hiring in some areas due to AI, as stated by CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, and faces increased H-1B visa fees from the Trump administration. Uber ended 2025 with about 34,000 employees globally and continues to hire for several hundred open roles worldwide.
Why It Matters
Uber's salary data reveals how the company is navigating a tightening tech labor market shaped by AI investment and H-1B visa restrictions. The high pay for software engineers and AI-related roles signals that Uber is prioritizing top talent in automation and machine learning, even as it cuts back on foreign worker sponsorship. This reflects a broader industry shift where companies are competing fiercely for specialized skills while reducing reliance on global talent pools.

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Uber has filed fewer H-1B visa applications so far this year, according to federal data.

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  • Uber is hiring in the US, though it's pulled back on visa applications for foreign workers.
  • Software engineers can make base salaries of up to $410,000, according to federal data.
  • Here's what Uber pays some of its tech workers, from product managers to data scientists.

Uber is hiring even as artificial intelligence and work visa restrictions reshape the US tech workforce.

The ride-hailing giant has several hundred open roles around the world listed on its jobs pages, including a few hundred in the US.

Tech companies are taking a more cautious approach to hiring as they invest more in AI. Uber has slowed hiring in some areas due to AI, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said earlier this year, and employees are generally expected to be more productive.

Many Big Tech companies have also pulled back on foreign workers in the wake of big changes to the H-1B visa program, including a hefty fee, initiated by the Trump Administration last year. The program allows companies to temporarily employ foreign workers for specialty jobs in the US.

Uber's latest visa filings in 2026 offer insight into how the company is approaching hiring foreign workers and how much it pays new employees.

Uber filed applications to hire 364 workers through the H-1B visa program during the first half of the 2026 federal fiscal year, according to filings with the US Department of Labor. That's down from 497 filings submitted in the same period last year.

Many of those applications are for software engineers and other roles affected by AI.

The highest-paid job in the dataset had a salary of $410,000. The lowest-paying role, meanwhile, had a base pay of $94,331.

Uber did not respond to a request for comment.

The company ended 2025 with about 34,000 employees globally, according to its annual report.

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 key jobs for which Uber disclosed salaries during the six-month period through March 31:

Software engineering managers can make up to $410,000

Staff Software Engineer: $217,200 to $273,000

Senior Software Engineer: $193,253 to $239,300

Software Engineer: $150,000 to $203,400

Software Engineer II: $147,911 to $172,600

Manager, Engineering: $238,800 to $267,400

Senior Manager, Engineering: $288,400 to $292,500

Senior Director, Engineering: $410,000

Data scientists can make up to $193,700

Scientist II, Tech: $160,100 to $165,400

Scientist, Tech: $174,900 to $178,000

Senior Data Analyst, Tech: $180,000 to $180,900

Senior Data Scientist, Tech: $175,600 to $193,700

Product managers can make up to $260,000

Product Manager: $166,400 to $184,900

Senior Product Manager: $196,300 to $225,700

Lead Product Manager: $223,200 to $260,000

Program Manager: $133,200 to $143,000

Senior Product Operations: $172,700 to $180,000

Research analysts can make up to $205,400

Regional Operations Manager: $116,500 to $146,900

Senior Operations and Logistics Manager: $133,200 to $137,200

Senior Scientist, Tech: $188,000 to $205,400

Software developers can make up to $297,000

Machine Learning Engineer: $183,500 to $198,500

Senior Applications Developer: $194,900 to $204,700

Senior Machine Learning Engineer: $211,100 to $221,700

Senior Software Engineer: $190,700 to $242,000

Senior Staff Engineer: $275,800 to $297,000

Senior Machine Learning Engineer: $235,300 to $262,000

Other positions can make up to $250,000

Manager, Central Operations: $144,500 to $189,000

Manager, Strategy & Planning: $169,300 to $172,000

Senior Strategy & Planning Associate: $135,600 to $147,300

Marketing Technology Associate: $159,300 to $161,000

Product GTM Specialist: $143,000

Security Analyst: $142,600 to $178,200

Senior Accountant: $117,100 to $130,400

Senior Manager, Strategic Finance: $197,200 to $250,000

Do you have a story to share about Uber? Contact this reporter at abitter@businessinsider.com or 808-854-4501.

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