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Kwai, Inc.

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Matching filings19

Median yearly base wage$171,000n=18 eligible

Middle 50% of yearly wages$134,368 – $207,500

Most reported worksitePalo Alto, CA12 matching filings

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Employer	Job title	Base salary	Location	Submit date	Start date
Kwai, Inc.	Heterogenous Platform Architect	Filing details $190,319.53 /yr I-200-23123-986457 Reported wage: $190,319.53 / year Annualized: $190,320 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2023 Decision: 2023-05-09 Employment end: 2026-09-30 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Palo Alto, CA	05/02/2023	10/01/2023
Kwai, Inc.	Software Engineer, Heterogeneous Computing	Filing details $146,613.6 /yr I-200-23091-895185 Reported wage: $146,613.6 / year Annualized: $146,614 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2023 Decision: 2023-04-07 Employment end: 2026-09-30 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Palo Alto, CA	04/01/2023	10/01/2023
Kwai, Inc.	Senior Research Scientist	Filing details $269,000 /yr I-200-22227-417092 Reported wage: $269,000 / year Annualized: $269,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2022 Decision: 2022-08-22 Employment end: 2025-09-30 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Palo Alto, CA	08/15/2022	10/01/2022
Kwai, Inc.	Image/Video Algorithm Engineer	Filing details $144,000 /yr I-200-21330-726894 Reported wage: $144,000 / year Annualized: $144,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2022 Decision: 2021-12-03 Employment end: 2024-11-30 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Palo Alto, CA	11/26/2021	12/01/2021
Kwai Inc.	Senior Staff Engineer	Filing details $228,000 /yr I-200-21159-377006 Reported wage: $228,000 / year Annualized: $228,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2021 Decision: 2021-06-14 Employment end: 2024-06-14 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Palo Alto, CA	06/07/2021	06/15/2021
Kwai, Inc.	Research Scientist	Filing details $162,000 /yr I-200-21096-201422 Reported wage: $162,000 / year Annualized: $162,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2021 Decision: 2021-04-13 Employment end: 2024-09-30 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Bellevue, WA	04/06/2021	10/01/2021
Kwai, Inc.	Research Scientist	Filing details $131,157 /yr I-200-20272-847905 Reported wage: $131,157 / year Annualized: $131,157 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2021 Decision: 2020-10-05 Employment end: 2023-09-30 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Bellevue, WA	09/28/2020	10/01/2020
Kwai, Inc.	Staff Engineer	Filing details $198,000 /yr I-200-20247-803557 Reported wage: $198,000 / year Annualized: $198,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2020 Decision: 2020-09-11 Employment end: 2023-09-30 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Palo Alto, CA	09/03/2020	10/01/2020
Kwai, Inc.	Senior Staff Research Scientist	Filing details $252,000 /yr I-200-20247-804826 Reported wage: $252,000 / year Annualized: $252,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2020 Decision: 2020-09-11 Employment end: 2023-09-13 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Bellevue, WA	09/03/2020	09/14/2020
Kwai, Inc.	Software Engineer, Heterogeneous Computing	Filing details $120,000 /yr I-200-20100-475647 Reported wage: $120,000 / year Annualized: $120,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2020 Decision: 2020-04-16 Employment end: 2023-09-30 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Palo Alto, CA	04/09/2020	10/01/2020
Kwai, Inc.	Senior Research Scientist	Filing details $200,000 /yr I-200-20088-442693 Reported wage: $200,000–$210,000 / year Annualized: $200,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2020 Decision: 2020-04-03 Employment end: 2023-04-12 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Bellevue, WA	03/27/2020	04/13/2020
Kwai Inc.	Research Scientist	Filing details $210,000 /yr I-200-20080-425192 Reported wage: $210,000 / year Annualized: $210,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2020 Decision: 2020-03-27 Employment end: 2023-04-12 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	03/20/2020	04/13/2020
Kwai, Inc.	Senior Research Scientist	Filing details $200,000 /yr I-200-20084-431202 Reported wage: $200,000–$210,000 / year Annualized: $200,000 Status: Withdrawn Fiscal year: 2020 Decision: 2020-03-27 Employment end: 2023-04-12 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	03/24/2020	04/13/2020
Kwai Inc.	Operations Research Analyst	Filing details $101,999 /yr I-200-20022-268481 Reported wage: $101,999–$102,000 / year Annualized: $101,999 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2020 Decision: 2020-01-29 Employment end: 2023-01-23 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Palo Alto, CA	01/22/2020	01/24/2020
Kwai Inc.	Research Scientist	Filing details $180,000 /yr I-200-19317-144164 Reported wage: $180,000 / year Annualized: $180,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2020 Decision: 2019-11-20 Employment end: 2022-11-17 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Palo Alto, CA	11/13/2019	11/18/2019
Kwai Inc.	Data Scientist	Filing details $102,000 /yr I-200-19274-400719 Reported wage: $102,000–$102,000 / year Annualized: $102,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2020 Decision: 2019-10-07 Employment end: 2022-10-06 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Palo Alto, CA	10/01/2019	10/07/2019
Kwai Inc.	Data Scientist	Filing details $102,000 /yr I-200-19270-217040 Reported wage: $102,000–$102,000 / year Annualized: $102,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2020 Decision: 2019-10-03 Employment end: 2022-09-30 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Palo Alto, CA	09/27/2019	10/01/2019
Kwai Inc.	Research Scientist	Filing details $240,000 /yr I-200-19269-392929 Reported wage: $240,000–$240,000 / year Annualized: $240,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2020 Decision: 2019-10-02 Employment end: 2022-09-30 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	Palo Alto, CA	09/26/2019	10/01/2019
Kwai Inc.	Video Algorithm Researcher	Filing details $156,000 /yr I-200-19268-477149 Reported wage: $156,000–$156,000 / year Annualized: $156,000 Status: Certified Fiscal year: 2020 Decision: 2019-10-01 Employment end: 2022-09-30 Worker positions: 1 Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.	San Diego, CA	09/25/2019	10/01/2019

About Kwai, Inc. H-1B salary records

This view contains 19 matching filings across all loaded fiscal years. The median reported yearly base wage is $171,000, based on 18 certified filings with positive yearly pay. These are filing-level observations, not unique employees or total compensation.

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Official U.S. DOL records

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

FY 20232 filings$168,467 median · n=2

*FY 2026 covers Q1–Q3 through June; earlier years cover full fiscal years. Median: certified, positive yearly base wages; nominal USD.

Salary distribution

Where reported yearly base wages concentrate

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

$100k–$125kMost common wage band

$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 18 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Salary ranges by role

Which common roles report higher base wages?

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Not enough eligible records to compare groups. Each group needs at least 20.

Up to six of the eight most-filed roles, ordered by median pay. At least 20 certified, positive yearly wages per group. Bars compare median yearly base salary from a zero baseline. Typical range contains the middle 50% of wages. Click a group to inspect its filings.

Salary ranges by city

How does reported pay differ across common worksites?

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Not enough eligible records to compare groups. Each group needs at least 20.

Up to six of the eight most-filed worksites, ordered by median pay. At least 20 certified, positive yearly wages per group. Bars compare median yearly base salary from a zero baseline. Typical range contains the middle 50% of wages. Click a group to inspect its filings.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

94.7%Certified LCAs

Certified18 94.7%

Withdrawn1 5.3%

Denominator: all 19 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

$171,000Median reported annual base wage

10th percentile$102,000

25th percentile$134,368

Median (50th)$171,000

75th percentile$207,500

90th percentile$243,600

n=18 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Percentiles describe filings, not unique workers or total compensation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures · FY 2016–2026 (FY 2026 partial) · salary charts exclude non-yearly pay, non-certified cases, and missing or non-positive wages. Coverage & methodology