Groq — 45 certified H-1B filings (FY2017–FY2026)
- 10
- Filings · FY2024
- $223k
- Median base · FY2024
- Compiler Engineer
- Top role · 6 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 45 all-time
Groq filed 10 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2024 (up 400% from the year before), with a median base salary of $223k and the middle 50% of offers between $214k and $253k. That is 59% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 45 certified filings since FY2017, most often for Compiler Engineer in California.
How much does Groq 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. $223k median in FY2024. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Groq's H-1B hiring changed by year?
5 certified filings in FY2017 → 2 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 2 | −80% | $190k |
| FY2024 | 10 | +400% | $223k |
| FY2023 | 2 | −60% | $245k |
| FY2022 | 5 | −64% | $250k |
| FY2021 | 14 | +1300% | $195k |
| FY2020 | 1 | −80% | $150k |
| FY2019 | 5 | +400% | $175k |
| FY2018 | 1 | −80% | $225k |
| FY2017 | 5 | — | $165k |
Which wage levels does Groq file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 80% of Groq'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 45 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I4.4%2
- Level II15.6%7
- Level III40.0%18
- Level IV40.0%18
What jobs does Groq 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Compiler Engineer | 6 | $175k |
| Senior Software Engineer, Executive | 3 | $165k |
| Physical Design Engineer | 3 | $225k |
| Core Libraries Software Engineer | 3 | $154k |
| ASIC Power Engineer | 2 | $250k |
| Staff Sqa (Software Quality Assurance) Engineer | 2 | $218k |
| Staff Design Verification Engineer | 2 | $245k |
| Sr. Machine Learning Developer Support Specialist | 2 | $240k |
| Hardware Engineer | 2 | $165k |
| Software Development Engineer 2 | 1 | $172k |
Where does Groq 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 | 45 | $210k |
What has Groq filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Groq: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Groq's H-1B filings
- How much does Groq pay H-1B workers?
- Groq's median certified H-1B base salary is $223k (FY2024), from 10 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Groq sponsor?
- Groq has 45 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2017–FY2026).
- What jobs does Groq sponsor for H-1B?
- Groq's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Compiler Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, Executive, Physical Design Engineer, Core Libraries Software Engineer.
- Where does Groq hire H-1B workers?
- Groq'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 (FY2017–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →