Drive AI — 25 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2019)
- 6
- Filings · FY2019
- $119k
- Median base · FY2019
- Software Engineer
- Top role · 9 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 24 all-time
Drive AI filed 6 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2019 (down 50% from the year before), with a median base salary of $119k and the middle 50% of offers between $119k and $165k. That is 13% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 25 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Software Engineer in California.
How much does Drive AI 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. $119k median in FY2019. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Drive AI's H-1B hiring changed by year?
2 certified filings in FY2016 → 6 in FY2019. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2019 | 6 | −50% | $119k |
| FY2018 | 12 | +140% | $147k |
| FY2017 | 5 | +150% | $125k |
| FY2016 | 2 | — | $110k |
Which wage levels does Drive AI file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 57% of Drive AI'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 21 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I23.8%5
- Level II19.0%4
- Level III28.6%6
- Level IV28.6%6
What jobs does Drive AI 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 Engineer | 9 | $119k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 3 | $125k |
| Software Engineer, Motion Planning | 2 | $165k |
| Software Engineer, Mapping & Localization | 2 | $147k |
| Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack | 1 | $168k |
| Software Engineer, Controls | 1 | $119k |
| Software Engineer, Mapping and Localization | 1 | $150k |
| Sr. Software Engineer | 1 | $168k |
| Accounting Manager | 1 | $98k |
| Technical Lead | 1 | $142k |
Where does Drive AI 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 | 24 | $142k |
| CO | 1 | $119k |
What has Drive AI filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Drive AI: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Drive AI's H-1B filings
- How much does Drive AI pay H-1B workers?
- Drive AI's median certified H-1B base salary is $119k (FY2019), from 6 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Drive AI sponsor?
- Drive AI has 25 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2019).
- What jobs does Drive AI sponsor for H-1B?
- Drive AI's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, Software Engineer, Motion Planning, Software Engineer, Mapping & Localization.
- Where does Drive AI hire H-1B workers?
- Drive AI's top H-1B worksite states are CA, CO.
- 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–FY2019). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →