Ford Motor
Offered base salaries from 755 certified H-1B filings, across 14 roles in 12 metro areas.
Half of Ford Motor's certified filings offered $129,600 or more.
The middle half of offers fell between $113,580 and $144,893. Offered base salary excludes equity and bonus — read every figure on this page as a floor on total pay, not an average.
What they hire for
Offered base salary by occupation, nationwide, ordered by filing volume.
| Role | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | $132,350 | $84k – $226k | 311 |
| Mechanical Engineers | $120,000 | $81k – $258k | 159 |
| Electrical Engineers | $125,460 | $82k – $185k | 45 |
| Data Scientists | $125,160 | $79k – $181k | 42 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | $120,411 | $63k – $220k | 31 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | $126,240 | $84k – $171k | 31 |
| Database Architects | $133,849 | $110k – $171k | 29 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $172,994 | $123k – $278k | 25 |
| Industrial Engineers | $103,022 | $73k – $169k | 25 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $160,000 | $138k – $274k | 19 |
Where they hire
The same filings by worksite metro area.
| Metro area | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $125,460 | $63k – $274k | 582 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $173,010 | $132k – $278k | 38 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $142,170 | $81k – $238k | 34 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $127,878 | $106k – $169k | 19 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $133,536 | $100k – $160k | 10 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $132,267 | $115k – $156k | 9 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $212,202 | $98k – $216k | 7 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $129,600 | $97k – $213k | 5 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $155,000 | $127k – $168k | 5 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $130,000 | $94k – $171k | 4 |
Offers beside the local going rate
Each row compares Ford Motor's median offer with the median for everyone in that occupation and metro, from federal wage statistics.
| Role — Metro | Median offer | Filings | vs. market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers — Detroit | $132,350 | 240 | +1.2% |
| Mechanical Engineers — Detroit | $117,853 | 126 | +7.7% |
| Electrical Engineers — Detroit | $125,460 | 39 | +9.7% |
| Data Scientists — Detroit | $113,580 | 31 | +9.9% |
| Database Architects — Detroit | $133,014 | 23 | +0.7% |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers — Detroit | $113,580 | 23 | +10.9% |
| Industrial Engineers — Detroit | $103,022 | 22 | −1.0% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other — Detroit | $122,221 | 19 | +13.6% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers — Detroit | $158,760 | 17 | −6.6% |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers — Detroit | $166,795 | 17 | −1.0% |
How this page was made
- Employer pay
- US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
- Coverage
- 755 certified full-time H-1B filings. Groups under 3 filings are excluded throughout.
- Market comparison
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
Filings state the offered base salary at time of application; equity and bonus are not recorded, and visa-sponsored hiring skews toward larger employers and technical roles — this page describes Ford Motor's visa filings, not its whole workforce. Employer names are normalised from filing entities, so figures cover the filing entity named above. We take no payment from employers for how any figure is presented, and corrections are welcome at press@salaryalmanac.com.