"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."
"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 pays corporate tech employees competitive, often six-figure base salaries and focuses hiring on AI, machine learning, and senior engineering talent. Federal H-1B visa filings reveal salary ranges such as Data Scientist $125,000–$210,000, Engineering Manager $220,000–$290,000, and Director of Engineering, Machine Learning $320,000–$380,000. The filings reflect base pay only and exclude stock grants and bonuses. Corporate headcount was about 3,000 in fiscal 2025 while gig workers numbered roughly 600,000 and are paid per delivery; ZipRecruiter reported average hourly pay for an Instacart Shopper at $18.33. Over 150 H-1B filings were submitted in the year ending September 30, 2025, and a new $100,000 fee applies to applications filed on or after September 21, 2025.
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