Ava Labs — 16 certified H-1B filings (FY2019–FY2026)
- 1
- Filings · FY2024
- $240k
- Median base · FY2024
- Staff Infrastructure Engineer
- Top role · 3 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 9 all-time
Ava Labs filed 1 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2024 (down 80% from the year before), with a median base salary of $240k and the middle 50% of offers between $240k and $240k. That is 37% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 16 certified filings since FY2019, most often for Staff Infrastructure Engineer in California.
How much does Ava Labs 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. $240k median in FY2024. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Ava Labs's H-1B hiring changed by year?
6 certified filings in FY2019 → 1 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 1 | 0% | $430k |
| FY2024 | 1 | −80% | $240k |
| FY2023 | 5 | +67% | $225k |
| FY2022 | 3 | −50% | $220k |
| FY2019 | 6 | — | $134k |
Which wage levels does Ava Labs file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 56% of Ava Labs'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 16 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level II43.8%7
- Level III25.0%4
- Level IV31.3%5
What jobs does Ava Labs 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Staff Infrastructure Engineer | 3 | $240k |
| Software Engineer | 2 | $148k |
| Engineering Manager IV | 1 | $219k |
| Chief Protocol Architect | 1 | $220k |
| Customer Operations Engineer | 1 | $134k |
| Manager, Customer Operations | 1 | $157k |
| Market Research Analyst | 1 | $98k |
| Nodejs Application Security Engineer | 1 | $225k |
| Senior Engineering Manager | 1 | $250k |
| Senior Mobile Engineer | 1 | $180k |
Where does Ava Labs 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 | 9 | $157k |
| WA | 3 | $225k |
| NY | 2 | $162k |
| FL | 1 | $240k |
| NJ | 1 | $430k |
What has Ava Labs filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Ava Labs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | VP of Engineering | $430,000 |
| 2024 | Staff Infrastructure Engineer | $240,000 |
| 2023 | Nodejs Application Security Engineer | $225,000 |
| 2023 | Staff Infrastructure Engineer | $240,000 |
| 2023 | Senior Mobile Engineer | $180,000 |
| 2023 | Software Engineer | $162,375 |
| 2023 | Staff Infrastructure Engineer | $240,000 |
| 2022 | Chief Protocol Architect | $220,000 |
| 2022 | Senior Engineering Manager | $250,000 |
| 2022 | Engineering Manager IV | $218,762 |
| 2019 | Customer Operations Engineer | $134,000 |
| 2019 | Manager, Customer Operations | $157,000 |
| 2019 | Market Research Analyst | $98,000 |
| 2019 | Software Engineer (Backend) | $175,000 |
| 2019 | Technical Writer | $95,000 |
| 2019 | Software Engineer | $148,000 |
Common questions about Ava Labs's H-1B filings
- How much does Ava Labs pay H-1B workers?
- Ava Labs's median certified H-1B base salary is $240k (FY2024), from 1 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Ava Labs sponsor?
- Ava Labs has 16 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2019–FY2026).
- What jobs does Ava Labs sponsor for H-1B?
- Ava Labs's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Staff Infrastructure Engineer, Software Engineer, Engineering Manager IV, Chief Protocol Architect.
- Where does Ava Labs hire H-1B workers?
- Ava Labs's top H-1B worksite states are CA, WA, NY, FL.
- 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 →