H-1B sponsor profile

Waymo

Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications · trailing 12 months

Median base salary

$213,000

▲ +8.67% YoY

Average salary

$225,415

Mean of all filings

Certified LCAs

200

Full-time positions

Occupations

SOC codes with 5+ filings

H-1B wage level mix

Level I10.5% of LCAs

Level II8643% of LCAs

Level III7336.5% of LCAs

Level IV3517.5% of LCAs

5 filings had no wage level.

Top occupations

Software Developers
Data Scientists
Engineers, All Other
Mechanical Engineers
Computer Occupations, All Other

Top worksite metros

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

Check an offer from Waymo

Compare an offer with Waymo's own H-1B pay for the role, then see estimated take-home pay after federal and state taxes and local prices.

Offered base salary ($)

Job title or occupation

Worksite (city, metro or state)

Local tax (%, optional)

Waymo H-1B pay range

Annual base pay across all 200 certified full-time H-1B filings.

P10$191,800

P25$200,000

Median$213,000

P75$240,000

P90$280,000

Hourly ⇄ annual pay

Type in either box; the other updates instantly.

Hourly rate Annual salary

Monthly—

Every 2 weeks—

Weekly—

Daily—

Based on hrs/week × weeks/year = 2,080 hrs

Pay by job title

Waymo salaries by job title

Waymo's pay for each job title compared with the median of all H-1B sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation. Tap a row for the full range and competing sponsors.

Job title	LCAs	Waymo median	All sponsors	vs all
Software Engineer SOC 1/2 SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	98	$204,000	$142,864	+42.8%
Waymo · Software Engineer (98 LCAs) P10$200,000 P25$200,000 Median$204,000 P75$240,000 P90$245,000 Wage levels: I 0 · II 51 · III 36 · IV 8 \| All sponsors: P25 $114,399 · median $142,864 · P75 $182,002 (37,090 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Software Engineer Google $194,000 (3,054) Meta $214,032 (2,657) Wal Mart Associates $130,000 (1,162) Paypal $150,957 (600) Software Engineer at all sponsors →
Machine Learning Engineer SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	14	$240,000	$185,000	+29.7%
Waymo · Machine Learning Engineer (14 LCAs) P10$200,000 P25$201,250 Median$240,000 P75$243,750 P90$280,000 Wage levels: I 0 · II 7 · III 4 · IV 3 \| All sponsors: P25 $151,819 · median $185,000 · P75 $215,000 (949 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Machine Learning Engineer Snap $180,710 (75) Pinterest $180,710 (69) Apple $193,978 (63) Adobe $192,370 (54) Machine Learning Engineer at all sponsors →
Software Engineer SOC 2/2 SOC 17-2199 · Engineers, All Other	8	$200,000	$165,500	+20.9%
Waymo · Software Engineer (8 LCAs) P10$195,200 P25$200,000 Median$200,000 P75$204,250 P90$220,300 Wage levels: I 0 · II 7 · III 0 · IV 1 \| All sponsors: P25 $141,122 · median $165,500 · P75 $191,324 (102 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Software Engineer Torc Robotics $157,739 (17) Aurora Operations $141,500 (14) Zoox $185,000 (7) Software Engineer at all sponsors →
Data Scientist SOC 15-2051 · Data Scientists	6	$240,000	$133,952	+79.2%
Waymo · Data Scientist (6 LCAs) P10$200,000 P25$210,000 Median$240,000 P75$240,000 P90$260,000 Wage levels: I 0 · II 2 · III 3 · IV 1 \| All sponsors: P25 $103,500 · median $133,952 · P75 $170,000 (4,831 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Data Scientist Amazon $162,400 (263) Meta $207,370 (231) Wal Mart Associates $150,750 (165) Google $198,500 (114) Data Scientist at all sponsors →

Titles need 5+ filings at Waymo. “All sponsors” is the median for the same title and SOC across every sponsor, including Waymo; “only sponsor” means no other employer filed it.

Waymo salaries by occupation

Each SOC occupation Waymo sponsors, compared with the BLS national median for all U.S. workers. Tap a row for wage levels, job titles and what competing sponsors pay.

Occupation	LCAs	Waymo median	BLS median	vs BLS
Software Developers SOC 15-1252	129	$205,000	$135,980	+50.8%
Waymo pay range · Software Developers P10$200,000 P25$200,000 Median$205,000 P75$240,000 P90$280,000 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II$200,00061 LCAs · 47% Level III$240,00044 LCAs · 34% Level IV$280,00020 LCAs · 16% Job titles filed under this SOC Software Engineer98 LCAs · median $204,000 · +42.8% vs all sponsors Machine Learning Engineer14 LCAs · median $240,000 · +29.7% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Software Developers All-sponsor median $136,433 · average excluding Waymo $144,845 Amazon $155,000 (9,778) Microsoft $175,760 (4,681) Google $194,000 (3,386) Meta $214,032 (3,009) Pay vs BLS national median 1.51× Waymo $205,000 vs BLS $135,980 Where Waymo's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Software Developers occupation profile →
Data Scientists SOC 15-2051	14	$230,000	$120,230	+91.3%
Waymo pay range · Data Scientists P10$185,000 P25$200,000 Median$230,000 P75$240,000 P90$270,000 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—4 LCAs · 29% Level III—8 LCAs · 57% Level IV—1 LCAs · 7% Job titles filed under this SOC Data Scientist6 LCAs · median $240,000 · +79.2% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Data Scientists All-sponsor median $123,531 · average excluding Waymo $130,914 Amazon $139,146 (2,008) Microsoft $172,526 (835) Wal Mart Associates $147,344 (752) Jpmorgan Chase $140,000 (521) Pay vs BLS national median 1.91× Waymo $230,000 vs BLS $120,230 Where Waymo's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Data Scientists occupation profile →
Engineers, All Other SOC 17-2199	13	$200,000	$122,930	+62.7%
Waymo pay range · Engineers, All Other P10$185,400 P25$200,000 Median$200,000 P75$230,000 P90$230,000 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—9 LCAs · 69% Level III—2 LCAs · 15% Level IV—2 LCAs · 15% Job titles filed under this SOC Software Engineer8 LCAs · median $200,000 · +20.9% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Engineers, All Other All-sponsor median $125,000 · average excluding Waymo $129,541 Apple $158,621 (80) Tesla $140,641 (74) Asml Lp $129,459 (68) Kla $145,038 (65) Pay vs BLS national median 1.63× Waymo $200,000 vs BLS $122,930 Where Waymo's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Engineers, All Other occupation profile →
Mechanical Engineers SOC 17-2141	9	$230,000	$104,110	+120.9%
Waymo pay range · Mechanical Engineers P10$190,600 P25$203,000 Median$230,000 P75$270,000 P90$278,200 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—3 LCAs · 33% Level III—4 LCAs · 44% Level IV—2 LCAs · 22% What competing sponsors pay for Mechanical Engineers All-sponsor median $106,730 · average excluding Waymo $114,657 Tesla $150,000 (388) Cummins $95,847 (273) Apple $158,995 (242) Rivian Automotive $154,410 (196) Pay vs BLS national median 2.21× Waymo $230,000 vs BLS $104,110 Where Waymo's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Mechanical Engineers occupation profile →
Computer Occupations, All Other SOC 15-1299	5	$195,000	$116,580	+67.3%
Waymo pay range · Computer Occupations, All Other P10$146,811 P25$190,000 Median$195,000 P75$230,000 P90$236,000 By H-1B wage level Level I—1 LCAs · 20% Level II—2 LCAs · 40% Level III—1 LCAs · 20% Level IV—1 LCAs · 20% What competing sponsors pay for Computer Occupations, All Other All-sponsor median $111,779 · average excluding Waymo $120,414 Cognizant $111,384 (7,461) Infosys $92,217 (5,202) Tata Consultancy Services $86,445 (3,415) HCL $118,310 (1,525) Pay vs BLS national median 1.67× Waymo $195,000 vs BLS $116,580 Where Waymo's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Computer Occupations, All Other occupation profile →