What Waymo certifies it pays.
Base-pay bands from 290 wage filings Waymo certified to the U.S. Department of Labor in fiscal 2026 (October 2025 through June 2026) — 1,269 across every year on record. Filed under penalty of perjury — not self-reported.
Most-filed role: Software Developers, $200K–$240K base, median $205K (199 filings).
Related record: Waymo’s full H-1B sponsor file
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Software Developers at Waymo
199 filingsData Scientists at Waymo
19 filingsComputer and Information Research Scientists at Waymo
17 filingsMedian by state
| CA | 262 filings | $205K |
| NY | 17 filings | $205K |
| WA | 6 filings | $230K |
| TX | 2 filings | $188K |
| NJ | 1 filings | $238K |
| DC | 1 filings | $169K |
| OH | 1 filings | $226K |
Median by seniority level
| Level II · Qualified | 127 filings | $205K |
| Level III · Experienced | 60 filings | $240K |
| Level IV · Fully competent | 47 filings | $270K |
OES prevailing-wage levels from the filings — a defensible seniority proxy, not job ladders.
H-1B sponsorship profile
Waymo certifies 1,269 H-1B / E-3 wage filings through FY2026 — filing volume rising. Below, how those offers compare to the legal prevailing-wage floor each role must clear.
Median certified offer runs 20% above the floor.
The rest are set exactly at the prevailing wage — legal, and common among high-volume filers.
vs. $163K prevailing-wage floor.
Seniority mix (OES wage level)
Filing volume by fiscal year
Filed across 1 legal entity under this brand — largest: Waymo LLC (1,269).
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
Waymo has 418 certified permanent-residency (PERM) applications on the federal record through FY2026 — filing volume rising. 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 418 decided applications (certified + denied)
Certified green-card applications per 100 certified H-1B wage filings (418 vs 1,269) — 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 Waymo pays — not total compensation. Our sources.
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