Autodesk — 2,391 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 232
- Filings · FY2025
- $150k
- Median base · FY2025
- Senior Software Engineer
- Top role · 185 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 1,553 all-time
Autodesk filed 232 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 5% from the year before), with a median base salary of $150k and the middle 50% of offers between $125k and $169k. That is 5% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 2,391 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Senior Software Engineer in California.
How much does Autodesk pay H-1B workers?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $150k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Autodesk's H-1B hiring changed by year?
139 certified filings in FY2016 → 189 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 189 | −19% | $162k |
| FY2025 | 232 | −5% | $150k |
| FY2024 | 243 | −1% | $142k |
| FY2023 | 245 | −16% | $146k |
| FY2022 | 291 | +11% | $122k |
| FY2021 | 262 | +15% | $121k |
| FY2020 | 227 | 0% | $130k |
| FY2019 | 227 | +19% | $121k |
| FY2018 | 190 | +30% | $111k |
| FY2017 | 146 | +5% | $103k |
| FY2016 | 139 | — | $105k |
Which wage levels does Autodesk file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 60% of Autodesk's filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.
Share of 1,702 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I3.6%61
- Level II36.5%622
- Level III22.0%374
- Level IV37.9%645
What jobs does Autodesk sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles. Open a title for Autodesk's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Software Engineer | 185 | $134k |
| Software Engineer | 173 | $108k |
| Principal Engineer | 99 | $156k |
| Software Development Engineer | 80 | $149k |
| Principal Software Engineer | 50 | $164k |
| Data Scientist | 26 | $110k |
| Business Systems Analyst | 24 | $106k |
| Senior Principal Engineer | 21 | $190k |
| Product Manager | 17 | $130k |
| Sr. Software Engineer | 17 | $115k |
Where does Autodesk hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 1,553 | $134k |
| MA | 175 | $115k |
| MI | 146 | $108k |
| TX | 102 | $120k |
| OR | 97 | $125k |
| GA | 45 | $130k |
| WA | 45 | $133k |
| NY | 36 | $118k |
| CO | 26 | $90k |
| NJ | 25 | $118k |
What has Autodesk filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 2,391 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Autodesk's H-1B filings
- How much does Autodesk pay H-1B workers?
- Autodesk's median certified H-1B base salary is $150k (FY2025), from 232 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Autodesk sponsor?
- Autodesk has 2,391 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Autodesk sponsor for H-1B?
- Autodesk's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Senior Software Engineer, Software Engineer, Principal Engineer, Software Development Engineer.
- Where does Autodesk hire H-1B workers?
- Autodesk's top H-1B worksite states are CA, MA, MI, TX.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →