What Ford Motor certifies it pays.
Base-pay bands from 653 wage filings Ford Motor certified to the U.S. Department of Labor in fiscal 2026 (October 2025 through June 2026) — 4,093 across every year on record. Filed under penalty of perjury — not self-reported.
Most-filed role: Software Developers, $120K–$138K base, median $135K (223 filings).
Related record: Ford Motor’s full H-1B sponsor file
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Software Developers at Ford Motor
223 filingsMechanical Engineers at Ford Motor
145 filingsData Scientists at Ford Motor
52 filingsInformation Technology Project Managers at Ford Motor
48 filingsValidation Engineers at Ford Motor
39 filingsElectrical Engineers at Ford Motor
36 filingsSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers at Ford Motor
35 filingsComputer and Information Systems Managers at Ford Motor
15 filingsMedian by state
| MI | 482 filings | $123K |
| CA | 86 filings | $159K |
| TX | 21 filings | $135K |
| NJ | 8 filings | $140K |
| WA | 8 filings | $142K |
| IL | 7 filings | $125K |
| NC | 7 filings | $135K |
| FL | 6 filings | $127K |
Median by seniority level
| Level I · Entry | 31 filings | $97K |
| Level II · Qualified | 131 filings | $102K |
| Level III · Experienced | 135 filings | $120K |
| Level IV · Fully competent | 291 filings | $138K |
OES prevailing-wage levels from the filings — a defensible seniority proxy, not job ladders.
H-1B sponsorship profile
Ford Motor certifies 4,093 H-1B / E-3 wage filings through FY2026 — filing volume cooling. Below, how those offers compare to the legal prevailing-wage floor each role must clear.
Median offer sits essentially at the required minimum.
The rest are set exactly at the prevailing wage — legal, and common among high-volume filers.
vs. $107K prevailing-wage floor.
Seniority mix (OES wage level)
Filing volume by fiscal year
Filed across 2 legal entities under this brand — largest: FORD MOTOR COMPANY (4,091).
Every H-1B role carries a legally required prevailing-wage floor (the OES rate for that occupation, area, and level). The offered wage on the certified filing must meet or exceed it — so “% above floor” distinguishes employers who genuinely pay a premium from those who file at the minimum. Certified DOL disclosure data, offered base wage only; reusable under CC BY 4.0 with attribution.
Green-card sponsorship record
Ford Motor has 735 certified permanent-residency (PERM) applications on the federal record through FY2026 — filing volume cooling. The question this answers: does this employer put workers on the path to a green card, or only on visas?
All fiscal years on record · applications, not people
Of 739 decided applications (certified + denied)
Certified green-card applications per 100 certified H-1B wage filings (735 vs 4,093) — filings and applications, not headcount
Source: DOL OFLC PERM (Form ETA-9089) disclosure data, decision-basis by federal fiscal year; the current fiscal year is partial by construction. PERM has no prevailing-wage field — this card reads sponsorship posture, not pay.
What this data is — and isn't
These bands come from certified H-1B Labor Condition Application disclosures — the base salary employers commit to on the record. They exclude equity, bonus, and benefits, and they cover only roles companies sponsor, which skews technical. Read them as a conservative, citable floor on what Ford Motor pays — not total compensation. Our sources.
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