Does Dropbox sponsor visas — and what does it pay?
Dropbox filed 69 certified labour condition applications with the US Department of Labor between 1 October 2025 to 30 June 2026, covering 69 worker positions. Every wage below is a figure Dropbox put in front of a federal agency, not a number from a job advert.
Source: US Department of Labor, FY2026 Q3 disclosure data
Read both columns together. Paying the prevailing wage is legal and normal — it is the floor Congress set, not a loophole. The employer also chooses the wage level (I–IV) on the form, and a senior level carries a higher floor, so a wide margin above the floor can reflect the level selected rather than generosity. Read the two columns together, and treat neither as evidence of wrongdoing.
$191k
Median wage filed
$149k
Median legal floor
28%
Above the floor
69
Certified filings
How close to the legal minimum?
Of 69 certified filings, 11 (16%) were at or within 1% of the prevailing wage — the lowest figure Dropbox was legally permitted to offer for that role, in that location, at that skill level. Nationally the figure is 41%.
Wage levels selected
The employer chooses this level on the form, and it sets the legal floor. Level I is entry, Level IV is fully competent.
| Level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 9 | 13% |
| Level II | 36 | 54% |
| Level III | 2 | 3% |
| Level IV | 20 | 30% |
Most-filed job titles
| Job title | Filings |
|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 32 |
| Data Scientist | 6 |
| Engineering Manager | 3 |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 3 |
| SOFTWARE ENGINEER | 3 |
| Product Manager | 2 |
| MACHINE LEARNING ENGINEER | 1 |
| Manager, FP&A Data and Systems | 1 |
| Senior Director, Product Marketing | 1 |
| Senior Backend Product Software Engineer | 1 |
| Staff Product Manager | 1 |
| Salesforce Developer | 1 |
Where the work is
| Worksite | Filings |
|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 24 |
| Seattle, WA | 20 |
| Brooklyn, NY | 3 |
| Austin, TX | 2 |
| Jersey City, NJ | 2 |
| Apex, NC | 1 |
| Alpharetta, GA | 1 |
| McLean, VA | 1 |
Open roles at Dropbox right now
| Role | Location | Team | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data Analytics Partner, People Analytics new | Remote - Canada: Select locations | People Analytics Team (Sub Team) | CA$105k – CA$142k |
| Data Analytics Partner, People Analytics new | Remote - US: Select locations | People Analytics Team (Sub Team) | $124k – $168k |
| Principal, Market & Competitive Intelligence Manager new | Remote - US: Select locations | GTM Portfolio Marketing (Sub Team) | $185k – $250k |
| Principal, Market & Competitive Intelligence Manager new | Remote - Canada: Select locations | GTM Portfolio Marketing (Sub Team) | CA$173k – CA$235k |
| Technical Solutions Specialist (Japan) | Remote - Japan | Global Solutions - APJ (Sub Team) | 6 days ago |
| Director, Sales Compensation | Remote - Canada: Select locations | Sales Comp & Planning (Sub Team) | 7 days ago |
| Director, Sales Compensation | Remote - US: All locations | Sales Comp & Planning (Sub Team) | $253k – $343k |
| Director of Media Strategy & Activation (Paid Media) | Remote - US: Select locations | Performance Marketing (Sub Team) | $206k – $278k |
| Account Executive | Remote - US: Select locations | Direct Sales - AMER (Sub Team) | $146k – $198k |
| Infrastructure Software Engineer, Metadata Core | Remote - Poland | Cloud Platform (Sub Team) | 14 days ago |
| Senior Manager, Data Engineering | Remote - Canada: Select locations | CTO-Data Science, AI Platform & Eng (Sub Team) | CA$209k – CA$283k |
| Staff Product Designer | Remote - Canada: Select locations | Design - Core Experience (Sub Team) | CA$178k – CA$242k |
| Staff Product Designer | Remote - US: Select locations | Design - Core Experience (Sub Team) | $200k – $271k |
| Enterprise Context Architect | Remote - Canada: Select locations | HR Ops and Technology (Sub Team) | CA$129k – CA$175k |
| Enterprise Context Architect | Remote - US: Select locations | HR Ops and Technology (Sub Team) | $159k – $215k |
| Program Manager, Workforce Planning | Remote - US: Select locations | Workforce Planning (Sub Team) | $144k – $195k |
| Program Manager, Workforce Planning | Remote - Canada: Select locations | Workforce Planning (Sub Team) | CA$128k – CA$174k |
| Senior Manager, Data Engineering | Remote - US: Select locations | CTO-Data Science, AI Platform & Eng (Sub Team) | $203k – $274k |
| Senior Product Marketing Operations Manager | Remote - Canada: Select locations | Core PMM (Sub Team) | 20 days ago |
| Senior Product Marketing Operations Manager | Remote - US: Select locations | Core PMM (Sub Team) | $185k – $250k |
| Business Development Manager, Strategic Partnerships | Remote - Canada: Select locations | Partnership Management (Sub Team) | CA$151k – CA$205k |
| Business Development Manager, Strategic Partnerships | Remote - US: Select locations | Partnership Management (Sub Team) | $162k – $219k |
| Senior Sales Strategy & Operations Manager - APJ (Remote) | Remote - Japan | CSO Projects & Vendor Management (Sub Team) | 28 days ago |
| Senior Compensation Business Partner | Remote - US: Select locations | Rewards (Sub Team) | $150k – $203k |
| Senior Compensation Business Partner | Remote - Canada: Select locations | Rewards (Sub Team) | CA$130k – CA$176k |
| Senior Growth Account Executive | Remote - Ireland; Remote - United Kingdom | Direct & Channel Sales, UKI (Sub Team) | £132k – £179k |
| Head of Field and Partner Marketing | Remote - US: Select locations | Marketing Strategy and Operations (Sub Team) | $248k – $335k |
| Director, Product Design | Remote - Canada: Select locations | Design Systems (Sub Team) | CA$217k – CA$293k |
| Director, Product Design | Remote - US: Select locations | Design Systems (Sub Team) | $236k – $319k |
| Principal Product Designer | Remote - Canada: Select locations | Design Portfolio (Sub Team) | CA$217k – CA$293k |
| Principal Product Designer | Remote - US: Select locations | Design Portfolio (Sub Team) | $236k – $319k |
| Principal Software Engineer, Core Sharing & Collaboration | Remote - Canada: Select locations | Eng - Teams and Collab (Sub Team) | CA$250k – CA$338k |
| Principal Software Engineer, Core Sharing & Collaboration | Remote - US: All locations | Eng - Teams and Collab (Sub Team) | $285k – $385k |
| Director, Head of Scaled Sales | Remote - Canada: Select locations | CSO Projects & Vendor Management (Sub Team) | 4 months ago |
| Director, Head of Scaled Sales | Remote - US: All locations | CSO Projects & Vendor Management (Sub Team) | $234k – $317k |
| Head of Global Sales Enablement and AI Adoption | Remote - Canada: Select locations | Customer Intelligence, Strategy & Enablement (Sub Team) | 4 months ago |
| Head of Global Sales Enablement and AI Adoption | Remote - US: Select locations | Customer Intelligence, Strategy & Enablement (Sub Team) | $209k – $283k |
| Infrastructure Software Engineer | Remote - Poland | EPD | 10 months ago |
| Senior Infrastructure Software Engineer | Remote - Poland | EPD | 1.1 years ago |
Checking this yourself. The FY2026 file is a public download from the Department of Labor. Search it for “Dropbox, Inc.”. Figures here cover certified applications only; withdrawn and denied applications are excluded.
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