Automaton — 17 certified H-1B filings (FY2019–FY2026)
- 3
- Filings · FY2025
- $146k
- Median base · FY2025
- Embedded Software Engineer
- Top role · 3 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 12 all-time
Automaton filed 3 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 50% from the year before), with a median base salary of $146k and the middle 50% of offers between $136k and $156k. That is 22% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 17 certified filings since FY2019, most often for Embedded Software Engineer in California.
How much does Automaton 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. $146k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Automaton's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2019 → 2 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 2 | −33% | $150k |
| FY2025 | 3 | +50% | $146k |
| FY2024 | 2 | −33% | $97k |
| FY2023 | 3 | −25% | $160k |
| FY2022 | 4 | +100% | $131k |
| FY2021 | 2 | +100% | $91k |
| FY2019 | 1 | — | $100k |
Which wage levels does Automaton file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 18% of Automaton'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 17 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I23.5%4
- Level II58.8%10
- Level III17.6%3
What jobs does Automaton 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Embedded Software Engineer | 3 | $100k |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 2 | $160k |
| Sr. System Test Engineer | 2 | $131k |
| Research Engineer, Computer Vision | 1 | $91k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 1 | $170k |
| Sr. Systems Test Engineer | 1 | $136k |
| Embedded Software Engineer II | 1 | $150k |
| Operations Research Analyst | 1 | $100k |
| Research Engineer II, Computer Vision | 1 | $175k |
| Systems Engineer | 1 | $106k |
Where does Automaton 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 | 12 | $136k |
| NY | 4 | $100k |
| TX | 1 | $170k |
What has Automaton filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Automaton: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Embedded Software Engineer II | $150,000 |
| 2026 | Senior Software Engineer | $170,000 |
| 2025 | Sr. Systems Test Engineer | $136,365 |
| 2025 | Embedded Software Engineer | $146,307 |
| 2025 | Systems Engineer II | $155,605 |
| 2024 | Embedded Software Engineer | $96,845 |
| 2024 | Embedded Software Engineer | $100,000 |
| 2023 | Research Engineer II, Computer Vision | $175,000 |
| 2023 | Site Reliability Engineer | $160,000 |
| 2023 | Site Reliability Engineer | $160,000 |
| 2022 | Sr. System Test Engineer | $130,894 |
| 2022 | Sr. System Test Engineer | $150,000 |
| 2022 | Director of Business Operations & Strategy | $175,000 |
| 2022 | Systems Engineer | $106,000 |
| 2021 | Systems Test Engineer | $130,894 |
| 2021 | Research Engineer, Computer Vision | $90,522 |
| 2019 | Operations Research Analyst | $100,000 |
Common questions about Automaton's H-1B filings
- How much does Automaton pay H-1B workers?
- Automaton's median certified H-1B base salary is $146k (FY2025), from 3 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Automaton sponsor?
- Automaton has 17 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2019–FY2026).
- What jobs does Automaton sponsor for H-1B?
- Automaton's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Embedded Software Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer, Sr. System Test Engineer, Research Engineer, Computer Vision.
- Where does Automaton hire H-1B workers?
- Automaton's top H-1B worksite states are CA, NY, TX.
- 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 (FY2019–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →