Desktop Metal — 22 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2023)
- 1
- Filings · FY2023
- $105k
- Median base · FY2023
- Software QA Engineer
- Top role · 3 all-time
- MA
- Top state · 21 all-time
Desktop Metal filed 1 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2023 (down 50% from the year before), with a median base salary of $105k and the middle 50% of offers between $105k and $105k. That is 9% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 22 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Software QA Engineer in Massachusetts.
How much does Desktop Metal 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. $105k median in FY2023. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Desktop Metal's H-1B hiring changed by year?
2 certified filings in FY2016 → 1 in FY2023. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 1 | −50% | $105k |
| FY2022 | 2 | −50% | $95k |
| FY2021 | 4 | +100% | $100k |
| FY2020 | 2 | +100% | $87k |
| FY2019 | 1 | −89% | $81k |
| FY2018 | 9 | +800% | $85k |
| FY2017 | 1 | −50% | $66k |
| FY2016 | 2 | — | $66k |
Which wage levels does Desktop Metal file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 20% of Desktop Metal'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 20 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I25.0%5
- Level II55.0%11
- Level III20.0%4
What jobs does Desktop Metal 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Software QA Engineer | 3 | $100k |
| Process Engineer | 3 | $87k |
| Mechanical Engineer | 3 | $66k |
| Software Engineer | 2 | $68k |
| Sr Mechanical Engineer | 2 | $106k |
| Senior Research Engineer | 1 | $95k |
| Senior Training/Help Desk Leader | 1 | $98k |
| Systems Engineer | 1 | $94k |
| Materials Engineer | 1 | $85k |
| Technical Project Manager | 1 | $144k |
Where does Desktop Metal 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 | 21 | $94k |
| MI | 1 | $98k |
What has Desktop Metal filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Desktop Metal: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Process Engineer | $105,000 |
| 2022 | Senior Training/Help Desk Leader | $97,968 |
| 2022 | Manufacturing Engineer | $95,000 |
| 2021 | Software QA Engineer | $99,944 |
| 2021 | Sr Mechanical Engineer | $106,246 |
| 2021 | Software QA Engineer | $99,944 |
| 2021 | Sr Mechanical Engineer | $106,246 |
| 2020 | Robotics and Automation Engineer | $86,902 |
| 2020 | Process Engineer | $86,902 |
| 2019 | Process Engineer | $81,224 |
| 2018 | Technical Project Manager | $143,811 |
| 2018 | Product Manager | $121,742 |
| 2018 | Software Engineer | $67,829 |
| 2018 | Systems Engineer | $93,808 |
| 2018 | Software QA Engineer | $56,846 |
| 2018 | Mechanical Engineer | $67,122 |
| 2018 | Materials Engineer | $84,614 |
| 2018 | Software Engineer | $80,000 |
| 2018 | Senior Research Engineer | $95,000 |
| 2017 | Mechanical Engineer | $66,000 |
| 2016 | Senior Materials Research Scientist | $125,000 |
| 2016 | Mechanical Engineer | $66,000 |
Common questions about Desktop Metal's H-1B filings
- How much does Desktop Metal pay H-1B workers?
- Desktop Metal's median certified H-1B base salary is $105k (FY2023), from 1 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Desktop Metal sponsor?
- Desktop Metal has 22 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2023).
- What jobs does Desktop Metal sponsor for H-1B?
- Desktop Metal's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software QA Engineer, Process Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Software Engineer.
- Where does Desktop Metal hire H-1B workers?
- Desktop Metal's top H-1B worksite states are MA, 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 (FY2016–FY2023). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →