Q-ctrl — 13 certified H-1B filings (FY2020–FY2026)
- 2
- Filings · FY2025
- $120k
- Median base · FY2025
- Senior Scientist
- Top role · 4 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 13 all-time
Q-ctrl filed 2 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 50% from the year before), with a median base salary of $120k and the middle 50% of offers between $120k and $200k. That is 46% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 13 certified filings since FY2020, most often for Senior Scientist in California.
How much does Q-ctrl 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. $120k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Q-ctrl's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2020 → 2 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 2 | 0% | $155k |
| FY2025 | 2 | −50% | $120k |
| FY2024 | 4 | 0% | $140k |
| FY2023 | 4 | +300% | $135k |
| FY2020 | 1 | — | $130k |
Which wage levels does Q-ctrl file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 46% of Q-ctrl'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 13 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I7.7%1
- Level II46.2%6
- Level III23.1%3
- Level IV23.1%3
What jobs does Q-ctrl 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Scientist | 4 | $140k |
| Senior Scientist, Quantum Error Correction | 2 | $145k |
| Staff Product Manager, Platform | 1 | $180k |
| Staff Scientist, Quantum Control | 1 | $202k |
| Senior Scientist, Quantum Control | 1 | $135k |
| Lead Scientist | 1 | $200k |
| Research Scientist, Quantum Control | 1 | $80k |
| Scientist | 1 | $120k |
| Senior Quantum Control Engineer | 1 | $130k |
Where does Q-ctrl 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 | 13 | $145k |
What has Q-ctrl filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Q-ctrl: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Senior Scientist | $155,000 |
| 2026 | Staff Scientist, Quantum Control | $202,036 |
| 2025 | Lead Scientist | $200,000 |
| 2025 | Senior Scientist | $120,000 |
| 2024 | Senior Scientist | $147,000 |
| 2024 | Scientist | $120,000 |
| 2024 | Senior Scientist, Quantum Error Correction | $147,000 |
| 2024 | Senior Scientist | $140,000 |
| 2023 | Research Scientist, Quantum Control | $80,122 |
| 2023 | Senior Scientist, Quantum Control | $135,000 |
| 2023 | Senior Scientist, Quantum Error Correction | $145,000 |
| 2023 | Staff Product Manager, Platform | $180,000 |
| 2020 | Senior Quantum Control Engineer | $130,000 |
Common questions about Q-ctrl's H-1B filings
- How much does Q-ctrl pay H-1B workers?
- Q-ctrl's median certified H-1B base salary is $120k (FY2025), from 2 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Q-ctrl sponsor?
- Q-ctrl has 13 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2020–FY2026).
- What jobs does Q-ctrl sponsor for H-1B?
- Q-ctrl's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Senior Scientist, Senior Scientist, Quantum Error Correction, Staff Product Manager, Platform, Staff Scientist, Quantum Control.
- Where does Q-ctrl hire H-1B workers?
- Q-ctrl's top H-1B worksite states are CA.
- 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 (FY2020–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →