Software Motor — 7 certified H-1B filings (FY2018–FY2020)
- 3
- Filings · FY2020
- $170k
- Median base · FY2020
- Electrical Control Engineer (Electrical Engineer)
- Top role · 1 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 6 all-time
Software Motor filed 3 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2020, with a median base salary of $170k and the middle 50% of offers between $125k and $175k. That is 14% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 7 certified filings since FY2018, most often for Electrical Control Engineer (Electrical Engineer) in California.
How much does Software Motor 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 FY2020. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Software Motor's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2018 → 3 in FY2020. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 3 | 0% | $170k |
| FY2019 | 3 | +200% | $101k |
| FY2018 | 1 | — | $108k |
Which wage levels does Software Motor file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 29% of Software Motor'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 7 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level II71.4%5
- Level III14.3%1
- Level IV14.3%1
What jobs does Software Motor sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical Control Engineer (Electrical Engineer) | 1 | $108k |
| Embedded DSP Software Engineer | 1 | $125k |
| Operations Engineer | 1 | $101k |
| Principal Multiphysics Simulation Engineer | 1 | $175k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 1 | $170k |
| Solutions Engineer | 1 | $101k |
| Systems Test Engineer | 1 | $125k |
Where does Software Motor 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 | 6 | $108k |
| WA | 1 | $125k |
What has Software Motor filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Software Motor: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Embedded DSP Software Engineer | $125,000 |
| 2020 | Principal Multiphysics Simulation Engineer | $175,000 |
| 2020 | Senior Software Engineer | $170,000 |
| 2019 | Systems Test Engineer | $125,000 |
| 2019 | Operations Engineer | $101,483 |
| 2019 | Solutions Engineer | $101,483 |
| 2018 | Electrical Control Engineer (Electrical Engineer) | $107,890 |
Common questions about Software Motor's H-1B filings
- How much does Software Motor pay H-1B workers?
- Software Motor's median certified H-1B base salary is $170k (FY2020), from 3 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Software Motor sponsor?
- Software Motor has 7 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2018–FY2020).
- What jobs does Software Motor sponsor for H-1B?
- Software Motor's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Electrical Control Engineer (Electrical Engineer), Embedded DSP Software Engineer, Operations Engineer, Principal Multiphysics Simulation Engineer.
- Where does Software Motor hire H-1B workers?
- Software Motor's top H-1B worksite states are CA, WA.
- 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 (FY2018–FY2020). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →