H-1B Filings
7
DOL labor condition applications on file
Information & Media IL DOL H-1B
Cars.com: H-1B Sponsorship Profile
Cars.com in IL (Information & Media) is dominated by DOL H-1B labor-condition applications (7 on file) at a $144,616 disclosed median; OSHA and WARN tracks are empty here.
Cars.com (IL): · 7 H-1B LCAs at a $144,616 disclosed median
According to DOL OFLC H-1B disclosures, OSHA ITA injury logs, and state WARN Act notices, Cars.com in IL carries 7 H-1B wage filings on record, a $144,616 median wage across 6 disclosed-wage positions (above the $120,000 national median) and no WARN layoff notices on file. H-1B filing volume ranks #4,090 of 36,919 sponsors in this corpus (about the 87th percentile). Every figure is a federal filing, not an estimate; see methodology for coverage limits.
- 7 H-1B LCAs
- $144,616 median wage
The record at a glance
According to U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA, and state WARN Act filings, Cars.com carries 7 H-1B wage filings on record, a $144,616 median wage across 6 disclosed-wage positions (above the $120,000 national median) and no WARN layoff notices on file. In this corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #4,090 of 36,919 sponsors in this corpus (about the 87th percentile), and disclosed median wage sits at the 68th percentile of 178,031 credible H-1B wage rows.
- 7
- H-1B filings
- $144,616
- median H-1B wage
- 0
- WARN notices
Figures above come from DOL H-1B labor condition applications only, OSHA and WARN tracks are empty on this profile.
DOL LCA release change
What changed between the two LCA fiscal years
- Cars.com's filing-count-weighted median disclosed H-1B wage rose from $126,285 in FY2024 to $168,753 in FY2025 (+33.6%).
Median H-1B Salary
$144,616
Across 6 disclosed positions
Where Cars.com's H-1B wage sits nationally
Median disclosed wage vs. all US employers with H-1B filings
$144,616 Top 32% higher than 68% of 178,031 US employers
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Source DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification, H-1B Disclosure Data · August 2026
Cars.com's H-1B median wage, FY2024 vs FY2025
Filing-count-weighted median across this employer's own disclosed H-1B positions (+33.6% year over year), not a company-wide raise, and not adjusted for role mix changes between years.
Government Data Summary
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Employer Name | Cars.com | DOL OFLC |
| Industry | Information & Media | NAICS / DOL |
| State | IL | U.S. Federal Records |
| H-1B Filings | 7 | DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure |
| H-1B Median Salary | $144,616 | DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure |
| Tracks not on file | employer OSHA injury log, WARN notices | Empty by design, not estimated |
Cars.com's values above reflect the most recent DOL Labor Condition Applications on file for this employer in IL (Information & Media). In this corpus, H-1B filing volume ranks #4,090 of 36,919 sponsors in this corpus (about the 87th percentile); disclosed median wage sits at the 68th percentile of 178,031 credible H-1B wage rows; WARN history is cleaner than 15% of 290,575 employers tracked here.
H-1B Salary Data
| Job Title | Median |
|---|---|
| Principal Software Engineer - Salesforce | $191,586 |
| Sr. Data Engineer | $160,000 |
| Sr. Data Engineer I | $144,616 |
| Data Engineer | $131,840 |
| Data Engineer III | $130,715 |
| Data Engineer II | $103,525 |
What the Data Says About Cars.com
Cars.com operating in IL within the Information & Media sector: the company has filed 7 H-1B labor condition applications, of which 6 disclose a usable wage figure with a median of $144,616. Records here combine U.S. Department of Labor disclosures and state workforce agency filings.
For Cars.com, the usable public record is dominated by H-1B labor-condition applications (7 on this profile) in Information & Media; those filings are sponsorship intent, not headcount, and cuts below the WARN threshold may never appear here.
How Cars.com compares to Information & Media peers
Cars.com's nearest H-1B-filing peers in Information & Media (home state IL). Each card links to that employer's federal-records profile.
Cars.com
7 H-1B filings
Microsoft Corporation
4,726 H-1B filings
Meta Platforms, Inc
2,467 H-1B filings
What to check before working with Cars.com
For Cars.com, start with sponsorship pay (7 H-1B LCAs, median $144,616) and only then layer any other federal silence.
- H-1B median is $144,616 across 6 disclosed-wage positions (of 7 total filings), benchmark any offer against it and the metro prevailing wage. Compare with peers
Cars.com's figures are legally filed public records (DOL, OSHA, state WARN), not reviews or vendor estimates; a missing row is not proof the underlying activity never happened.
Read with this employer
- Microsoft Corporation (WA) - 4,726 H-1B filings in the same Information & Media roster
- Meta Platforms, Inc (CA) - 2,467 H-1B filings in the same Information & Media roster
- Amazon Web Services, Inc. (WA) - 1,256 H-1B filings in the same Information & Media roster
- H-1B salary negotiation - using disclosed wages like Cars.com's when you negotiate.
- Compare employers - put Cars.com next to peers on pay, safety, and WARN.
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