Software Engineer at General Motors
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does General Motors pay a Software Engineer on an H-1B?
$115k General Motors has filed 194 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Software Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $115k. Most of those filings fall between $105k and $128k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
194
Median base salary
$115k
Middle 50%
$105k to $128k
Filings and pay by year
Software Engineer at General Motors, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 26 | $129k |
| FY2025 | 38 | $123k |
| FY2024 | 37 | $108k |
| FY2023 | 24 | $118k |
| FY2022 | 19 | $115k |
| FY2021 | 29 | $107k |
| FY2020 | 9 | $97k |
| FY2019 | 5 | $100k |
| FY2018 | 3 | $97k |
| FY2017 | 4 | $92k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Warren, MI | 86 | $118k |
| Milford, MI | 74 | $108k |
| Detroit, MI | 6 | $98k |
| Austin, TX | 5 | $123k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 5 | $160k |
| Mountain View, CA | 3 | $208k |
| Pontiac, MI | 3 | $120k |
| San Diego, CA | 2 | $107k |
| San Ramon, CA | 2 | $168k |
| Concord, NC | 1 | $120k |
| Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $110k |
| Lewis Center, OH | 1 | $103k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 14 | $100k |
| Level II | 108 | $110k |
| Level III | 28 | $120k |
| Level IV | 39 | $134k |
Other roles General Motors sponsors
Senior Software Engineer 338Design Release Engineer 202Researcher 63Controls Design Engineer 54Senior Design Release Engineer 53Senior Systems Engineer 51Creative Designer 47Senior Researcher 45Controller Integration Engineer 39Senior Embedded Software Engineer 39Cae Engineer 38Test/Validation Engineer 37