Rigetti — 21 certified H-1B filings (FY2017–FY2026)
- 2
- Filings · FY2025
- $160k
- Median base · FY2025
- Quantum Engineer I
- Top role · 2 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 20 all-time
Rigetti filed 2 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 100% from the year before), with a median base salary of $160k and the middle 50% of offers between $160k and $173k. Across all years it has 21 certified filings since FY2017, most often for Quantum Engineer I in California.
How much does Rigetti 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. $160k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Rigetti's H-1B hiring changed by year?
3 certified filings in FY2017 → 6 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 6 | +200% | $168k |
| FY2025 | 2 | +100% | $160k |
| FY2023 | 1 | 0% | $145k |
| FY2022 | 1 | −50% | $120k |
| FY2020 | 2 | 0% | $130k |
| FY2019 | 2 | −50% | $90k |
| FY2018 | 4 | +33% | $80k |
| FY2017 | 3 | — | $95k |
Which wage levels does Rigetti file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 43% of Rigetti'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 21 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I14.3%3
- Level II42.9%9
- Level III28.6%6
- Level IV14.3%3
What jobs does Rigetti 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Quantum Engineer I | 2 | $80k |
| Process Engineer | 2 | $115k |
| Junior Quantum Engineer | 2 | $80k |
| Quantum Engineer | 2 | $115k |
| P3 Quantum Engineer- Quantum Gates | 1 | $162k |
| Quantum Design Theorist | 1 | $175k |
| Quantum Engineer, Design Calibration | 1 | $168k |
| Quantum Software Engineer | 1 | $90k |
| Research Engineer, Quantum Algorithms and Applications | 1 | $173k |
| Senior Mechanical Engineer, Cryogenics | 1 | $185k |
Where does Rigetti 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 | 20 | $130k |
| MD | 1 | $173k |
What has Rigetti filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Rigetti: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Quantum Design Theorist | $175,100 |
| 2026 | P3 Quantum Engineer- Quantum Gates | $162,000 |
| 2026 | Financial Reporting Manager/Director of Financial Reporting | $216,260 |
| 2026 | Quantum Engineer, Design Calibration | $168,000 |
| 2026 | Mechanical Design Engineer | $145,000 |
| 2026 | Senior Mechanical Engineer, Cryogenics | $185,000 |
| 2025 | Research Engineer, Quantum Algorithms and Applications | $172,500 |
| 2025 | Senior Process Engineer, P4 | $160,000 |
| 2023 | Senior Process Engineer | $145,000 |
| 2022 | Process Engineer | $120,000 |
| 2020 | Controller | $145,000 |
| 2020 | Manager, Supply Chain | $130,437 |
| 2019 | Quantum Software Engineer | $90,000 |
| 2019 | Quantum Engineer | $140,000 |
| 2018 | Quantum Engineer I | $80,000 |
| 2018 | Quantum Engineer I | $80,000 |
| 2018 | Quantum Engineer | $115,000 |
| 2018 | Junior Quantum Engineer | $80,000 |
| 2017 | Supply Chain and Inventory Manager | $86,486 |
| 2017 | Junior Quantum Engineer | $95,077 |
| 2017 | Process Engineer | $115,000 |
Common questions about Rigetti's H-1B filings
- How much does Rigetti pay H-1B workers?
- Rigetti's median certified H-1B base salary is $160k (FY2025), from 2 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Rigetti sponsor?
- Rigetti has 21 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2017–FY2026).
- What jobs does Rigetti sponsor for H-1B?
- Rigetti's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Quantum Engineer I, Process Engineer, Junior Quantum Engineer, Quantum Engineer.
- Where does Rigetti hire H-1B workers?
- Rigetti's top H-1B worksite states are CA, MD.
- 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 (FY2017–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →