Canoo — 32 certified H-1B filings (FY2020–FY2021)
- 11
- Filings · FY2021
- $156k
- Median base · FY2021
- Mechanical Engineer
- Top role · 7 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 32 all-time
Canoo filed 11 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2021 (down 48% from the year before), with a median base salary of $156k and the middle 50% of offers between $140k and $170k. That is 62% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 32 certified filings since FY2020, most often for Mechanical Engineer in California.
How much does Canoo 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. $156k median in FY2021. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Canoo's H-1B hiring changed by year?
21 certified filings in FY2020 → 11 in FY2021. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 11 | −48% | $156k |
| FY2020 | 21 | — | $134k |
Which wage levels does Canoo file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 78% of Canoo'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 32 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I3.1%1
- Level II18.8%6
- Level III37.5%12
- Level IV40.6%13
What jobs does Canoo 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineer | 7 | $140k |
| CAE Crash Safety Engineer | 3 | $170k |
| Embedded Software Engineer, Autosar | 2 | $170k |
| Industrial Designer | 2 | $94k |
| Electrical Engineer | 2 | $92k |
| Electronics Hardware Design Engineer | 1 | $160k |
| Exterior Engineer | 1 | $155k |
| In Charge of Interior Design | 1 | $210k |
| In Charge of Power Converters | 1 | $150k |
| Industrial Engineer | 1 | $130k |
Where does Canoo 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 | 32 | $150k |
What has Canoo filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Canoo: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Canoo's H-1B filings
- How much does Canoo pay H-1B workers?
- Canoo's median certified H-1B base salary is $156k (FY2021), from 11 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Canoo sponsor?
- Canoo has 32 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2020–FY2021).
- What jobs does Canoo sponsor for H-1B?
- Canoo's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Mechanical Engineer, CAE Crash Safety Engineer, Embedded Software Engineer, Autosar, Industrial Designer.
- Where does Canoo hire H-1B workers?
- Canoo's top H-1B worksite states are 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 (FY2020–FY2021). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →