Nextnav — 13 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2025)
- 2
- Filings · FY2025
- $168k
- Median base · FY2025
- R&d Software Engineer
- Top role · 2 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 11 all-time
Nextnav filed 2 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 100% from the year before), with a median base salary of $168k and the middle 50% of offers between $168k and $186k. That is 2% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 13 certified filings since FY2016, most often for R&d Software Engineer in California.
How much does Nextnav 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. $168k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Nextnav's H-1B hiring changed by year?
2 certified filings in FY2016 → 2 in FY2025. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 2 | +100% | $168k |
| FY2024 | 1 | 0% | $151k |
| FY2023 | 1 | 0% | $120k |
| FY2022 | 1 | 0% | $165k |
| FY2021 | 1 | 0% | $150k |
| FY2020 | 1 | −50% | $123k |
| FY2019 | 2 | 0% | $119k |
| FY2018 | 2 | 0% | $162k |
| FY2016 | 2 | — | $105k |
Which wage levels does Nextnav file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 89% of Nextnav'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 9 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level II11.1%1
- Level III55.6%5
- Level IV33.3%3
What jobs does Nextnav 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 |
|---|---|---|
| R&d Software Engineer | 2 | $105k |
| Lead DevOps Manager | 1 | $120k |
| 5G Product Director/Sr. Principal Engineer | 1 | $186k |
| Atmospheric Scientist/Altitude Lead | 1 | $123k |
| DevOps Lead/Manager | 1 | $165k |
| Fullstack Software Engineer | 1 | $150k |
| Senior Engineer, QA Automation | 1 | $129k |
| Senior Full Stack Software Engineer | 1 | $151k |
| Senior Principal Engineer, Altitude Lead Systems | 1 | $171k |
| Senior Staff Engineer | 1 | $162k |
Where does Nextnav 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 | 11 | $151k |
| TX | 2 | $120k |
What has Nextnav filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Nextnav: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Staff Engineer | $167,968 |
| 2025 | 5G Product Director/Sr. Principal Engineer | $186,472 |
| 2024 | Senior Full Stack Software Engineer | $150,762 |
| 2023 | Lead DevOps Manager | $120,328 |
| 2022 | DevOps Lead/Manager | $165,000 |
| 2021 | Fullstack Software Engineer | $150,000 |
| 2020 | Atmospheric Scientist/Altitude Lead | $122,741 |
| 2019 | R&d Software Engineer | $119,101 |
| 2019 | Senior Principal Engineer, Altitude Lead Systems | $170,967 |
| 2018 | Senior Staff Engineer, Firmware | $165,857 |
| 2018 | Senior Staff Engineer | $161,525 |
| 2016 | R&d Software Engineer | $105,000 |
| 2016 | Senior Engineer, QA Automation | $129,000 |
Common questions about Nextnav's H-1B filings
- How much does Nextnav pay H-1B workers?
- Nextnav's median certified H-1B base salary is $168k (FY2025), from 2 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Nextnav sponsor?
- Nextnav has 13 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2025).
- What jobs does Nextnav sponsor for H-1B?
- Nextnav's most-sponsored H-1B roles include R&d Software Engineer, Lead DevOps Manager, 5G Product Director/Sr. Principal Engineer, Atmospheric Scientist/Altitude Lead.
- Where does Nextnav hire H-1B workers?
- Nextnav's top H-1B worksite states are CA, TX.
- 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–FY2025). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →