What Ford Motor certifies it pays.
Base-pay bands from 3,440 certified Department of Labor wage filings, through FY2025. Filed under penalty of perjury — not self-reported.
Base-salary bands by role
Software Developers
1,044 filingsMechanical Engineers
658 filingsSoftware Developers, Applications
260 filingsElectrical Engineers
254 filingsInformation Technology Project Managers
182 filingsSoftware Developers, Systems Software
134 filingsData Scientists
129 filingsSoftware Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers
114 filingsMedian by state
| MI | 2,715 filings | $110K |
| CA | 255 filings | $144K |
| TX | 147 filings | $116K |
| IL | 32 filings | $100K |
| NC | 30 filings | $123K |
| GA | 29 filings | $112K |
| FL | 27 filings | $110K |
| OH | 26 filings | $106K |
Median by seniority level
| Level I · Entry | 739 filings | $89K |
| Level II · Qualified | 948 filings | $105K |
| Level III · Experienced | 423 filings | $115K |
| Level IV · Fully competent | 1,126 filings | $124K |
OES prevailing-wage levels from the filings — a defensible seniority proxy, not job ladders.
H-1B sponsorship profile
Ford Motor certifies 3,440 H-1B / E-3 wage filings through FY2025 — filing volume rising. Below, how those offers compare to the legal prevailing-wage floor each role must clear.
Median certified offer runs 4% above the floor.
The rest are set exactly at the prevailing wage — legal, and common among high-volume filers.
vs. $101K 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 (3,438).
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.
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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