LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026
Waymo H-1B filings for software developers
Short answer
Waymo filed 72 H-1B labor condition applications for software developers (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026), 84% of its 86 IT filings. The most common state is California (64) and the most common city is Mountain View, CA.
Job titles on the filings
| Job title | Filings |
|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 52 |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 5 |
| Software Engineer, Planner | 2 |
| Machine Learning Engineer, Mapping | 2 |
| Onboard Software Performance Engineer | 1 |
| State | Filings |
|---|---|
| California | 64 |
| New York | 6 |
| Washington | 2 |
| City | Filings |
|---|---|
| Mountain View, CA | 58 |
| New York, NY | 6 |
| San Francisco, CA | 6 |
| Kirkland, WA | 1 |
Wage levels and offered wage
| Wage level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 42 | 61% |
| Level III | 18 | 26% |
| Level IV | 9 | 13% |
Median offered wage for software developers: $204,000 a year, against a median prevailing wage of $187,741 on the same filings. See prevailing wages by occupation and area.
Waymo in other occupations
| Occupation | Filings |
|---|---|
| All IT occupations | 86 |
| Data Scientists | 6 |
Other employers filing for software developers
| Employer | Filings |
|---|---|
| Pioneer | 72 |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 72 |
| Tech Mahindra | 71 |
| Intraedge | 74 |
| Globallogic | 74 |
| HCL | 70 |
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