Nio USA — 331 certified H-1B filings (FY2018–FY2026)
- 10
- Filings · FY2025
- $186k
- Median base · FY2025
- Staff Software Engineer
- Top role · 20 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 323 all-time
Nio USA filed 10 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 43% from the year before), with a median base salary of $186k and the middle 50% of offers between $179k and $220k. That is 16% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 331 certified filings since FY2018, most often for Staff Software Engineer in California.
How much does Nio USA 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. $186k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Nio USA's H-1B hiring changed by year?
98 certified filings in FY2018 → 3 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 3 | −70% | $280k |
| FY2025 | 10 | +43% | $186k |
| FY2024 | 7 | −77% | $220k |
| FY2023 | 31 | 0% | $175k |
| FY2022 | 31 | +72% | $170k |
| FY2021 | 18 | −25% | $160k |
| FY2020 | 24 | −78% | $160k |
| FY2019 | 109 | +11% | $135k |
| FY2018 | 98 | — | $140k |
Which wage levels does Nio USA file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 59% of Nio USA'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 309 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I1.6%5
- Level II39.8%123
- Level III35.9%111
- Level IV22.7%70
What jobs does Nio USA 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Staff Software Engineer | 20 | $180k |
| Software Engineer | 12 | $125k |
| Sr. Software Engineer | 9 | $150k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 8 | $135k |
| Staff Algorithm Engineer | 6 | $175k |
| Sr. Software Engineer in Test | 6 | $150k |
| Firmware Engineer | 5 | $120k |
| Software Validation Engineer | 5 | $130k |
| Financial Analyst | 4 | $98k |
| Sr. Staff Software Engineer | 4 | $200k |
Where does Nio USA 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 | 323 | $150k |
| WA | 7 | $175k |
| MA | 1 | $235k |
What has Nio USA filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 331 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Nio USA's H-1B filings
- How much does Nio USA pay H-1B workers?
- Nio USA's median certified H-1B base salary is $186k (FY2025), from 10 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Nio USA sponsor?
- Nio USA has 331 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2018–FY2026).
- What jobs does Nio USA sponsor for H-1B?
- Nio USA's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Staff Software Engineer, Software Engineer, Sr. Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer.
- Where does Nio USA hire H-1B workers?
- Nio USA's top H-1B worksite states are CA, WA, MA.
- 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–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →