Energous — 16 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2025)
- 2
- Filings · FY2025
- $138k
- Median base · FY2025
- Antenna Design Engineer
- Top role · 3 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 16 all-time
Energous filed 2 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 60% from the year before), with a median base salary of $138k and the middle 50% of offers between $138k and $138k. That is 5% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 16 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Antenna Design Engineer in California.
How much does Energous 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. $138k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Energous's H-1B hiring changed by year?
5 certified filings in FY2016 → 2 in FY2025. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 2 | −60% | $138k |
| FY2019 | 5 | +67% | $126k |
| FY2018 | 3 | +200% | $111k |
| FY2017 | 1 | −80% | $96k |
| FY2016 | 5 | — | $109k |
Which wage levels does Energous file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 50% of Energous'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 10 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I30.0%3
- Level II20.0%2
- Level III30.0%3
- Level IV20.0%2
What jobs does Energous 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antenna Design Engineer | 3 | $107k |
| Principal Firmware Engineer | 2 | $142k |
| Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer | 2 | $138k |
| Senior Engineer, Application Engineering | 1 | $109k |
| Senior Project Manager, Regulatory | 1 | $107k |
| Software QA Engineer | 1 | $96k |
| Sr. Regulatory Engineer | 1 | $130k |
| Wireless Hardware Design Engineer | 1 | $109k |
| Staff Validation Engineer | 1 | $148k |
| Principal Design Engineer | 1 | $132k |
Where does Energous 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 | 16 | $111k |
What has Energous filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Energous: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer | $138,000 |
| 2025 | Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer | $138,000 |
| 2019 | Antenna Design Engineer | $106,579 |
| 2019 | Antenna Design Engineer | $83,616 |
| 2019 | Senior Applications Engineer | $125,590 |
| 2019 | Principal Firmware Engineer | $164,674 |
| 2019 | Sr. Regulatory Engineer | $129,563 |
| 2018 | Staff Validation Engineer | $147,950 |
| 2018 | Antenna Design Engineer | $110,802 |
| 2018 | Senior Project Manager, Regulatory | $107,224 |
| 2017 | Software QA Engineer | $96,325 |
| 2016 | Senior Engineer, Application Engineering | $108,805 |
| 2016 | Principal Design Engineer | $131,955 |
| 2016 | Senior Application Engineer | $85,654 |
| 2016 | Wireless Hardware Design Engineer | $108,992 |
| 2016 | Principal Firmware Engineer | $142,376 |
Common questions about Energous's H-1B filings
- How much does Energous pay H-1B workers?
- Energous's median certified H-1B base salary is $138k (FY2025), from 2 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Energous sponsor?
- Energous has 16 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2025).
- What jobs does Energous sponsor for H-1B?
- Energous's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Antenna Design Engineer, Principal Firmware Engineer, Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer, Senior Engineer, Application Engineering.
- Where does Energous hire H-1B workers?
- Energous'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 (FY2016–FY2025). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →