ZF Active Safety US — 222 certified H-1B filings (FY2020–FY2026)
- 40
- Filings · FY2025
- $119k
- Median base · FY2025
- Software Design Engineer III
- Top role · 9 all-time
- MI
- Top state · 216 all-time
ZF Active Safety US filed 40 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 33% from the year before), with a median base salary of $119k and the middle 50% of offers between $104k and $138k. That is 3% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 222 certified filings since FY2020, most often for Software Design Engineer III in Michigan.
How much does ZF Active Safety US 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. $119k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has ZF Active Safety US's H-1B hiring changed by year?
9 certified filings in FY2020 → 33 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 33 | −17% | $125k |
| FY2025 | 40 | +33% | $119k |
| FY2024 | 30 | −6% | $128k |
| FY2023 | 32 | −6% | $120k |
| FY2022 | 34 | −23% | $104k |
| FY2021 | 44 | +389% | $97k |
| FY2020 | 9 | — | $93k |
Which wage levels does ZF Active Safety US file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 45% of ZF Active Safety US'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 222 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level II55.4%123
- Level III38.7%86
- Level IV5.9%13
What jobs does ZF Active Safety US 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Software Design Engineer III | 9 | $119k |
| Principal Software Design Engineer | 7 | $144k |
| Software Technical Lead (Cspr/Pm) | 6 | $147k |
| Braking Controls Engineer III | 6 | $106k |
| Principal Software Engineer | 4 | $143k |
| Senior Software Test Engineer | 4 | $127k |
| Braking Controls Engineer II | 4 | $92k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 4 | $128k |
| Software Test Engineer III | 4 | $105k |
| Senior Design Engineer | 4 | $105k |
Where does ZF Active Safety US 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 |
|---|---|---|
| MI | 216 | $113k |
| GA | 4 | $92k |
| OH | 2 | $102k |
What has ZF Active Safety US filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 222 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about ZF Active Safety US's H-1B filings
- How much does ZF Active Safety US pay H-1B workers?
- ZF Active Safety US's median certified H-1B base salary is $119k (FY2025), from 40 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does ZF Active Safety US sponsor?
- ZF Active Safety US has 222 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2020–FY2026).
- What jobs does ZF Active Safety US sponsor for H-1B?
- ZF Active Safety US's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Design Engineer III, Principal Software Design Engineer, Software Technical Lead (Cspr/Pm), Braking Controls Engineer III.
- Where does ZF Active Safety US hire H-1B workers?
- ZF Active Safety US's top H-1B worksite states are MI, GA, 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 (FY2020–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →