Role Filing Pattern
Tools and Automation Engineer appears as a active H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 114 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.
Tools and Automation Engineer H-1B LCA Filings
SOC Code: 15-1252.00
SOC Category: Software Developers
LCA FY2024-FY2026 · PERM FY2024-FY2025 · USCIS Employer Data Hub 2023 · BLS OEWS May 2023
Updated 2026-05-23
Macro Wage Baseline (BLS OEWS May 2023)
+35.1%
Filed H-1B base wages show $178,744 vs BLS national median $132,270
Tools and Automation Engineer (SOC 15-1252.00, Software Developers) appears as an active H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 114 filing records. Filed base wages span $139,152 to $181,848 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $178,744. Filed base wages for this role sit above the BLS occupational wage baseline used as a macro reference. These are filed LCA records for this role, not visa approvals, hires, or open roles, and the figures generally exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.
Median Salary
$178,744
H-1B LCA Filings
114LCA records
Top 10% Salary
$181,848
LCA filings are not visa approvals or open roles — see why this matters
Public filing data is normalized for browsing. LCA filings are not visa approvals or job openings, PERM filings are not individual green-card success rates, and salary figures generally use the lower bound of filed wage ranges and exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.
Employer Concentration
The strongest employer filing concentration for this role comes from Apple Inc.. Use this as a filing-volume signal, not as a guarantee of current hiring or petition outcomes.
Location Pattern
Filed worksites for this role are concentrated in places such as Cupertino, CA, Sunnyvale, CA, San Diego, CA, Austin, TX, and Seattle, WA. City-level wage differences can reflect seniority, worksite rules, employer mix, and local labor market differences.
BLS Comparison Caveat
The BLS baseline shown here is a broad occupational wage reference, while the H-1B figure is a filed base wage from LCA records. Neither figure includes equity, bonus, benefits, or every compensation change after filing.
Salary Distribution (Base)
LCA filingsQuartile breakdown of filed annual base wages.
Min$139,152
P25$153,326
Median$178,744
P75$177,864
Max$181,848
Top Employers by LCA Filings
- Apple Inc.$178,744114
Filed Wage by City
- Cupertino, CA$181,84855
- San Diego, CA$177,15414
- Sunnyvale, CA$176,84124
- Seattle, WA$161,1969
- Austin, TX$159,63010
- Boulder, CON/A2
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Tools and Automation Engineer?
The median filed base salary for Tools and Automation Engineer H-1B LCA records is $178,744 per year.
How many Tools and Automation Engineer H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 114 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Tools and Automation Engineer role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Tools and Automation Engineer?
Top employers filing LCAs for Tools and Automation Engineer include: Apple Inc..
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