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General Motors Company vs FORD MOTOR COMPANY

Select two employers to compare H-1B petition volume, certification rates, salary data, and top job titles using DOL LCA data, drawn from the program's 85,000 annual visa cap. See our methodology.

Employer A

General Motors Company

DETROIT, MI

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Employer B

FORD MOTOR COMPANY

DEARBORN, MI

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Key Metrics

Metric General Motors Company FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Total Petitions 756 2,726
Certified Petitions 752 2,713
Approval Rate (higher is better) 99.5% 99.5%
Avg Salary (higher is better) $125,581 $121,293
Median Salary , ,
Salary Range $80,000 – $310,000 $63,480 – $283,442
Total Workers 756 2,726
Active Years FY2023–FY2025 FY2023–FY2026

✓ Higher indicates the more favorable value. Data: DOL LCA FY2023–FY2026.

Top H-1B Job Titles

General Motors Company

Job Title Petitions Avg Wage
Software Engineer 36 $116,651
Design Release Engineer 26 $115,071
Researcher 14 $112,747
Controls Design Engineer 11 $112,015
Software Developer 10 $113,851
Senior Software Engineer 10 $139,519

FORD MOTOR COMPANY

Job Title Petitions Avg Wage
Software Engineer 175 $122,581
Senior Software Engineer 63 $139,651
SOFTWARE ENGINEER 62 $108,942
Full Stack Data Engineer 50 $136,457
Product Development Engineer 47 $118,339
Data Scientist 44 $110,829

Year-over-Year Petition Volume

Fiscal Year General Motors, Petitions FORD MOTOR, Petitions
FY2023 556 (556 cert.) 765 (764 cert.)
FY2024 199 (196 cert.) 814 (814 cert.)
FY2025 1 (0 cert.) 988 (983 cert.)
FY2026 - 159 (152 cert.)