Archer Aviation — 145 certified H-1B filings (FY2020–FY2026)
- 13
- Filings · FY2025
- $186k
- Median base · FY2025
- Sr. Battery Controls Engineer
- Top role · 3 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 138 all-time
Archer Aviation filed 13 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 1200% from the year before), with a median base salary of $186k and the middle 50% of offers between $167k and $216k. Across all years it has 145 certified filings since FY2020, most often for Sr. Battery Controls Engineer in California.
How much does Archer Aviation 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. $186k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Archer Aviation's H-1B hiring changed by year?
2 certified filings in FY2020 → 75 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 75 | +477% | $190k |
| FY2025 | 13 | +1200% | $186k |
| FY2024 | 1 | −96% | $150k |
| FY2023 | 26 | +44% | $180k |
| FY2022 | 18 | +80% | $190k |
| FY2021 | 10 | +400% | $180k |
| FY2020 | 2 | — | $160k |
Which wage levels does Archer Aviation file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 75% of Archer Aviation'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 145 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I5.5%8
- Level II19.3%28
- Level III20.0%29
- Level IV55.2%80
What jobs does Archer Aviation 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sr. Battery Controls Engineer | 3 | $197k |
| Aerospace Battery Management Software Engineer | 3 | $180k |
| Staff Systems Engineer - Mechanical Systems | 2 | $220k |
| Airframe Design & Analysis Engineer | 2 | $119k |
| Airframe Design Engineer | 2 | $165k |
| Sr. Aerospace Electric Engine Software Engineer | 2 | $195k |
| Mass Properties Lead Engineer | 2 | $190k |
| Sr. Staff Program Manager, Air Vehicle Integration | 2 | $190k |
| Bms Simulation Engineer | 1 | $160k |
| Cabin Noise & Vibration Staff Engineer | 1 | $188k |
Where does Archer Aviation 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 138 | $189k |
| FL | 2 | $191k |
| GA | 2 | $160k |
| MI | 1 | $180k |
| WA | 1 | $266k |
| WI | 1 | $164k |
What has Archer Aviation filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 145 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Archer Aviation's H-1B filings
- How much does Archer Aviation pay H-1B workers?
- Archer Aviation's median certified H-1B base salary is $186k (FY2025), from 13 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Archer Aviation sponsor?
- Archer Aviation has 145 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2020–FY2026).
- What jobs does Archer Aviation sponsor for H-1B?
- Archer Aviation's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Sr. Battery Controls Engineer, Aerospace Battery Management Software Engineer, Staff Systems Engineer - Mechanical Systems, Airframe Design & Analysis Engineer.
- Where does Archer Aviation hire H-1B workers?
- Archer Aviation's top H-1B worksite states are CA, FL, GA, MI.
- 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 (FY2020–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →