Boston Dynamics — 54 certified H-1B filings (FY2018–FY2026)
- 11
- Filings · FY2025
- $178k
- Median base · FY2025
- Staff Research Scientist
- Top role · 8 all-time
- MA
- Top state · 51 all-time
Boston Dynamics filed 11 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 21% from the year before), with a median base salary of $178k and the middle 50% of offers between $162k and $186k. Across all years it has 54 certified filings since FY2018, most often for Staff Research Scientist in Massachusetts.
How much does Boston Dynamics 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. $178k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Boston Dynamics's H-1B hiring changed by year?
2 certified filings in FY2018 → 14 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 14 | +27% | $220k |
| FY2025 | 11 | −21% | $178k |
| FY2024 | 14 | +367% | $155k |
| FY2023 | 3 | −50% | $134k |
| FY2022 | 6 | +100% | $162k |
| FY2020 | 3 | +200% | $155k |
| FY2019 | 1 | −50% | $146k |
| FY2018 | 2 | — | $111k |
Which wage levels does Boston Dynamics file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 70% of Boston Dynamics'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 54 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I1.9%1
- Level II27.8%15
- Level III33.3%18
- Level IV37.0%20
What jobs does Boston Dynamics 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 Research Scientist | 8 | $178k |
| Senior Staff Research Scientist | 5 | $186k |
| Staff Software Engineer | 5 | $155k |
| Senior Staff Research Engineer | 4 | $190k |
| Senior Staff Software Engineer | 3 | $155k |
| Staff Research Engineer | 2 | $155k |
| Manager, Behavior Learning | 2 | $221k |
| Staff Simulation Software Engineer | 2 | $177k |
| Senior Field Application Engineer | 2 | $102k |
| Staff Software Engineer, Multi-Agent Planning | 2 | $162k |
Where does Boston Dynamics 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 |
|---|---|---|
| MA | 51 | $165k |
| CA | 3 | $162k |
What has Boston Dynamics filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 54 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Boston Dynamics's H-1B filings
- How much does Boston Dynamics pay H-1B workers?
- Boston Dynamics's median certified H-1B base salary is $178k (FY2025), from 11 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Boston Dynamics sponsor?
- Boston Dynamics has 54 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2018–FY2026).
- What jobs does Boston Dynamics sponsor for H-1B?
- Boston Dynamics's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Staff Research Scientist, Senior Staff Research Scientist, Staff Software Engineer, Senior Staff Research Engineer.
- Where does Boston Dynamics hire H-1B workers?
- Boston Dynamics's top H-1B worksite states are MA, CA.
- 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 (FY2018–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →