Does Waymo sponsor visas — and what does it pay?
Waymo filed 290 certified labour condition applications with the US Department of Labor between 1 October 2025 to 30 June 2026, covering 290 worker positions. Every wage below is a figure Waymo put in front of a federal agency, not a number from a job advert.
Source: US Department of Labor, FY2026 Q3 disclosure data
Read both columns together. Paying the prevailing wage is legal and normal — it is the floor Congress set, not a loophole. The employer also chooses the wage level (I–IV) on the form, and a senior level carries a higher floor, so a wide margin above the floor can reflect the level selected rather than generosity. Read the two columns together, and treat neither as evidence of wrongdoing.
$205k
Median wage filed
$188k
Median legal floor
9%
Above the floor
290
Certified filings
How close to the legal minimum?
Of 290 certified filings, 3 (1%) were at or within 1% of the prevailing wage — the lowest figure Waymo was legally permitted to offer for that role, in that location, at that skill level. Nationally the figure is 41%.
Wage levels selected
The employer chooses this level on the form, and it sets the legal floor. Level I is entry, Level IV is fully competent.
| Level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 8 | 3% |
| Level II | 127 | 52% |
| Level III | 60 | 25% |
| Level IV | 47 | 19% |
Most-filed job titles
| Job title | Filings |
|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 160 |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 11 |
| Research Scientist | 8 |
| Product Manager | 6 |
| Data Scientist | 6 |
| Researcher | 6 |
| Systems Engineer | 4 |
| Technical Program Manager | 4 |
| Product Data Scientist | 3 |
| Technical Program Manager, Commercialization | 3 |
| Machine Learning Engineer, Mapping | 2 |
| Business Data Scientist | 2 |
Where the work is
| Worksite | Filings |
|---|---|
| Mountain View, CA | 238 |
| San Francisco, CA | 24 |
| New York, NY | 16 |
| Kirkland, WA | 5 |
| Austin, TX | 2 |
| Bellevue, WA | 1 |
| Syracuse, NY | 1 |
| Washington, D.C., DC | 1 |
Open roles at Waymo right now
| Role | Location | Team | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical Program Manager, Commercialization - Expansion new | Mountain View, CA, US; San Francisco, CA, US | Product (78L) | $196k – $242k |
| 2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, AI-driven ML Performance Engineering Intern new | Mountain View, CA, USA | Pipeline (N/A) | $70 – $70 |
| Network Operations Manager new | Phoenix, TX USA | IT (6D3) | $175k – $215k |
| Senior Software Engineer, Chassis new | San Francisco, CA, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA | CSI (7LV) | $213k – $263k |
| 2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Machine Learning, Driver Refinement Foundations new | Mountain View, CA, USA | Pipeline (N/A) | $70 – $70 |
| Product Quality Engineer, Automotive Sensors new | Mountain View, CA, USA | Other SDS Systems (77O) | $210k – $259k |
| 2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Software Engineer, Onboard Developer Platform new | Mountain View, CA, USA | Pipeline (N/A) | $70 – $70 |
| 2027 Summer Intern, BS, Software Engineering, Labeling new | Mountain View, CA, USA | Pipeline (N/A) | $60 – $60 |
| Silicon Emulation Engineer new | Taipei, Taiwan; Hsinchu, Taiwan | Compute (7LR) | yesterday |
| California State Policy Manager | Sacramento, CA, USA (Remote) | O-Policy-Corp (67C) | $177k – $218k |
| Employee Relations Partner, UK | London, England, UK | Legal (67B) | £118k – £124k |
| Program Manager, Vendor Service Delivery Lead | Hyderabad, India | MPCI (SQZ) | 2 days ago |
| Senior Software Engineer | Mountain View ; CA San Francisco, CA | CSI (7LV) | $213k – $263k |
| 2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Planner Machine Learning | San Francisco, California | Pipeline (N/A) | $85 – $85 |
| 2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Machine Learning Research, Planning/Prediction | Mountain View, CA, USA | Pipeline (N/A) | $85 – $85 |
| 2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Perception Systems Engineering: Pedestrian Detection Precision | San Francisco, California | Pipeline (N/A) | $85 – $85 |
| 2027 Summer Intern, BS, Depot Automation | San Francisco, California | Pipeline (N/A) | $60 – $60 |
| Talent Acquisition Operations, Program Manager | Mountain View, CA, USA | HR (67F) | $159k – $196k |
| 2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Perception, Machine Learning | Mountain View, CA, USA | Perception (7LT) | $70 – $70 |
| 2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Software Engineering, Onboard Software Integrity | Mountain View, CA, USA | Pipeline (N/A) | $70 – $70 |
| 2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Software Engineer, Sys Intel & Machine Learning | Mountain View, CA, USA | Pipeline (N/A) | $70 – $70 |
| 2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Systems Engineer, Autonomous Vehicle Networks & Diagnostics | Mountain View, CA, USA | Pipeline (N/A) | $70 – $70 |
| 2027 Summer Intern, BS, Software Engineer, Driver Refinement Foundations | Mountain View, CA, USA | Pipeline (N/A) | $60 – $60 |
| Technical Lead Manager, Motion Control Test Engineering | Mountain View, CA, US; San Francisco, CA, US | Systems (78I) | $230k – $284k |
| Technical Lead Manager, Collision Avoidance Testing | Mountain View, CA, US; San Francisco, CA, US | Systems (78I) | $230k – $284k |
| Senior Systems Integration Engineer | Mountain View, CA, USA | HW Systems (7SH) | $196k – $242k |
| People Site Partner, London | London, England, United Kingdom | HR (67F) | £118k – £124k |
| Network Operations Manager | Austin, TX, USA | IT (6D3) | $175k – $215k |
| 2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Software Engineer, Simulation | Mountain View, CA, USA | Pipeline (N/A) | $85 – $85 |
| System Safety Engineer, Strategic Programs & Integration | Mountain View, CA, USA, Kirkland, WA, USA | Safety (7GB) | $241k – $297k |
| 2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Software Engineer | Mountain View, California | Pipeline (N/A) | $70 – $70 |
| 2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Road Understanding, ML Engineer | Mountain View, California | Pipeline (N/A) | $85 – $85 |
| Privacy Counsel, Germany | Munich, Germany | Legal (67B) | 8 days ago |
| Staff Tech Lead, ML Data Infrastructure and Inference Platform | Mountain View, CA, USA | Sys Intel and Machine Lrng (SQT) | $251k – $310k |
| 2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Machine Learning Engineer - Simulator Realism Evaluation | San Francisco, California, United States | Pipeline (N/A) | $70 – $70 |
| 2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Data Science | Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA | Pipeline (N/A) | $85 – $85 |
| 2027 Summer Intern, MS/PhD, Machine Learning Engineer | San Francisco, CA, USA | Pipeline (N/A) | $70 – $70 |
| Vehicle Product Engineer | Mountain View, CA, USA | Other SDS Systems (77O) | $210k – $259k |
| Technical Specialist- ML Data | Hyderabad, India | Labeling (SQA) | 9 days ago |
| Proving Ground Technician Manager | Tempe, AZ, USA | FDR - Central (F7U) | $130k – $137k |
Checking this yourself. The FY2026 file is a public download from the Department of Labor. Search it for “Waymo LLC”. Figures here cover certified applications only; withdrawn and denied applications are excluded.
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