Nikola Motor — 37 certified H-1B filings (FY2018–FY2020)
- 16
- Filings · FY2020
- $100k
- Median base · FY2020
- CAE Engineer, Crash Safety
- Top role · 4 all-time
- AZ
- Top state · 32 all-time
Nikola Motor filed 16 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2020, with a median base salary of $100k and the middle 50% of offers between $95k and $115k. Across all years it has 37 certified filings since FY2018, most often for CAE Engineer, Crash Safety in Arizona.
How much does Nikola Motor 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 FY2020. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Nikola Motor's H-1B hiring changed by year?
5 certified filings in FY2018 → 16 in FY2020. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 16 | 0% | $100k |
| FY2019 | 16 | +220% | $85k |
| FY2018 | 5 | — | $56k |
Which wage levels does Nikola Motor file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 23% of Nikola Motor'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 35 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I8.6%3
- Level II68.6%24
- Level III22.9%8
What jobs does Nikola Motor 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 |
|---|---|---|
| CAE Engineer, Crash Safety | 4 | $95k |
| Aerodynamics and CFD Engineer | 3 | $56k |
| Aerodynamics and CFD Engineer Technician | 2 | $56k |
| Lead Battery Module Design Engineer | 2 | $118k |
| Senior Alias Modeler | 2 | $110k |
| Controls Simulation Engineer | 2 | $70k |
| Global Supply Manager, Battery Systems | 1 | $108k |
| Hil Engineer | 1 | $79k |
| Mechanical Design Engineer, Cab | 1 | $98k |
| Mechanical Design Engineer, Chassis | 1 | $95k |
Where does Nikola Motor 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 |
|---|---|---|
| AZ | 32 | $98k |
| UT | 5 | $56k |
What has Nikola Motor filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Nikola Motor: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Nikola Motor's H-1B filings
- How much does Nikola Motor pay H-1B workers?
- Nikola Motor's median certified H-1B base salary is $100k (FY2020), from 16 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Nikola Motor sponsor?
- Nikola Motor has 37 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2018–FY2020).
- What jobs does Nikola Motor sponsor for H-1B?
- Nikola Motor's most-sponsored H-1B roles include CAE Engineer, Crash Safety, Aerodynamics and CFD Engineer, Aerodynamics and CFD Engineer Technician, Lead Battery Module Design Engineer.
- Where does Nikola Motor hire H-1B workers?
- Nikola Motor's top H-1B worksite states are AZ, UT.
- 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–FY2020). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →