What Google certifies it pays.
Base-pay bands from 7,418 wage filings Google certified to the U.S. Department of Labor in fiscal 2026 (October 2025 through June 2026) — 46,301 across every year on record. Filed under penalty of perjury — not self-reported.
Most-filed role: Software Developers, $167K–$209K base, median $193K (4,954 filings).
Related record: Google’s full H-1B sponsor file
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Software Developers at Google
4,954 filingsData Scientists at Google
430 filingsInformation Technology Project Managers at Google
396 filingsComputer and Information Research Scientists at Google
314 filingsComputer Hardware Engineers at Google
227 filingsSales Engineers at Google
176 filingsSearch Marketing Strategists at Google
135 filingsComputer and Information Systems Managers at Google
87 filingsMedian by state
| CA | 5,144 filings | $200K |
| WA | 821 filings | $177K |
| NY | 792 filings | $200K |
| TX | 188 filings | $158K |
| GA | 89 filings | $161K |
| MA | 77 filings | $179K |
| CO | 61 filings | $148K |
| IL | 61 filings | $150K |
Median by seniority level
| Level I · Entry | 77 filings | $143K |
| Level II · Qualified | 2,863 filings | $196K |
| Level III · Experienced | 737 filings | $210K |
| Level IV · Fully competent | 999 filings | $230K |
OES prevailing-wage levels from the filings — a defensible seniority proxy, not job ladders.
H-1B sponsorship profile
Google certifies 46,301 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 certified offer runs 18% above the floor.
The rest are set exactly at the prevailing wage — legal, and common among high-volume filers.
vs. $141K prevailing-wage floor.
Seniority mix (OES wage level)
Filing volume by fiscal year
Filed across 2 legal entities under this brand — largest: Google LLC (46,299).
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
Google has 25,560 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 25,714 decided applications (certified + denied)
Certified green-card applications per 100 certified H-1B wage filings (25,560 vs 46,301) — 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 Google pays — not total compensation. Our sources.
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