How much does General Motors pay?

General Motors has a median filed salary of $108,342 across 6,515 DOL filings, ranging from $95,004 to $124,010.

Does General Motors pay above market?

General Motors pays approximately 26.9% relative to the DOL prevailing wage floor for its filed positions.

What jobs does General Motors sponsor?

General Motors files most often for: Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers, 17-2071.00, 17-2141.00, 15-1133.

Where does General Motors hire?

General Motors files most DOL cases in: Michigan (5,043 filings), California (177 filings), Texas (96 filings), Georgia (67 filings), New York (35 filings).

General Motors Industrial Engineers Salary - DOL Verified Data

MI Approval Rate 84.8% · most recent FY 2025

Median Salary

$95,328

Certified filings

DOL Filings

115

Certified: 5,526

Unique Job Titles

155

SOC occupations

Approval Rate

84.8%

Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 115 certified filings

DOL-Filed Salary Range

$72,000$85,500$95,328$105,845$178,020

Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive

+19.7%

General Motors pays 19.7% above the DOL minimum wage floor for its filed positions.

The prevailing wage is the minimum salary DOL sets as the floor for this occupation and location. A positive premium means the employer pays above that floor. Source: DOL LCA filings.

Salary Trend

FY2012 - FY2025

Salaries by Job Title

50 occupations with DOL-filed salary data

Job Title	Filings	Median Salary	vs Market	Salary Range
Mechanical Engineers	1,105	$96,602	-5.6%	$88,065$88,065$96,602$108,301$108,301
Electrical Engineers	895	$95,790	-14.4%	$87,000$87,000$95,790$105,000$105,000
17-2071.00	648	$110,685	N/A	$100,000$100,000$110,685$123,461$123,461
17-2141.00	558	$111,966	N/A	$102,008$102,008$111,966$123,735$123,735
15-1133	463	$108,000	N/A	$97,379$97,379$108,000$119,520$119,520
15-1252.00	381	$134,657	N/A	$120,000$120,000$134,657$150,696$150,696
15-1133.00	256	$116,004	N/A	$107,694$107,694$116,004$130,008$130,008
17-2141.02	238	$116,786	N/A	$105,000$105,000$116,786$130,374$130,374
Commercial and Industrial Designers	232	$84,500	+6.4%	$77,008$77,008$84,500$96,800$96,800
15-1132	193	$112,476	N/A	$96,828$96,828$112,476$123,192$123,192
15-1121	115	$101,088	N/A	$87,000$87,000$101,088$118,458$118,458
Industrial Engineers	115	$95,328	-5.8%	$85,500$85,500$95,328$105,845$105,845
Financial and Investment Analysts	84	$114,712	+13.2%	$101,282$101,282$114,712$119,762$119,762
Software Developers	80	$150,000	+12.7%	$138,884$138,884$150,000$167,000$167,000
15-1132.00	76	$119,959	N/A	$105,682$105,682$119,959$131,430$131,430
15-1253.00	71	$129,289	N/A	$113,022$113,022$129,289$145,524$145,524
15-1199	67	$110,529	N/A	$98,100$98,100$110,529$115,368$115,368
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	64	$95,004	-25.5%	$86,004$86,004$95,004$104,981$104,981
Accountants and Auditors	51	$106,420	+30.3%	$90,200$90,200$106,420$123,000$123,000
17-2112.00	49	$113,599	N/A	$100,000$100,000$113,599$124,011$124,011
27-1021.00	44	$104,194	N/A	$94,362$94,362$104,194$128,175$128,175
13-2051.00	44	$125,000	N/A	$122,216$122,216$125,000$130,680$130,680
Financial Managers	35	$128,000	-20.8%	$113,000$113,000$128,000$146,000$146,000
17-2112.03	33	$121,878	N/A	$106,589$106,589$121,878$130,000$130,000
Computer and Information Systems Managers	21	$143,343	-16.3%	$118,458$118,458$143,343$154,835$154,835
15-1121.00	21	$120,748	N/A	$110,000$110,000$120,748$130,000$130,000
Materials Engineers	21	$94,008	-13.2%	$85,008$85,008$94,008$100,466$100,466
Economists	20	$111,425	-3.5%	$104,400$104,400$111,425$123,000$123,000
Architectural and Engineering Managers	18	$125,570	-25.1%	$122,040$122,040$125,570$146,077$146,077
17-2199.05	18	$120,120	N/A	$115,000$115,000$120,120$134,271$134,271
11-3031.00	17	$158,398	N/A	$143,148$143,148$158,398$177,133$177,133
17-2131.00	17	$118,500	N/A	$108,675$108,675$118,500$121,680$121,680
Engineers, All Other	17	$92,000	-21.9%	$84,000$84,000$92,000$102,326$102,326
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	16	$111,486	+44.9%	$95,842$95,842$111,486$122,052$122,052
Purchasing Managers	15	$105,004	-24.7%	$101,000$101,000$105,004$107,625$107,625
15-1142	15	$84,915	N/A	$75,000$75,000$84,915$110,944$110,944
15-1199.01	15	$113,000	N/A	$105,000$105,000$113,000$120,000$120,000
17-2041.00	14	$118,256	N/A	$109,190$109,190$118,256$144,700$144,700
15-1141	13	$110,000	N/A	$105,000$105,000$110,000$116,867$116,867
15-1211.00	13	$134,955	N/A	$129,150$129,150$134,955$145,498$145,498
15-1111	12	$95,002	N/A	$90,000$90,000$95,002$108,000$108,000
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	11	$122,850	+19.7%	$116,494$116,494$122,850$127,960$127,960
Chemical Engineers	11	$102,000	-16.3%	$94,008$94,008$102,000$125,000$125,000
17-2072.00	11	$109,048	N/A	$99,877$99,877$109,048$117,000$117,000
15-1122	10	$98,063	N/A	$95,000$95,000$98,063$104,775$104,775
Operations Research Analysts	10	$98,911	+8.4%	$95,000$95,000$98,911$105,000$105,000
15-2051.00	10	$130,000	N/A	$123,732$123,732$130,000$135,990$135,990
Marketing Managers	9	$144,178	-10.5%	$113,548$113,548$144,178$155,000$155,000
Statisticians	9	$116,087	+12.4%	$100,008$100,008$116,087$121,846$121,846
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	9	$95,000	-13.4%	$72,000$72,000$95,000$111,160$111,160

Individual DOL Filings for Industrial Engineers at General Motors

Date	Salary	Prevailing Wage	Level	Location	Education	Status	Source
Apr 2025	$110,021	$103,022	III	Warren MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2025	$119,028	$117,832	IV	Warren MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2024	$100,000	$79,186	-	Warren MI	Master's	Certified	PERM
Apr 2024	$105,000	$79,186	-	Warren MI	Master's	Certified	PERM
Dec 2023	$124,680	$79,186	-	Warren MI	Bachelor's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Sep 2023	$85,000	$79,186	-	Warren MI	Bachelor's	Certified	PERM
Jul 2023	$123,000	$98,322	-	Warren MI	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
Jul 2023	$123,050	$84,510	-	Warren MI	Master's	Certified	PERM
Jul 2022	$105,845	$84,510	-	Warren MI	Bachelor's	Certified	PERM
Jun 2022	$91,387	$84,510	-	Warren MI	Bachelor's	Certified	PERM
Mar 2022	$104,565	$81,141	-	Warren MI	Bachelor's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Dec 2021	$105,060	$51,147	-	Bedford IN	Bachelor's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Oct 2021	$117,188	$67,870	-	Warren MI	Bachelor's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Oct 2021	$86,988	$67,870	-	Warren MI	Bachelor's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Jul 2021	$89,936	$83,678	-	Toledo OH	Bachelor's	Certified	PERM
May 2021	$99,814	$67,870	-	Warren MI	Master's	Certified	PERM
Apr 2021	$87,627	$67,870	-	Pontiac MI	Bachelor's	Certified	PERM
Mar 2021	$96,156	$67,226	-	Warren MI	None	Certified-Expired	PERM
Mar 2021	$93,246	$93,246	-	Warren MI	Bachelor's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Feb 2021	$104,318	$51,334	-	Bedford IN	Bachelor's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Dec 2020	$102,204	$80,246	-	Warren MI	Bachelor's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Nov 2020	$100,008	$80,246	-	Warren MI	Doctorate	Certified-Expired	PERM
Nov 2020	$80,246	$80,246	-	Auburn Hills MI	Master's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Nov 2020	$93,246	$93,246	-	Warren MI	Master's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Oct 2020	$108,084	$67,226	-	Warren MI	Master's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Sep 2020	$153,000	$67,226	-	Warren MI	Bachelor's	Certified	PERM
Jun 2020	$85,551	$80,246	-	Auburn Hills MI	Master's	Certified	PERM
May 2020	$148,716	$67,226	-	Warren MI	Bachelor's	Certified	PERM
May 2020	$162,212	$80,246	-	Auburn Hills MI	Master's	Certified	PERM
May 2020	$103,950	$80,246	-	Warren MI	Bachelor's	Certified	PERM
Apr 2020	$104,791	$67,226	-	Auburn Hills MI	Bachelor's	Certified	PERM
Apr 2020	$127,728	$61,485	-	Bedford IN	Bachelor's	Certified	PERM
Mar 2020	$95,545	$80,246	-	Pontiac MI	Bachelor's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Nov 2019	$135,528	$108,222	-	Pontiac MI	Master's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Nov 2019	$101,920	$79,664	-	Warren MI	Master's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Sep 2019	$178,020	$108,222	-	Warren MI	None	Certified	PERM
Jul 2019	$98,263	$93,246	-	Detroit MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2019	$92,266	$79,664	-	Warren MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jun 2019	$98,863	$93,933	-	Warren MI	None	Certified	PERM
May 2019	$110,268	$90,605	-	Detroit MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2019	$116,485	$93,933	-	Warren MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2019	$90,892	$79,373	-	Toledo OH	N/A	Certified	LCA
Apr 2019	$100,746	$79,664	-	Warren MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$100,008	$93,933	-	Warren MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$162,221	$108,222	-	Auburn Hills MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$125,717	$108,222	-	Warren MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$81,418	$79,664	-	Auburn Hills MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$135,528	$108,222	-	Pontiac MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2019	$88,244	$79,373	-	Toledo OH	Master's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Mar 2019	$122,055	$93,933	-	Warren MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2019	$100,008	$93,933	-	Warren MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2019	$100,008	$93,933	-	Warren MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2019	$98,016	$79,664	-	Warren MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2019	$109,650	$79,664	-	Warren MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jan 2019	$85,909	$64,376	-	Warren MI	Bachelor's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Oct 2018	$82,760	$78,458	-	Warren MI	Master's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Oct 2018	$76,678	$65,374	-	WARREN MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2018	$118,458	$84,552	-	ROSWELL GA	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2018	$87,601	$79,664	-	WARREN MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2018	$79,953	$78,458	-	WARREN MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2018	$79,200	$78,458	-	WARREN MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2018	$114,792	$89,939	-	DETROIT MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2018	$76,224	$51,979	-	TOLEDO OH	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2018	$95,255	$78,458	-	WARREN MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2018	$83,000	$78,458	-	PONTIAC MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2018	$95,004	$78,458	-	WARREN MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2018	$94,356	$68,744	-	Pontiac MI	Bachelor's	Certified	PERM
Feb 2018	$87,389	$80,850	-	Warren MI	Master's	Certified	PERM
Feb 2018	$100,008	$92,560	-	WARREN MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2017	$100,586	$68,744	-	Pontiac MI	Bachelor's	Certified	PERM
Oct 2017	$85,008	$78,458	-	WARREN MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2017	$85,500	$80,850	-	Warren MI	Master's	Certified	PERM
Jul 2017	$92,934	$92,934	-	Warren MI	Doctorate	Certified	PERM
Jul 2017	$80,850	$80,850	-	Warren MI	Master's	Certified	PERM
May 2017	$82,760	$68,744	-	WARREN MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$87,300	$68,774	-	MILFORD MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$74,000	$50,066	-	TOLEDO OH	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2017	$122,100	$92,934	-	WARREN MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2017	$95,000	$80,850	-	WARREN MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2017	$110,331	$80,850	-	Warren MI	None	Certified-Expired	PERM
Feb 2017	$96,003	$79,934	-	Romulus MI	Master's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Jan 2017	$92,421	$80,850	-	Pontiac MI	Bachelor's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Jan 2017	$101,102	$80,850	-	Warren MI	Bachelor's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Nov 2016	$91,694	$79,934	-	DETROIT MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2016	$98,646	$72,550	-	Warren MI	Bachelor's	Certified	PERM
Sep 2016	$90,000	$72,550	-	Warren MI	Master's	Certified	PERM
Sep 2016	$92,004	$62,712	-	LANSING MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Sep 2016	$82,008	$68,744	-	WARREN MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2016	$79,560	$50,066	-	TOLEDO OH	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2016	$95,400	$84,261	-	WARREN MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2016	$75,000	$60,029	-	WHITE MARSH MD	N/A	Certified	LCA
Mar 2016	$80,000	$60,819	-	WARREN MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Feb 2016	$128,532	$93,330	-	Warren MI	Bachelor's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Feb 2016	$101,568	$72,550	-	WARREN MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Dec 2015	$110,004	$93,330	-	Pontiac MI	Bachelor's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Nov 2015	$78,000	$60,819	-	WARREN MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Nov 2015	$72,000	$60,819	-	WARREN MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Oct 2015	$72,000	$60,819	-	WARREN MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Jul 2015	$96,660	$86,965	-	Moraine OH	Bachelor's	Certified	PERM
Jan 2015	$87,069	$87,069	-	Bowling Green KE	Bachelor's	Certified-Expired	PERM
Feb 2014	$90,000	$85,093	-	WARREN MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
May 2013	$88,680	$85,010	-	WARREN MI	N/A	Certified	LCA
Aug 2012	$77,800	$75,836	-	Pontiac MI	N/A	Certified-Expired	PERM

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Wage Level Distribution

What does this mean?

General Motors predominantly files positions at experienced to fully competent wage levels.

Hiring Activity

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Hiring Locations

MI 5,043 CA 177 TX 96 GA 67 NY 35 NC 17 OH 16 AZ 13 TE 10 IN 9 TN 7 IL 6 GE 5 WA 4 NJ 3 AR 2 MD 2 MO 2 FL 2 OR 2 KS 2 PA 2 LA 1 MA 1 VA 1 NE 1

Education Requirements

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Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Data covers DOL filings from 2011 to 2025.

General Motors - Industrial Engineers