Cargurus — 274 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 37
- Filings · FY2025
- $170k
- Median base · FY2025
- Senior Software Engineer
- Top role · 35 all-time
- MA
- Top state · 260 all-time
Cargurus filed 37 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025, with a median base salary of $170k and the middle 50% of offers between $145k and $189k. That is 18% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 274 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Senior Software Engineer in Massachusetts.
How much does Cargurus 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. $170k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Cargurus's H-1B hiring changed by year?
5 certified filings in FY2016 → 20 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 20 | −46% | $163k |
| FY2025 | 37 | 0% | $170k |
| FY2024 | 37 | +3% | $179k |
| FY2023 | 36 | −28% | $160k |
| FY2022 | 50 | +85% | $161k |
| FY2021 | 27 | +17% | $150k |
| FY2020 | 23 | −4% | $140k |
| FY2019 | 24 | +100% | $140k |
| FY2018 | 12 | +300% | $140k |
| FY2017 | 3 | −40% | $90k |
| FY2016 | 5 | — | $120k |
Which wage levels does Cargurus file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 77% of Cargurus'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 267 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I3.4%9
- Level II19.9%53
- Level III14.2%38
- Level IV62.5%167
What jobs does Cargurus 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 Cargurus's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Software Engineer | 35 | $160k |
| Software Engineer | 25 | $140k |
| Senior Software Development Engineer | 23 | $175k |
| Principal Software Development Engineer | 15 | $189k |
| Senior Product Manager | 12 | $140k |
| Senior JavaScript Engineer | 10 | $160k |
| Sr. Software Engineer | 7 | $161k |
| Software Development Engineer II | 6 | $146k |
| Enterprise Applications Architect | 5 | $172k |
| Senior DevOps Engineer | 5 | $160k |
Where does Cargurus 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 |
|---|---|---|
| MA | 260 | $155k |
| TX | 9 | $161k |
| NC | 3 | $106k |
| VA | 1 | $96k |
| NJ | 1 | $185k |
What has Cargurus filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 274 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Cargurus's H-1B filings
- How much does Cargurus pay H-1B workers?
- Cargurus's median certified H-1B base salary is $170k (FY2025), from 37 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Cargurus sponsor?
- Cargurus has 274 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Cargurus sponsor for H-1B?
- Cargurus's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Senior Software Engineer, Software Engineer, Senior Software Development Engineer, Principal Software Development Engineer.
- Where does Cargurus hire H-1B workers?
- Cargurus's top H-1B worksite states are MA, TX, NC, VA.
- 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 →