Does Spotify sponsor visas — and what does it pay?
Spotify filed 80 certified labour condition applications with the US Department of Labor between 1 October 2025 to 30 June 2026, covering 80 worker positions. Every wage below is a figure Spotify 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.
$225k
Median wage filed
$150k
Median legal floor
50%
Above the floor
80
Certified filings
How close to the legal minimum?
Of 80 certified filings, 0 (0%) were at or within 1% of the prevailing wage — the lowest figure Spotify 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.
Checking this yourself. The FY2026 file is a public download from the Department of Labor. Search it for “SPOTIFY USA, INC.”, “Spotify USA Inc.”. Figures here cover certified applications only; withdrawn and denied applications are excluded.
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