Key Takeaways Instacart pays corporate tech workers competitively, according to the latest federal filings.
The grocery delivery giant filed over 150 H-1B visa applications last year, offering a snapshot of compensation at the company.
Instacart’s corporate tech salaries are in the same league as those from competitors like DoorDash and Uber.
Instacart is paying corporate workers competitive rates, turning compensation into a recruiting advantage. The grocery delivery company’s latest salary disclosures show that corporate tech workers, from data scientists to software engineers, can earn six-figure salaries.
These earnings are separate from the pay earned by the company’s 600,000 gig workers, who shop and deliver groceries on behalf of customers. Instacart pays gig workers per batch of customer orders, and the per-delivery amount ends up varying by order size, distance and tips. According to ZipRecruiter, the average hourly pay for an Instacart Shopper in the U.S. was $18.33.
Instacart’s corporate workers, who number about 3,000 as of fiscal year 2025, can take home substantially more. Data from federal work visa filings, viewed by Business Insider, create a picture of a $9.5 billion company that pays aggressively to attract specialized AI, machine learning and senior engineering talent.
The filings apply to employees who secure H-1B work visas, or visas for foreign workers with specialized skills. The disclosures represent base pay only; they do not include stock grants or bonuses. Instacart submitted over 150 H-1B filings in the year ending September 30, 2025. The Trump administration has recently implemented changes to the H-1B system, adding a $100,000 fee to new applications filed on or after September 21, 2025.
Here’s how much Instacart pays top tech roles, according to the H-1B filings:
Data Scientist: $125,000 to $210,000
Director of Engineering, Machine Learning: $320,000 to $380,000
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