Employer profile
Planet Labs
67 certified H-1B filings across 6 fiscal years.
Snapshot year
FY2021 filings
13
FY2021 median
$152k
Top role
Software Engineer
8 filings · all-time
Top state
CA
65 filings · all-time
Pay distribution
How Planet Labs 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 Planet Labs hired across H-1B fiscal years. The small figure under each filings count is its change vs the prior FY.
| FY | Filings | Median $ |
|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 13▲ 63% | $152k |
| FY2020 | 8▼ 38% | $137k |
| FY2019 | 13▼ 7% | $125k |
| FY2018 | 14▲ 56% | $130k |
| FY2017 | 9▼ 10% | $118k |
| FY2016 | 10— | $110k |
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 ?
1015%
Lvl I
1116%
Lvl II
1725%
Lvl III
2334%
Lvl IV
69%
Top job titles
Most-filed positions, across all years (raw DOL titles).
| Job Title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 8 | $107k |
| Computer Vision Engineer | 4 | $118k |
| Electrical Engineer | 3 | $116k |
| Mechanical Engineer | 3 | $113k |
| Orbit R&D Engineer | 3 | $140k |
| Marketing Manager | 3 | $131k |
| Aerospace Engineer | 2 | $88k |
| Application Systems Engineer | 2 | $120k |
| Principal Engineer | 2 | $163k |
| Manufacturing Electrical Engineer | 2 | $82k |
Top worksite states
Where this employer files.
| State | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 65 | $131k |
| NC | 1 | $108k |
| WA | 1 | $175k |
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does Planet Labs pay H-1B workers?
- Planet Labs's median certified H-1B base salary is $152k (FY2021), from 13 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Planet Labs sponsor?
- Planet Labs has 67 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2021).
- What jobs does Planet Labs sponsor for H-1B?
- Planet Labs's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Engineer, Computer Vision Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Mechanical Engineer.
- Where does Planet Labs hire H-1B workers?
- Planet Labs's top H-1B worksite states are CA, NC, WA.
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