Space Exploration Technologies — 78 certified H-1B filings (FY2018–FY2026)
- 20
- Filings · FY2025
- $140k
- Median base · FY2025
- ASIC Design Engineer
- Top role · 7 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 33 all-time
Space Exploration Technologies filed 20 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 18% from the year before), with a median base salary of $140k and the middle 50% of offers between $120k and $160k. That is 6% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 78 certified filings since FY2018, most often for ASIC Design Engineer in California.
How much does Space Exploration Technologies 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. $140k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Space Exploration Technologies's H-1B hiring changed by year?
7 certified filings in FY2018 → 28 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 28 | +40% | $137k |
| FY2025 | 20 | +18% | $140k |
| FY2024 | 17 | +750% | $135k |
| FY2023 | 2 | −33% | $145k |
| FY2022 | 3 | +200% | $90k |
| FY2020 | 1 | −86% | $171k |
| FY2018 | 7 | — | $100k |
Which wage levels does Space Exploration Technologies file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 47% of Space Exploration Technologies'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 70 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I10.0%7
- Level II42.9%30
- Level III30.0%21
- Level IV17.1%12
What jobs does Space Exploration Technologies 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ASIC Design Engineer | 7 | $130k |
| Antenna Engineer | 3 | $100k |
| Starlink Engineer | 3 | $95k |
| Sr. ASIC Design Engineer | 3 | $160k |
| Propulsion Engineer | 3 | $102k |
| Senior ASIC Design Engineer | 3 | $160k |
| PCB Designer II | 2 | $111k |
| Software Engineer | 2 | $137k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 2 | $157k |
| Bulk Acoustic Wave Process Design Kit (Baw Pdk) Engineer | 2 | $112k |
Where does Space Exploration Technologies 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 | 33 | $136k |
| TX | 26 | $133k |
| WA | 18 | $140k |
| NC | 1 | $112k |
What has Space Exploration Technologies filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 78 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Space Exploration Technologies's H-1B filings
- How much does Space Exploration Technologies pay H-1B workers?
- Space Exploration Technologies's median certified H-1B base salary is $140k (FY2025), from 20 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Space Exploration Technologies sponsor?
- Space Exploration Technologies has 78 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2018–FY2026).
- What jobs does Space Exploration Technologies sponsor for H-1B?
- Space Exploration Technologies's most-sponsored H-1B roles include ASIC Design Engineer, Antenna Engineer, Starlink Engineer, Sr. ASIC Design Engineer.
- Where does Space Exploration Technologies hire H-1B workers?
- Space Exploration Technologies's top H-1B worksite states are CA, TX, WA, NC.
- 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 →