Also

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 44 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
  • Main U.S. filing address: Palo Alto, CA
Median base salary$222,500+81% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$200k–$245.4k
Level IV (expert) share44%all employers: 18%
Median prevailing wage$186,805the required minimum for these jobs and places

At a glance

  • Also hires at the expert level. 44% of its filings are Level IV, 2.4 times the share across all H-1B employers (18%).
  • Mostly above the prevailing wage. 100% of filings are above the prevailing wage. Median offer $222,500, median prevailing wage $186,805.

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Enter the base salary in your offer. We compare it with Also's certified filings for the same job.

10th $185k25th $200kmedian $222.5k75th $245.4k90th $270k

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Percentiles from Also's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.

What Also hires for

Bar: share of Also's filings. Figure: median base salary.

Show all 1 jobs
JobMedianFilings
Electrical Engineer$227,50014

Jobs with at least 10 filings at Also.

Pay by level

too fewLevel I
Entry-level · 5% of filings
too fewLevel II
Mid-level · 15% of filings
$200kLevel III
Senior · 37% of filings
$245kLevel IV
Expert · 44% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II too few 6
Senior · Level III $200,000 15
Expert · Level IV $245,000 18

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Also files

Median base salary in each metro area. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027.

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
San Jose, CA$222,50044

Salary details

Median salary$222,500
Middle 50%$200k–$245.4k
vs. all employers+81%comparison median $122,699
Filings44FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $147,900 and $344,745.
PercentileSalary
10th$185,000
25th$200,000
50th (median)$222,500
75th$245,375
90th$270,000

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$222,500
Median prevailing wage$186,805
Median difference+17.5%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage0%

Filing at exactly the prevailing wage does not mean low pay: at senior levels and in high-cost areas the prevailing wage itself is high.

About Also

Also's filings list its industry as Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (Manufacturing sector, NAICS 3369). Its main U.S. filing address is in Palo Alto, CA and its filings in the data run from FY2025 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Electrical Engineer, Software Engineer and Mechanical Engineer and the main metro areas are San Jose, CA. The most common wage level in those years is Level IV (expert).

Questions

Does Also sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Also filed 44 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025–FY2026, the latest two fiscal years. The most recent filing in the data is from FY2026 Q3. A certified LCA is a step before the H-1B petition; it is not a visa approval.

How much does Also pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Also's H-1B filings is $222,500; half of filings fall between $200,000 and $245,375. Bonus and stock are not included.