Ionq — 12 certified H-1B filings (FY2018–FY2022)
- 2
- Filings · FY2022
- $105k
- Median base · FY2022
- Systems Engineer
- Top role · 2 all-time
- MD
- Top state · 10 all-time
Ionq filed 2 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2022 (down 50% from the year before), with a median base salary of $105k and the middle 50% of offers between $105k and $107k. Across all years it has 12 certified filings since FY2018, most often for Systems Engineer in Maryland.
How much does Ionq 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 FY2022. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Ionq's H-1B hiring changed by year?
2 certified filings in FY2018 → 2 in FY2022. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 2 | −50% | $105k |
| FY2021 | 4 | +300% | $125k |
| FY2020 | 1 | −67% | $109k |
| FY2019 | 3 | +50% | $95k |
| FY2018 | 2 | — | $92k |
Which wage levels does Ionq file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 33% of Ionq'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 12 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I41.7%5
- Level II25.0%3
- Level III25.0%3
- Level IV8.3%1
What jobs does Ionq 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Systems Engineer | 2 | $92k |
| Senior Applications Engineer | 2 | $125k |
| Hardware Design Engineer | 1 | $107k |
| Ionq, Inc. | 1 | $92k |
| Physicist | 1 | $105k |
| Product Designer | 1 | $105k |
| Quantum Control Theorist | 1 | $125k |
| Associate Physicist | 1 | $109k |
| Senior Physicist | 1 | $108k |
| Computer Scientist, Quantum | 1 | $91k |
Where does Ionq 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 |
|---|---|---|
| MD | 10 | $105k |
| CA | 2 | $105k |
What has Ionq filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Ionq: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Hardware Design Engineer | $107,000 |
| 2022 | Product Designer | $105,000 |
| 2021 | Senior Applications Engineer | $125,000 |
| 2021 | Quantum Control Theorist | $124,550 |
| 2021 | Senior Physicist | $108,000 |
| 2021 | Senior Applications Engineer | $125,000 |
| 2020 | Associate Physicist | $109,000 |
| 2019 | Computer Scientist, Quantum | $90,688 |
| 2019 | Physicist | $105,477 |
| 2019 | Systems Engineer | $95,000 |
| 2018 | Systems Engineer | $92,186 |
| 2018 | Ionq, Inc. | $92,186 |
Common questions about Ionq's H-1B filings
- How much does Ionq pay H-1B workers?
- Ionq's median certified H-1B base salary is $105k (FY2022), from 2 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Ionq sponsor?
- Ionq has 12 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2018–FY2022).
- What jobs does Ionq sponsor for H-1B?
- Ionq's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Systems Engineer, Senior Applications Engineer, Hardware Design Engineer, Ionq, Inc..
- Where does Ionq hire H-1B workers?
- Ionq's top H-1B worksite states are MD, 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 (FY2018–FY2022). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →