General Electric — 1,257 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 33
- Filings · FY2025
- $147k
- Median base · FY2025
- Senior Software Engineer
- Top role · 136 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 455 all-time
General Electric filed 33 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 27% from the year before), with a median base salary of $147k and the middle 50% of offers between $134k and $160k. That is 5% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 1,257 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Senior Software Engineer in California.
How much does General Electric 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. $147k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has General Electric's H-1B hiring changed by year?
195 certified filings in FY2016 → 21 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 21 | −36% | $152k |
| FY2025 | 33 | −27% | $147k |
| FY2024 | 45 | −36% | $132k |
| FY2023 | 70 | +15% | $127k |
| FY2022 | 61 | +27% | $120k |
| FY2021 | 48 | −44% | $120k |
| FY2020 | 85 | −57% | $120k |
| FY2019 | 196 | 0% | $128k |
| FY2018 | 196 | −36% | $115k |
| FY2017 | 307 | +57% | $120k |
| FY2016 | 195 | — | $125k |
Which wage levels does General Electric file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 71% of General Electric'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 1,019 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I0.6%6
- Level II28.0%285
- Level III44.2%450
- Level IV27.3%278
What jobs does General Electric 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 General Electric's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Software Engineer | 136 | $130k |
| Staff Software Engineer | 88 | $145k |
| Software Engineer | 64 | $103k |
| Staff Application Operations Engineer | 23 | $117k |
| Senior Staff Software Engineer | 19 | $170k |
| Research Engineer - Probabilistic Design | 15 | $115k |
| Senior Quality Assurance Engineer | 14 | $114k |
| Senior Data Scientist | 14 | $135k |
| Staff Software Architect | 13 | $117k |
| Senior Staff Technical Product Manager | 13 | $145k |
Where does General Electric 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 | 455 | $140k |
| NY | 271 | $121k |
| MI | 64 | $110k |
| OH | 62 | $125k |
| WI | 54 | $110k |
| VA | 49 | $108k |
| SC | 48 | $92k |
| GA | 46 | $125k |
| IL | 43 | $112k |
| MA | 37 | $119k |
What has General Electric filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 1,257 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about General Electric's H-1B filings
- How much does General Electric pay H-1B workers?
- General Electric's median certified H-1B base salary is $147k (FY2025), from 33 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does General Electric sponsor?
- General Electric has 1,257 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does General Electric sponsor for H-1B?
- General Electric's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Senior Software Engineer, Staff Software Engineer, Software Engineer, Staff Application Operations Engineer.
- Where does General Electric hire H-1B workers?
- General Electric's top H-1B worksite states are CA, NY, MI, OH.
- 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 →