Ikigai Labs — 16 certified H-1B filings (FY2021–FY2026)
- 5
- Filings · FY2025
- $194k
- Median base · FY2025
- Manager, Machine Learning Engineering
- Top role · 2 all-time
- MA
- Top state · 8 all-time
Ikigai Labs filed 5 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 150% from the year before), with a median base salary of $194k and the middle 50% of offers between $194k and $248k. That is 5% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 16 certified filings since FY2021, most often for Manager, Machine Learning Engineering in Massachusetts.
How much does Ikigai Labs 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. $194k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Ikigai Labs's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2021 → 4 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 4 | −20% | $180k |
| FY2025 | 5 | +150% | $194k |
| FY2024 | 2 | +100% | $137k |
| FY2023 | 1 | −67% | $90k |
| FY2022 | 3 | +200% | $110k |
| FY2021 | 1 | — | $110k |
Which wage levels does Ikigai Labs file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 6% of Ikigai Labs'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 16 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I25.0%4
- Level II68.8%11
- Level III6.3%1
What jobs does Ikigai Labs 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Manager, Machine Learning Engineering | 2 | $194k |
| Software Engineer | 2 | $110k |
| Applied Data Scientist | 1 | $110k |
| Data Analyst | 1 | $90k |
| Data Scientist | 1 | $147k |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 1 | $181k |
| Senior Machine Learning Engineer | 1 | $248k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 1 | $180k |
| Software Engineer (Infrastructure) | 1 | $90k |
| Software Engineer, Machine Learning | 1 | $110k |
Where does Ikigai Labs 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 | 8 | $145k |
| CA | 7 | $180k |
| PA | 1 | $90k |
What has Ikigai Labs filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Ikigai Labs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Applied AI Lead | $192,000 |
| 2026 | Data Scientist | $147,000 |
| 2026 | Machine Learning Engineer | $181,000 |
| 2026 | Senior Software Engineer | $180,000 |
| 2025 | Manager, Machine Learning Engineering | $194,250 |
| 2025 | Manager, Machine Learning Engineering | $247,500 |
| 2025 | Software Engineer | $145,000 |
| 2025 | Staff Machine Learning Engineer | $194,250 |
| 2025 | Senior Machine Learning Engineer | $247,500 |
| 2024 | AI Success Manager | $136,500 |
| 2024 | Product Designer | $180,000 |
| 2023 | Software Engineer (Infrastructure) | $90,000 |
| 2022 | Applied Data Scientist | $110,000 |
| 2022 | Data Analyst | $90,000 |
| 2022 | Software Engineer, Machine Learning | $110,000 |
| 2021 | Software Engineer | $110,000 |
Common questions about Ikigai Labs's H-1B filings
- How much does Ikigai Labs pay H-1B workers?
- Ikigai Labs's median certified H-1B base salary is $194k (FY2025), from 5 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Ikigai Labs sponsor?
- Ikigai Labs has 16 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2021–FY2026).
- What jobs does Ikigai Labs sponsor for H-1B?
- Ikigai Labs's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Manager, Machine Learning Engineering, Software Engineer, Applied Data Scientist, Data Analyst.
- Where does Ikigai Labs hire H-1B workers?
- Ikigai Labs's top H-1B worksite states are MA, CA, PA.
- 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 (FY2021–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →