General Motors
Offered base salaries from 564 certified H-1B filings, across 12 roles in 8 metro areas.
Half of General Motors's certified filings offered $137,082 or more.
The middle half of offers fell between $122,686 and $152,307. 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 | $150,000 | $98k – $425k | 201 |
| Mechanical Engineers | $131,490 | $100k – $240k | 165 |
| Electrical Engineers | $123,427 | $94k – $330k | 78 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | $128,547 | $104k – $250k | 36 |
| Industrial Engineers | $122,387 | $104k – $172k | 30 |
| Engineers, All Other | $127,365 | $109k – $205k | 9 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | $155,000 | $105k – $183k | 8 |
| Financial and Investment Analysts | $127,663 | $125k – $168k | 7 |
| Data Scientists | $114,211 | $108k – $136k | 5 |
| Database Administrators | $148,720 | $140k – $151k | 3 |
Where they hire
The same filings by worksite metro area.
| Metro area | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $133,444 | $94k – $250k | 463 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $220,000 | $127k – $425k | 36 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $160,000 | $104k – $235k | 27 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $164,053 | $150k – $200k | 5 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $142,900 | $100k – $163k | 5 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $179,982 | $123k – $230k | 5 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $158,231 | $119k – $172k | 4 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $149,809 | $125k – $152k | 3 |
Offers beside the local going rate
Each row compares General Motors's median offer with the median for everyone in that occupation and metro, from federal wage statistics.
| Role — Metro | Median offer | Filings | vs. market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineers — Detroit | $131,043 | 152 | +19.7% |
| Software Developers — Detroit | $144,144 | 145 | +10.2% |
| Electrical Engineers — Detroit | $122,430 | 72 | +7.0% |
| Industrial Engineers — Detroit | $119,070 | 28 | +14.4% |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers — Detroit | $127,150 | 27 | +24.2% |
| Software Developers — Austin | $170,000 | 19 | +26.8% |
| Software Developers — San Jose | $250,000 | 18 | +17.3% |
| Financial and Investment Analysts — Detroit | $127,663 | 6 | +25.7% |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers — San Jose | $185,538 | 6 | +11.4% |
| Software Developers — Atlanta | $164,053 | 5 | +23.4% |
How this page was made
- Employer pay
- US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
- Coverage
- 564 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 General Motors'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.