Employer profile
Knightscope
34 certified H-1B filings across 9 fiscal years.
Snapshot year
FY2025 filings
2
FY2025 median
$129k
Top role
Sr. Detections Engineer
5 filings · all-time
Top state
CA
34 filings · all-time
Pay distribution
How Knightscope pays, by fiscal year
Each box is the p25–p75 interquartile range; the heavy line is the median and the whiskers reach p10–p90. Base salary only — hover a year for its figures.
Year-over-year
How Knightscope hired across H-1B fiscal years. The small figure under each filings count is its change vs the prior FY.
| FY | Filings | Median $ |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 2▼ 60% | $129k |
| FY2024 | 5▲ 400% | $156k |
| FY2023 | 1▼ 67% | $150k |
| FY2022 | 3▲ 50% | $135k |
| FY2021 | 2▼ 83% | $114k |
| FY2019 | 12▲ 300% | $132k |
| FY2018 | 3▲ 50% | $125k |
| FY2017 | 2▼ 50% | $103k |
| FY2016 | 4— | $100k |
Prevailing wage level distribution
DOL Levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). A heavy Level I/II skew suggests entry-level / contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew suggests senior in-house roles.
Lvl ?
412%
Lvl I
39%
Lvl II
2059%
Lvl III
618%
Lvl IV
13%
Top job titles
Most-filed positions, across all years (raw DOL titles).
| Job Title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Sr. Detections Engineer | 5 | $156k |
| Robotics Software Engineer | 5 | $135k |
| Computer Vision Scientist | 4 | $132k |
| Robotics Engineer | 4 | $100k |
| K7 Lead Engineer | 3 | $132k |
| Lead Backend Engineer | 2 | $100k |
| Electrical Engineer | 2 | $114k |
| Lead Front End Engineer | 1 | $111k |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 1 | $131k |
| Mechanical Engineer | 1 | $150k |
Top worksite states
Where this employer files.
| State | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 34 | $132k |
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does Knightscope pay H-1B workers?
- Knightscope's median certified H-1B base salary is $129k (FY2025), from 2 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Knightscope sponsor?
- Knightscope has 34 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2025).
- What jobs does Knightscope sponsor for H-1B?
- Knightscope's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Sr. Detections Engineer, Robotics Software Engineer, Computer Vision Scientist, Robotics Engineer.
- Where does Knightscope hire H-1B workers?
- Knightscope's top H-1B worksite states are CA.
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