Waymo H-1B filings in FY2026
The roles, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown for that year.
How many H-1B applications did Waymo file in FY2026?
294 Waymo filed 294 H-1B labor condition applications in FY2026 at a median base salary of $205k. Most fall between $200k and $244k. The most common role is Software Engineer. FY2026 is still in progress, so its total is not comparable with a complete year.
H-1B LCA filings
294
Median base salary
$205k
Middle 50%
$200k to $244k
Roles
What Waymo filed for in FY2026
| Role | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 162 | $205k |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 11 | $240k |
| Research Scientist | 8 | $240k |
| Data Scientist | 6 | $205k |
| Product Manager | 6 | $243k |
| Researcher | 6 | $212k |
| Systems Engineer | 4 | $235k |
| Technical Program Manager | 4 | $257k |
| Product Data Scientist | 3 | $230k |
| Technical Program Manager, Commercialization | 3 | $270k |
| Business Data Scientist | 2 | $209k |
| Business Intelligence Analyst | 2 | $191k |
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain View, CA | 242 | $205k |
| San Francisco, CA | 24 | $218k |
| New York, NY | 16 | $205k |
| Kirkland, WA | 5 | $230k |
| Austin, TX | 2 | $188k |
| Bellevue, WA | 1 | $216k |
| Jersey City, NJ | 1 | $238k |
| Perrysburg, OH | 1 | $226k |
| Syracuse, NY | 1 | $256k |
| Washington, D.C., DC | 1 | $169k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 9 | $125k |
| Level II | 129 | $205k |
| Level III | 61 | $240k |
| Level IV | 47 | $270k |