Employer profile
Nikola
253 certified H-1B filings across 6 fiscal years.
Snapshot year
FY2025 filings
8
FY2025 median
$143k
Top role
Procurement Engineer
4 filings · all-time
Top state
AZ
246 filings · all-time
Pay distribution
How Nikola 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 Nikola hired across H-1B fiscal years. The small figure under each filings count is its change vs the prior FY.
| FY | Filings | Median $ |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 8▼ 90% | $143k |
| FY2024 | 79▲ 72% | $130k |
| FY2023 | 46▼ 30% | $135k |
| FY2022 | 66▲ 65% | $115k |
| FY2021 | 40▲ 186% | $100k |
| FY2020 | 14— | $108k |
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 II
5522%
Lvl III
12951%
Lvl IV
6927%
Top job titles
Most-filed positions, across all years (raw DOL titles).
| Job Title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Procurement Engineer | 4 | $110k |
| Mechanical Design Engineer, Chassis | 4 | $88k |
| Senior Systems Analyst | 4 | $120k |
| Material Planner | 3 | $90k |
| Purchasing Manager | 3 | $120k |
| Senior Validation Engineer | 3 | $130k |
| Senior Engineer, Thermal Testing And Validation | 2 | $110k |
| Software Project Manager | 2 | $125k |
| Industrial Accountant | 2 | $75k |
| Lead Cae Engineer, Crash Safety | 2 | $125k |
Top worksite states
Where this employer files.
| State | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| AZ | 246 | $125k |
| CA | 6 | $150k |
| UT | 1 | $160k |
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does Nikola pay H-1B workers?
- Nikola's median certified H-1B base salary is $143k (FY2025), from 8 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Nikola sponsor?
- Nikola has 253 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2020–FY2025).
- What jobs does Nikola sponsor for H-1B?
- Nikola's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Procurement Engineer, Mechanical Design Engineer, Chassis, Senior Systems Analyst, Material Planner.
- Where does Nikola hire H-1B workers?
- Nikola's top H-1B worksite states are AZ, CA, UT.
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