Lanzatech — 45 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)

7
Filings · FY2025
$100k
Median base · FY2025
Senior Automation Research Associate
Top role · 5 all-time
IL
Top state · 43 all-time
FY

Lanzatech filed 7 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 75% from the year before), with a median base salary of $100k and the middle 50% of offers between $98k and $115k. Across all years it has 45 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Senior Automation Research Associate in Illinois.

How much does Lanzatech 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. $100k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.

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How has Lanzatech's H-1B hiring changed by year?

3 certified filings in FY2016 → 1 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.

Lanzatech certified H-1B filings and base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsvs prior FYMedian base
FY20261−86%$73k
FY20257+75%$100k
FY20244−33%$110k
FY20236−25%$72k
FY20228+167%$81k
FY202130%$93k
FY20203+50%$120k
FY20192−33%$95k
FY20183−40%$83k
FY20175+67%$85k
FY20163—$90k

Which wage levels does Lanzatech file?

DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 60% of Lanzatech'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 42 filings with a wage level · all years

12%
29%
29%
31%
  • Level I11.9%5
  • Level II28.6%12
  • Level III28.6%12
  • Level IV31.0%13

What jobs does Lanzatech sponsor for H-1B?

The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles.

Lanzatech most-sponsored H-1B job titles with base-salary percentiles
Job titleFilingsMedian base
Senior Automation Research Associate5$72k
Scientist4$85k
Senior Process Engineer3$120k
Senior Scientist3$85k
Principal Software Architect2$170k
Environmental Health & Safety Optimization Engineer2$110k
Instrumentation and Controls Engineer2$125k
Research Associate2$64k
Senior Modelling Scientist2$115k
Senior Research Associate2$81k

Where does Lanzatech hire H-1B workers?

Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.

143Certified filings (log scale)
Lanzatech H-1B worksite states
StateFilingsMedian base
IL43$93k
AZ1$106k
GA1$95k

What has Lanzatech filed recently?

Every certified LCA on record for Lanzatech: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.

Lanzatech recent certified H-1B LCA filings
FYJob titleBase salary
2026Senior Automation Research Associate$73,000
2025Principal Software Architect$185,000
2025Senior Modelling Scientist$115,000
2025Scientist$100,000
2025Associate Bioprocess Engineer$75,000
2025Senior Modelling Scientist$115,000
2025R&d Engineer$98,000
2025Scientist$100,000
2024Instrumentation and Controls Engineer$135,000
2024Research Associate, Metabolic Engineering$70,000
2024Environmental Health & Safety Optimization Engineer$110,000
2024Environmental Health & Safety Optimization Engineer$110,000
2023Instrumentation & Controls Engineer$106,000
2023Finance Business Intelligence Manager$150,000
2023Senior Automation Research Associate$72,000
2023Senior Automation Research Associate$72,000
2023Senior Automation Research Associate$72,000
2023Senior Automation Research Associate$72,000
2022Principal Software Architect$170,000
2022Research Associate$73,000
2022Senior Research Associate$80,517
2022Senior Research Associate$80,517
2022Research Associate$64,000
2022DevOps Engineer$108,000
2022Principal Engineer$154,000
2022Instrumentation and Controls Engineer$125,000
2021Senior Automation Scientist$86,528
2021Process Engineer$98,654
2021Operations Engineer$93,000
2020Senior Process Engineer$120,000
2020Scientist$85,000
2020Senior Software Architect$148,000
2019Plant Engineer (Chemical)$94,554
2019Senior Process Engineer$126,000
2018Global Operations and Facilities Engineer$82,620
2018IT Instrumentation Specialist$58,822
2018Senior Computational Biology Scientist$110,000
2017Senior Scientist$85,000
2017VP Corporate Development & Strategy$190,000
2017Senior Scientist$85,000
2017Scientist$70,000
2017Senior Fermentation Scientist$69,293
2016Senior Process Engineer$90,000
2016Senior Scientist$75,000
2016VP, Corporate Development & Strategy$104,125

Common questions about Lanzatech's H-1B filings

How much does Lanzatech pay H-1B workers?
Lanzatech's median certified H-1B base salary is $100k (FY2025), from 7 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
How many H-1B workers does Lanzatech sponsor?
Lanzatech has 45 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
What jobs does Lanzatech sponsor for H-1B?
Lanzatech's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Senior Automation Research Associate, Scientist, Senior Process Engineer, Senior Scientist.
Where does Lanzatech hire H-1B workers?
Lanzatech's top H-1B worksite states are IL, AZ, GA.
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–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →