Google — 82,354 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 8,657
- Filings · FY2025
- $184k
- Median base · FY2025
- Software Engineer
- Top role · 27,422 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 60,586 all-time
Google filed 8,657 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025, with a median base salary of $184k and the middle 50% of offers between $160k and $200k. That is 51% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 82,354 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Software Engineer in California.
How much does Google 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. $184k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Google's H-1B hiring changed by year?
2,433 certified filings in FY2016 → 7,336 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 7,336 | −15% | $193k |
| FY2025 | 8,657 | 0% | $184k |
| FY2024 | 8,648 | −8% | $179k |
| FY2023 | 9,404 | −17% | $168k |
| FY2022 | 11,284 | +29% | $161k |
| FY2021 | 8,721 | −9% | $155k |
| FY2020 | 9,534 | +6% | $145k |
| FY2019 | 9,025 | +106% | $138k |
| FY2018 | 4,376 | +49% | $136k |
| FY2017 | 2,936 | +21% | $130k |
| FY2016 | 2,433 | — | $128k |
Which wage levels does Google file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 39% of Google'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 65,778 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I1.1%747
- Level II59.9%39,386
- Level III32.0%21,080
- Level IV6.9%4,565
What jobs does Google 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 Google's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 27,422 | $170k |
| Program Manager | 883 | $168k |
| Technical Program Manager | 868 | $176k |
| Product Manager | 862 | $190k |
| Research Scientist | 685 | $192k |
| Data Scientist | 522 | $175k |
| Solutions Consultant | 449 | $147k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 348 | $220k |
| Technical Solutions Consultant | 304 | $164k |
| Customer Engineer | 278 | $161k |
Where does Google 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 | 60,586 | $160k |
| WA | 8,061 | $152k |
| NY | 7,663 | $165k |
| TX | 1,742 | $143k |
| MA | 1,034 | $150k |
| IL | 631 | $137k |
| GA | 527 | $140k |
| PA | 511 | $137k |
| CO | 447 | $136k |
| NC | 324 | $133k |
What has Google filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 82,354 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Google's H-1B filings
- How much does Google pay H-1B workers?
- Google's median certified H-1B base salary is $184k (FY2025), from 8,657 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Google sponsor?
- Google has 82,354 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Google sponsor for H-1B?
- Google's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Engineer, Program Manager, Technical Program Manager, Product Manager.
- Where does Google hire H-1B workers?
- Google's top H-1B worksite states are CA, WA, NY, 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 →