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Waymo LLC — H-1B Visa Sponsorship Data

1,851 certified Labor Condition Applications on file with the U.S. Department of Labor, FY2021–FY2026.

Mountain View, CAActive FY2021–FY2026Full-Time RolesNot H-1B Dependent
● Data current through FY2026 · sourced from U.S. DOL OFLC, updated quarterly
Sponsors H-1B?
Yes
1,851 certified LCAs
FY2026 filings
290
most recent disclosure year
Median H-1B salary
$185,000
typical $170,000–$215,000
H-1B dependent?
No
per the employer's LCA attestation
Transfer share
22%
change-of-employer filings

2 items a DOL auditor would ask Waymo LLC about

Since September 2025, DOL's Project Firewall opens H-1B investigations without waiting for a complaint. These checkpoints come from Waymo LLC's own public LCA filings (FY2024–FY2026) — the same records an investigator pulls first.

2 need attention0 to watch3 clear
Needs attention
63 certified LCAs (63 positions) end within 180 days

Next end date: 2026-10-16. Employing an H-1B worker past the LCA end date without a new certified LCA is a strict-liability violation — the replacement LCA must be certified before the I-129 extension is filed.

Auditor asksWhich workers are on each expiring LCA, and is a superseding LCA already certified?
In your PAFSuperseding LCA, updated PAF entry and new posting notice for every position that continues.
Needs attention
46 worksites across 16 states

Each worksite needs its own 10-business-day LCA notice and a PAF record of that posting; a move to a new area of intended employment needs a new LCA before the worker starts there.

Auditor asksWhere is the posting record for each worksite, and were short-term placements tracked against the 30/60-day limits?
In your PAFPosting notices (or electronic-notice records) per worksite; new-worksite LCAs; placement log.
Clear
1% of certified LCAs are at Wage Level I

Level I is the entry-level prevailing-wage tier and the band DOL's Project Firewall reviews first for misclassification (senior duties filed at an entry-level wage). The national share is 17%.

Auditor asksHow was Level I justified for each role — required education, experience and the actual duties performed?
In your PAFPrevailing-wage determination and wage-level worksheet for every Level I LCA.
Clear
5% of LCAs offer a wage within 2% of the prevailing wage

Median offered wage is 13% above the DOL prevailing wage across 710 recent certified LCAs. Paying at the floor is lawful, but it invites the question of whether the wage level itself is right.

Auditor asksShow the actual wage paid (payroll) matches or exceeds the LCA wage for every worker, including benched time.
In your PAFActual-wage memorandum and pay records per LCA; wage-level rationale where the offered wage equals the PW.
Clear
Not H-1B dependent (per LCA attestation)

No additional recruitment or non-displacement attestations apply.

Auditor asksDoes the current H-1B headcount still fall under the dependency threshold?
In your PAFHeadcount snapshot supporting the non-dependent attestation at each filing.
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Public DOL disclosure data can lag actual filings by a quarter. Descriptive only — not legal advice.

For job seekers

Considering a job at Waymo LLC?

Does Waymo LLC sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes — Waymo LLC is an active H-1B sponsor, with 1,851 certified LCAs on file (FY2021–FY2026), including 290 in FY2026. The median certified salary is $185,000 (P25 $170,000, P75 $215,000). 100% of its certified filings meet or exceed the prevailing wage.

What to Know Before Applying to Waymo LLC

Salary range
Median $185,000, typical band $170,000–$215,000.
Transfers
22% transfer share — most sponsorship is for new or continuing roles.
Typical locations
Mountain View, CA, San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Bellevue, WA.
Position type
99.8% of filings are full-time roles.
Common roles
Software Engineer, Research Scientist, Data Scientist.
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Frequently asked questions

Yes. Waymo LLC has 1,851 certified Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) on file with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2021–FY2026).

The median sponsored salary is $185,000, with a typical P25–P75 band of $170,000–$215,000 across certified LCAs.

Yes — 22% of its LCA filings are change-of-employer (transfer) cases, indicating an active transfer pipeline.

No — the employer attests it is not H-1B dependent on its LCA filings.

Waymo LLC filed 290 certified LCAs in FY2026, the most recent fiscal year of U.S. DOL disclosure data.

Top worksites include Mountain View, CA, San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Bellevue, WA.
Sponsorship data

Waymo LLC H-1B data at a glance

Executive Summary

Waymo LLC H-1B sponsorship at a glance, from public U.S. DOL LCA disclosure data (FY2021–FY2026).

  • Median certified salary is $185,000, typically $170,000–$215,000 (P25–P75).
  • 100% of certified filings are at or above the DOL prevailing wage.
  • Change-of-employer (transfer) share is 22% — most filings are for new or continuing employment.
  • Worksite footprint spans 16 states and 46 cities.
  • Most-sponsored roles: Software Engineer, Research Scientist, Data Scientist.
  • Filed 290 certified LCAs in FY2026, the most recent disclosure year.

Certified LCAs are a prerequisite to H-1B petitions, not visa approvals; one LCA can cover multiple workers. Descriptive only — not legal advice.

Salary Distribution

$68,016
$400,000
P25$170,000
Median$185,000
P75$215,000

The shaded band is the middle half of certified salaries (P25–P75); the bar spans the lowest to highest certified salary.

100% of certified filings at or above the DOL prevailing wage.

Wage Level Distribution

Level I
1%
Level II
52%
Level III
38%
Level IV
9%

Levels I–IV are DOL prevailing-wage experience tiers; 47% of filings are senior-level (III–IV).

Filing history

LCA filings by fiscal year

Certified LCAs per year

FY2021
523
FY2022
290
FY2023
327
FY2024
180
FY2025
241
FY2026
290
Fiscal yearCertifiedDeniedWithdrawnTotal
FY2021523022545
FY2022290029319
FY2023327021348
FY202418006186
FY202524104245
FY202629004294

Case dispositions from the U.S. DOL OFLC disclosure files. Withdrawn are LCAs that were certified and later withdrawn by the employer; they still count toward Total.

See a single year in detail:
FY2021 ›FY2022 ›FY2023 ›FY2024 ›FY2025 ›FY2026 ›

All LCA filings

Latest 200 of 1,937 on record
Job titleSalaryLevelLocationFiledStatus
Systems Test Engineer, Motion Control
I-200-26174-044126
$187,000/yrIIMountain View, CAJun 23, 2026Withdrawn
ML Accelerator Modeling Engineer
I-200-26174-044311
$250,000/yrIVMountain View, CAJun 23, 2026Certified
Perception Machine Learning Engineer
I-200-26172-036119
$250,000/yr—Mountain View, CAJun 21, 2026Certified
Senior Software Engineer
I-200-26171-035730
$295,000/yrIVNew York, NYJun 20, 2026Certified
Research Scientist
I-200-26170-034686
$250,000/yrIIMountain View, CAJun 19, 2026Certified
Software Engineer
I-200-26166-014231
$230,000/yrIIIKirkland, WAJun 15, 2026Certified
Researcher 5
I-200-26166-017537
$250,000/yrIIMountain View, CAJun 15, 2026Certified
Software Engineer
I-200-26163-012189
$188,000/yrIIAustin, TXJun 12, 2026Certified
Software Engineer
I-200-26163-012123
$250,000/yrIIIMountain View, CAJun 12, 2026Certified
Software Engineer, Vehicle Platforms
I-200-26163-012150
$165,000/yrIMountain View, CAJun 12, 2026Certified
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Sensor Validation
I-200-26159-990553
$205,000/yrIIMountain View, CAJun 08, 2026Certified
Vehicle Systems Test Engineer
I-200-26155-983077
$152,000/yr—Mountain View, CAJun 04, 2026Certified
Software Engineer
I-200-26154-978183
$205,000/yrIIMountain View, CAJun 03, 2026Certified
Software Engineer
I-200-26154-976132
$205,000/yrIINew York, NYJun 03, 2026Certified
Product Data Scientist
I-200-26152-967084
$187,000/yrIIMountain View, CAJun 01, 2026Certified
Software Quality Operations Specialist
I-200-26152-967008
$152,000/yrIIMountain View, CAJun 01, 2026Certified
Machine Learning Engineer
I-200-26151-965705
$205,000/yrIIMountain View, CAMay 31, 2026Certified
Software Engineer
I-200-26151-965706
$250,000/yrIIIMountain View, CAMay 31, 2026Certified
Onboard Software Performance Engineer
I-203-26149-960141
$205,000/yrIIMountain View, CAMay 28, 2026Certified
Machine Learning Engineer
I-200-26148-957926
$250,000/yrIIIMountain View, CAMay 28, 2026Certified
Software Engineer
I-200-26149-960331
$250,000/yrIIIMountain View, CAMay 28, 2026Certified
Software Engineer
I-200-26147-951556
$205,000/yrIISan Francisco, CAMay 27, 2026Certified
Software Engineer
I-200-26146-948215
$205,000/yrIIMountain View, CAMay 26, 2026Certified
Technical Program Manager, Infrastructure
I-200-26143-944799
$230,000/yrIVMountain View, CAMay 22, 2026Certified
Business Intelligence Analyst
I-200-26141-939806
$197,000/yr—Mountain View, CAMay 21, 2026Certified

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One row per LCA case (its latest version), from U.S. DOL OFLC disclosure data. Salaries are the offered wage, converted to a yearly figure. Certified LCAs are not visa approvals.

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Sponsorship insights

How Waymo LLC sponsors H-1B talent

Petition Mix

New employment  44%Transfer (change of employer)  22%Continued employment  17%Amendments & other  17%

Worker positions by LCA filing purpose, summed across FY2021–FY2026 disclosure records.

Filing Activity by Month

Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Most active filing months: Feb and Mar — useful for timing transfer conversations.

Compliance Posture

H-1B Dependent
No
Willful Violator
No
Full-Time Positions
99.8%
At/Above Prevailing Wage
100%

Attestations from the employer's own LCA filings (Form ETA-9035), as disclosed by the U.S. DOL.

Roles & geography

Top sponsored roles & worksites

Top job titles

Software Engineer
747 · $196,660
Research Scientist
45 · $203,911
Data Scientist
38 · $196,895
Systems Engineer
30 · $232,767
Product Manager
22 · $243,591

Top worksite locations

16 states · 46 cities

Mountain View, CA
1,564
San Francisco, CA
174
New York, NY
44
Bellevue, WA
43
Novi, MI
11
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