Cars.com H-1B salaries

Cars.com filed 31 certified H-1B applications between Sep 2023 and May 2026. Half of them paid more than $156,216 a year. The typical offer was 10% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $156,216
Middle half earn: $136,519 to $166,714
Top 10% earn over: $194,938
Certified filings: 31

Every filing

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Pay by job title

Job title	Filings	Median	vs US	Middle half
Lead Sr. Data Engineer	4	$162,724	–	$155,202 – $176,180
Principal Software Engineer - Salesforce	3	$185,000	–	$185,000 – $191,586
Data Engineer I	2	$90,000	−29%	$90,000 – $90,000
Sr. Software Engineer II - Salesforce	2	$160,812	–	$158,514 – $163,110
Senior Manager, Data Science	2	$166,714	0%	$166,714 – $166,714
Manager, Computer Systems	2	$162,800	–	$161,400 – $164,200
Data Engineer II	2	$113,058	−19%	$108,291 – $117,824
Senior Data Engineer	2	$158,499	+15%	$157,748 – $159,250
Data Engineer III	2	$135,358	−12%	$133,036 – $137,679
Data Engineer	1	$131,840	+24%	$131,840 – $131,840
Business Intelligence Engineer III	1	$148,526	+1%	$148,526 – $148,526
PeopleSoft Developer	1	$127,878	+10%	$127,878 – $127,878
Lead Senior Software Engineer	1	$202,950	+13%	$202,950 – $202,950
Data Engineer (Streaming/API)	1	$134,550	–	$134,550 – $134,550
Data Scientist III	1	$138,488	−4%	$138,488 – $138,488
Senior Data Engineer I	1	$144,616	−17%	$144,616 – $144,616
Sr. CRM Analyst	1	$150,000	+30%	$150,000 – $150,000
Senior Manager, Data Engineering	1	$194,938	+5%	$194,938 – $194,938
Sr. HCM Analyst I	1	$140,000	–	$140,000 – $140,000

Where they work

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Chicago, IL	13	$156,216	$140,000 – $166,714
Frisco, TX	2	$130,262	$116,893 – $143,630
Palm Springs, CA	2	$162,800	$161,400 – $164,200
Prosper, TX	2	$138,228	$135,034 – $141,422
Memphis, TN	2	$128,570	$125,580 – $131,560
Mckinney, TX	2	$181,478	$174,749 – $188,208
Irving, TX	1	$127,878	$127,878 – $127,878
Henderson, NV	1	$148,526	$148,526 – $148,526
Aurora, IL	1	$200,663	$200,663 – $200,663
Cary, NC	1	$165,408	$165,408 – $165,408
New York, NY	1	$160,000	$160,000 – $160,000
Liberty Hill, TX	1	$130,715	$130,715 – $130,715
Niagara Falls, NY	1	$202,950	$202,950 – $202,950
South San Francisco, CA	1	$138,488	$138,488 – $138,488

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	1	$185,000
2024	12	$134,602
2025	12	$156,823
2026	6	$162,704

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level I	4	$106,295
Level II	4	$135,164
Level III	5	$156,216
Level IV	15	$165,600