Waymo LLC

Professional, Scientific & Technical Services · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2019–2024

#177 top sponsor

Overview

Waymo LLC is a Professional, Scientific & Technical Services employer that has filed 392 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2024. That places it #177 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 260 were certified (66.3% approval rate), taking about 289 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Software Developers, Systems Software, with most worksites in CA, and the median sponsored wage is $155,000.

392

PERM filings

66.3%

approval

0

denied

$155,000

median wage

289d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 316 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is CHINA (56%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • China178
  • India64
  • Canada18
  • Taiwan9
  • Germany4
  • Australia4
  • Mexico4
  • France3
  • Spain3
  • United Kingdom3

Prior visa status

  • H-1B245
  • F-142
  • L-114
  • O-14
  • TN4
  • J-13
  • E-32
  • L-21

Education

  • Master's209
  • Doctorate60
  • Bachelor's45
  • None2

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations Waymo LLC most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Software Developers, Systems Software 121 $153,664
Software Developers, Applications 96 $157,988
Software Developers 67 $181,514
Computer Systems Analysts 14 $174,489
Statisticians 14 $168,571
Mechanical Engineers 12 $149,083
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 12 $172,500
Computer Hardware Engineers 7 $200,021
Data Scientists 5 $164,000
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 4 $165,000

Common job titles

Software Engineer 217 Hardware Engineer 14 Systems Engineer 12 Data Scientist 8 Product Specialist 7 Technical Program Specialist 6 Research Scientist 4 System Safety Engineer 3 Mechanical Engineer 3 Systems Test Engineer 3 Manufacturing Engineer 3 Software Engineer Level 4 2

Worksite states

Wage range

$145,000

25th

$155,000

median

$180,000

75th

$205,000

90th

Law firms used

  • Berry Appleman Leiden LLP312
  • Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP76
  • Berry Appleman and Leiden LLP2
  • Berry, Appleman Leiden, LLP1
  • Berry Applemen Leiden LLP1

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-100-23318-500485 Software Engineer (1615.70638)Certified San Francisco, CA Apr 9, 2025
G-100-23318-501286 Software Engineer (1615.62843)Certified Mountain View, CA Apr 9, 2025
G-100-23319-503609 Software Engineer (1615.66915)Certified San Francisco, CA Apr 9, 2025
G-100-23320-506973 Security Engineer (1615.46208)Certified Mountain View, CA Apr 9, 2025
G-100-23320-507006 Business Data Scientist (1615.68135)Certified San Francisco, CA Apr 9, 2025
G-100-23320-507432 Systems Engineer (1615.66891)Certified Mountain View, CA Apr 9, 2025
G-100-23320-507574 Software Engineer (1615.64297)Certified Mountain View, CA Apr 9, 2025
G-100-23320-507647 Software Engineer (1615.44724)Certified Mountain View, CA Apr 9, 2025
G-100-23320-508063 Software Engineer 1615.68903Certified Mountain View, CA Apr 9, 2025
G-100-23320-508371 System Test Engineer (1615.55467)Certified Mountain View, CA Apr 9, 2025
G-100-23321-511244 Software Engineer (1615.70566)Certified San Francisco, CA Apr 9, 2025
G-100-23321-511419 Product Specialist (1615.79449)Certified San Francisco, CA Apr 9, 2025
G-100-23324-514594 Software Engineer (1615.35731)Certified Mountain View, CA Apr 9, 2025
G-100-23306-473895 Software Engineer 1615.67361Certified San Francisco, CA Apr 9, 2025
G-100-23306-473872 Software Engineer 1615.43228Certified Mountain View, CA Apr 9, 2025
G-100-23306-473695 Software Engineer 1615.70567Certified Mountain View, CA Apr 9, 2025
G-100-23320-508388 Software Engineer 1615.59375.5Certified San Francisco, CA Apr 8, 2025
G-100-23306-473396 Software Engineer 1615.64408Certified Mountain View, CA Apr 8, 2025
G-100-23306-473501 Software Engineer 1615.18006Certified San Francisco, CA Apr 8, 2025
G-100-23306-473784 Software Engineer 1615.65666Certified MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA Apr 8, 2025

Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.