Akoustis — 12 certified H-1B filings (FY2017–FY2025)
- 1
- Filings · FY2025
- $115k
- Median base · FY2025
- Applications Engineer II
- Top role · 2 all-time
- NC
- Top state · 12 all-time
Akoustis filed 1 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 75% from the year before), with a median base salary of $115k and the middle 50% of offers between $115k and $115k. That is 13% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 12 certified filings since FY2017, most often for Applications Engineer II in North Carolina.
How much does Akoustis pay H-1B workers?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $115k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Akoustis's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2017 → 1 in FY2025. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 1 | −75% | $115k |
| FY2023 | 4 | +300% | $90k |
| FY2021 | 1 | −50% | $107k |
| FY2020 | 2 | −33% | $65k |
| FY2019 | 3 | +200% | $90k |
| FY2017 | 1 | — | $67k |
Which wage levels does Akoustis file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 33% of Akoustis's filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.
Share of 12 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I8.3%1
- Level II58.3%7
- Level III33.3%4
What jobs does Akoustis sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Applications Engineer II | 2 | $90k |
| Design Engineer | 2 | $90k |
| Test and Software Engineer | 2 | $65k |
| Research Device Engineer | 1 | $103k |
| Senior Design Engineer | 1 | $104k |
| Senior Product Engineer | 1 | $120k |
| Senior Quality Engineer | 1 | $115k |
| Sr. Design Engineer | 1 | $107k |
| Staff Device Engineer | 1 | $67k |
Where does Akoustis hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| NC | 12 | $90k |
What has Akoustis filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Akoustis: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Senior Quality Engineer | $115,000 |
| 2023 | Applications Engineer II | $90,000 |
| 2023 | Applications Engineer II | $90,000 |
| 2023 | Senior Product Engineer | $120,000 |
| 2023 | Senior Design Engineer | $103,646 |
| 2021 | Sr. Design Engineer | $107,000 |
| 2020 | Test and Software Engineer | $65,000 |
| 2020 | Test and Software Engineer | $65,000 |
| 2019 | Design Engineer | $90,000 |
| 2019 | Research Device Engineer | $103,000 |
| 2019 | Design Engineer | $90,000 |
| 2017 | Staff Device Engineer | $67,330 |
Common questions about Akoustis's H-1B filings
- How much does Akoustis pay H-1B workers?
- Akoustis's median certified H-1B base salary is $115k (FY2025), from 1 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Akoustis sponsor?
- Akoustis has 12 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2017–FY2025).
- What jobs does Akoustis sponsor for H-1B?
- Akoustis's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Applications Engineer II, Design Engineer, Test and Software Engineer, Research Device Engineer.
- Where does Akoustis hire H-1B workers?
- Akoustis's top H-1B worksite states are NC.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2017–FY2025). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →