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Tensor Auto

#3,383 H-1B sponsor of 76,738#21 Autonomous vehicles sponsor of 13539% roles at wage level III and IVH-1B-dependent
H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026

Autonomous vehicles · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026

🏢 San Jose, CA HQ🌐 tensor.auto

Does Tensor Auto sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?

Yes. Tensor Auto has filed 206 H-1B LCAs and 24 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 Tensor Auto filed 55 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $149,365, about 22% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 3 green-card cases were decided.

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H-1B filings
206
(FY2017–2026)
Median base pay
$149k
from 55 filings (FY2025–2026)
Pay vs market
+22%
above national median ($122k, FY2025–2026)
Green-card (PERM) filings
24
(FY2018–2026)

H-1B pay & filings by year

Median base salary (line) and H-1B filing volume (bars), by fiscal year

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Tensor Auto Inc. H-1B LCA filings and median base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearH-1B LCA filingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)24$149k
FY202531$173k
FY20245$135k
FY202318$161k
FY202219$157k
FY202113$126k
FY202012$126k
FY201921$119k
FY201841$103k
FY201722$109k

A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.

H-1B wage floor & filing outcomes

What this employer pays against the DOL legal minimum, how senior the roles are, and how the filings were decided

Pay vs the legal floor
$126k
level with the $126k prevailing wage
Role seniority (wage levels)
61% entry to mid
59635324
LCA decisions
85.0% certified
175 of 206 filings
Withdrawn 29 · Denied 2
USCIS I-129 petition outcomes · FY2017–2023
Extensions30 decided90% approved
LCA filings by type
New employment112 filings54.4%
Transfers in52 filings25.2%
Renewals42 filings20.4%

Green-card (PERM) pay & filings by year

Median green-card offer (line) and PERM filing volume (bars), by fiscal year †

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Tensor Auto Inc. green-card (PERM) filings and median offered wage by fiscal year
Fiscal yearPERM filingsMedian base salary
FY2026 (partial)2$185k
FY20251$160k
FY20242$210k
FY20232$170k
FY20225$171k
FY20215$153k
FY20203$180k
FY20193$150k
FY20181$145k

Green-card route and outcomes

Visa held when the green card was filed
H-1B17F-11NOT IN USA1O-11
Green-card wage
$169k
median of 24 cases
$152k$200k typical
PERM decisions
91.7% certified
22 of 24 filings
Withdrawn 1 · Denied 1

Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024

Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from

Countries of citizenship
China14Taiwan3India2Italy1South Korea1
Top schools
University of California, Berkeley3University of Southern California3Carnegie Mellon University2Columbia University2Beihang University1
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Fields of study
Computer Science8Mechanical Engineering7Electrical & Computer Engineering2Electrical Engineering2Data Science1
Degrees
Master's18Doctorate2Bachelor's1

Pay against the local market

Tensor Auto’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 86% of the local BLS median for the same work.

OccupationMetroFilingsTensor Auto payLocal BLS medianvs market
Software DevelopersSan Jose, CA95$147,012$176,97983%
Mechanical EngineersSan Jose, CA39$124,980$130,19596%
Computer and Information Research ScientistsSan Jose, CA20$120,352$162,66774%
Engineers, All OtherSan Jose, CA17$122,469$145,36684%
Data ScientistsSan Jose, CA7$117,678$173,16068%
Computer Occupations, All OtherSan Jose, CA5$114,778$135,27785%
Electronics EngineersSan Diego, CA4$128,149$125,730102%
Computer Systems AnalystsSan Jose, CA3$96,720$118,86081%
Computer and Information Systems ManagersSan Jose, CA3$239,006$214,300112%
Network and Computer Systems AdministratorsSan Jose, CA3$133,733$132,473101%

About Tensor Auto

Name (DOL filings)
Tensor Auto Inc.
Listed
Sponsoring since
FY2017 or earlier
Main filing location
San Jose, CA
Industry
Autonomous vehicles
Employees (US, est)
42 (2024)
H-1B filings
206
Median base
$125,705

Tensor Auto pays a median H-1B base of $125,705 across FY2017–2026, about 10% below the typical Autonomous vehicles sponsor.

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