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Localization Engineer

Reported H-1B wages for this job title. Explore roles, wages, and case statuses using public Department of Labor records.

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Localization Engineer insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings128All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$109,325113 eligible salary records
Employer names58Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$80,000–$142,709Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
05111621FY 2016: 9 filings16FY 2017: 16 filings17FY 2018: 10 filings18FY 2019: 19 filings19FY 2020: 12 filings20FY 2021: 13 filings21FY 2022: 12 filings22FY 2023: 8 filings23FY 2024: 11 filings24FY 2025: 7 filings25FY 2026: 11 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*11 filings$157,673 median · n=10

*FY 2026 covers Q1–Q3 through June; earlier years cover full fiscal years. Median: certified, positive yearly base wages; nominal USD.

Salary distribution

Where reported yearly base wages concentrate

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$100k–$125kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 113 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Most reported roles

Explore job mix and compare reported wages

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Localization Engineer69
$101,350 median · n=60 eligible
Mapping And Localization Engineer8
$115,000 median · n=6 eligible
Senior Localization Engineer7
$160,000 median · n=7 eligible
Localization Engineer Ii5
$122,000 median · n=5 eligible
Localization Engineer 34
$105,050 median · n=4 eligible
Mapping & Localization Engineer3
$185,000 median · n=2 eligible
Mapping And Localization Engineer (Electrical Engineer)3
$141,110 median · n=3 eligible
Industrial Designer/Localization Engineering Lead2
$80,000 median · n=2 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Leading worksite cities

Where filings are concentrated

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Cupertino, CA20
$118,500 median · n=19 eligible
New York, NY10
$61,000 median · n=10 eligible
Warren, MI10
$105,304 median · n=8 eligible
Seattle, WA9
$122,000 median · n=7 eligible
Somerville, MA9
$141,110 median · n=7 eligible
San Jose, CA5
$178,549 median · n=5 eligible
Burlingame, CALIFORNIA4
$120,786 median · n=4 eligible
Fremont, CA4
$152,875 median · n=4 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
90.6%Certified LCAs
Certified116 90.6%
Certified - Withdrawn10 7.8%
Withdrawn2 1.6%

Denominator: all 128 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Apple Inc.25
$126,250 median · n=24 eligible
General Motors Company10
$105,304 median · n=8 eligible
Transperfect Translations International, Inc.9
$53,165 median · n=9 eligible
Gpr, Inc.8
$156,000 median · n=7 eligible
Amazon.Com Services LLC4
$110,510 median · n=4 eligible
Gardner Denver, Inc.4
$80,000 median · n=2 eligible
Udelv, Inc.4
$120,786 median · n=4 eligible
Wavesense Inc.4
$132,000 median · n=3 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$109,325Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$61,000
25th percentile$80,000
Median (50th)$109,325
75th percentile$142,709
90th percentile$168,799

n=113 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Percentiles describe filings, not unique workers or total compensation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures · FY 2016–2026 (FY 2026 partial) · salary charts exclude non-yearly pay, non-certified cases, and missing or non-positive wages. Coverage & methodology

Salary filing history

128 matching H-1B filings

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Reported base wages in USD · pay period shown beside each amount · select a salary for case details

EmployerJob titleBase salaryLocationSubmit dateStart date
Bloomfield Robotics, Inc.Senior Perception & Localization Engineer, Tech Lead

Filing details

$160,000 /yr

I-200-26141-936692
Reported wage: $160,000–$200,000 / year
Annualized: $160,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-29
Employment end: 2029-06-01
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Pittsburgh, PA05/21/202606/02/2026
Gpr, Inc.Mapping And Localization Engineer

Filing details

$130,000 /yr

I-200-26124-862523
Reported wage: $130,000–$140,000 / year
Annualized: $130,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-08
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Charlestown, MA05/03/202610/01/2026
Aeva, Inc.Senior Localization Engineer

Filing details

$190,000.08 /yr

I-200-26104-791812
Reported wage: $190,000.08 / year
Annualized: $190,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-04-21
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Mountain View, CA04/14/202610/01/2026
Apple Inc.Localization Engineer

Filing details

$118,500 /yr

I-200-26062-676321
Reported wage: $118,500–$197,500 / year
Annualized: $118,500
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-03-10
Employment end: 2029-08-17
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Cupertino, CA03/03/202608/18/2026
Gpr, Inc.Sr. Mapping & Localization Engineer (Software Developer)

Filing details

$165,000 /yr

I-200-26023-584307
Reported wage: $165,000 / year
Annualized: $165,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-01-30
Employment end: 2029-07-22
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Charlestown, MA01/23/202607/23/2026
Apple Inc.Localization Engineer

Filing details

$118,500 /yr

I-200-26016-565081
Reported wage: $118,500–$197,500 / year
Annualized: $118,500
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-01-26
Employment end: 2029-07-06
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Cupertino, CA01/16/202607/07/2026
Apple Inc.Localization Engineer

Filing details

$112,900 /yr

I-200-25033-659672
Reported wage: $112,900–$188,100 / year
Annualized: $112,900
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-12-23
Employment end: 2028-07-06
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Cupertino, CA02/02/202507/07/2025
Apple Inc.Localization Engineer

Filing details

$118,500 /yr

I-200-25338-456606
Reported wage: $118,500–$197,500 / year
Annualized: $118,500
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-12-11
Employment end: 2029-06-04
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Cupertino, CA12/04/202506/05/2026
Apple Inc.Localization Engineer

Filing details

$174,524 /yr

I-200-25323-420755
Reported wage: $174,524–$244,100 / year
Annualized: $174,524
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-26
Employment end: 2029-03-27
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fremont, CA11/19/202503/28/2026
Glydways, Inc.Localization Engineer

Filing details

$280,000 /yr

I-200-25308-370749
Reported wage: $280,000 / year
Annualized: $280,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-14
Employment end: 2028-11-16
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Sunnyvale, CA11/04/202511/17/2025
Apple Inc.Localization Engineer

Filing details

$155,345 /yr

I-200-25268-333362
Reported wage: $155,345–$197,500 / year
Annualized: $155,345
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-04
Employment end: 2029-03-25
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fremont, CA09/25/202503/26/2026
Apple Inc.Localization Engineer

Filing details

$150,405 /yr

I-200-25240-272548
Reported wage: $150,405–$197,500 / year
Annualized: $150,405
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-09-05
Employment end: 2029-02-20
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Fremont, CA08/28/202502/21/2026
Kodiak Robotics, Inc.Sr. Localization Engineer

Filing details

$209,000 /yr

I-200-25112-887754
Reported wage: $209,000 / year
Annualized: $209,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-28
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Mountain View, CA04/21/202510/01/2025
Glyph Language Services, IncLocalization Engineer

Filing details

$75,000 /yr

I-200-22153-235817
Reported wage: $75,000–$78,000 / year
Annualized: $75,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-20
Employment end: 2025-09-29
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Arlington, TX06/02/202210/03/2022
Amazon.Com Services LLCLocalization Engineer Ii

Filing details

$115,920 /yr

I-200-25052-713053
Reported wage: $115,920 / year
Annualized: $115,920
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-02-28
Employment end: 2028-08-19
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Seattle, WA02/21/202508/20/2025
Aeva, Inc.Localization Engineer

Filing details

$174,173.52 /yr

I-200-24101-874437
Reported wage: $174,173.52 / year
Annualized: $174,174
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-02-18
Employment end: 2027-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Mountain View, CA04/10/202410/01/2024
Apple Inc.Localization Engineer

Filing details

$178,549 /yr

I-200-24340-519369
Reported wage: $178,549–$234,700 / year
Annualized: $178,549
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2024-12-12
Employment end: 2028-05-21
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Jose, CA12/05/202405/22/2025
Faraday & Future Inc.Adas/Ad Localization Engineer

Filing details

$104,749 /yr

I-200-22125-142054
Reported wage: $104,749–$105,000 / year
Annualized: $104,749
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2024-10-30
Employment end: 2025-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Gardena, CA05/05/202210/01/2022
Bloomfield RoboticsComputer Vision/Localization Engineer

Filing details

$110,000 /yr

I-200-24233-280781
Reported wage: $110,000–$135,000 / year
Annualized: $110,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-08-27
Employment end: 2027-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Pittsburgh, PA08/20/202410/01/2024
Gpr, Inc.Lead Mapping And Localization Engineer

Filing details

$180,250 /yr

I-200-24214-238444
Reported wage: $180,250 / year
Annualized: $180,250
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-08-08
Employment end: 2027-08-08
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Somerville, MA08/01/202408/09/2024
Toppan Digital Language (Americas), LLCLocalization Engineer

Filing details

$95,000 /yr

I-200-24211-227869
Reported wage: $95,000 / year
Annualized: $95,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-08-05
Employment end: 2027-08-18
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

New York, NY07/29/202408/19/2024
Amazon.Com Services LLCLocalization Engineer I

Filing details

$105,100 /yr

I-200-24150-045377
Reported wage: $105,100 / year
Annualized: $105,100
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-06-05
Employment end: 2027-11-23
Worker positions: 10

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Seattle, WA05/29/202411/25/2024
Amazon Web Services, Inc.Localization Engineer Ii

Filing details

$134,100 /yr

I-200-24149-040481
Reported wage: $134,100 / year
Annualized: $134,100
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-06-04
Employment end: 2027-11-22
Worker positions: 10

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Seattle, WA05/28/202411/24/2024
Gecko Robotics, Inc.Localization Engineer

Filing details

$215,000 /yr

I-200-24096-860900
Reported wage: $215,000 / year
Annualized: $215,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-05-16
Employment end: 2027-04-21
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Pittsburgh, PA04/05/202404/22/2024
Gpr, Inc.Mapping And Localization Engineer (Electrical Engineer)

Filing details

$141,110 /yr

I-200-24126-958093
Reported wage: $141,110 / year
Annualized: $141,110
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-05-10
Employment end: 2027-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Somerville, MA05/04/202410/01/2024

These records describe employer-reported wages, not total compensation. A certified LCA does not establish that a visa was granted or that an employer is currently hiring. Read the methodology and coverage.