Rocket Lab USA — 12 certified H-1B filings (FY2023–FY2026)
- 3
- Filings · FY2025
- $152k
- Median base · FY2025
- Director of Systems and Mission Architecture
- Top role · 3 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 12 all-time
Rocket Lab USA filed 3 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 50% from the year before), with a median base salary of $152k and the middle 50% of offers between $121k and $153k. Across all years it has 12 certified filings since FY2023, most often for Director of Systems and Mission Architecture in California.
How much does Rocket Lab 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. $152k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Rocket Lab USA's H-1B hiring changed by year?
2 certified filings in FY2023 → 5 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 5 | +67% | $231k |
| FY2025 | 3 | +50% | $152k |
| FY2024 | 2 | 0% | $155k |
| FY2023 | 2 | — | $220k |
Which wage levels does Rocket Lab USA file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 83% of Rocket Lab 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 12 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I8.3%1
- Level II8.3%1
- Level III25.0%3
- Level IV58.3%7
What jobs does Rocket Lab 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Director of Systems and Mission Architecture | 3 | $220k |
| Director of Space Systems Operations | 2 | $231k |
| Senior PLM Administrator - Teamcenter | 2 | $155k |
| Manager, Manufacturing Engineering | 2 | $152k |
| Senior Integration & Test Engineer I | 1 | $121k |
| ERP Team Lead | 1 | $130k |
| Satellite Fluid Systems Engineer | 1 | $131k |
Where does Rocket Lab 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 | 12 | $155k |
What has Rocket Lab USA filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Rocket Lab USA: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Director of Systems and Mission Architecture | $231,132 |
| 2026 | Satellite Fluid Systems Engineer | $131,246 |
| 2026 | Director of Space Systems Operations | $231,000 |
| 2026 | Director of Space Systems Operations | $231,000 |
| 2026 | ERP Team Lead | $129,667 |
| 2025 | Manager, Manufacturing Engineering | $152,023 |
| 2025 | Manager, Manufacturing Engineering | $153,023 |
| 2025 | Senior Integration & Test Engineer I | $120,810 |
| 2024 | Senior PLM Administrator - Teamcenter | $155,000 |
| 2024 | Senior PLM Administrator - Teamcenter | $155,000 |
| 2023 | Director of Systems and Mission Architecture | $220,000 |
| 2023 | Director of Systems and Mission Architecture | $220,000 |
Common questions about Rocket Lab USA's H-1B filings
- How much does Rocket Lab USA pay H-1B workers?
- Rocket Lab USA's median certified H-1B base salary is $152k (FY2025), from 3 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Rocket Lab USA sponsor?
- Rocket Lab USA has 12 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2023–FY2026).
- What jobs does Rocket Lab USA sponsor for H-1B?
- Rocket Lab USA's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Director of Systems and Mission Architecture, Director of Space Systems Operations, Senior PLM Administrator - Teamcenter, Manager, Manufacturing Engineering.
- Where does Rocket Lab USA hire H-1B workers?
- Rocket Lab USA'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 (FY2023–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →