Velodyne Lidar — 88 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2022)
- 7
- Filings · FY2022
- $175k
- Median base · FY2022
- Mechanical Engineer
- Top role · 7 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 88 all-time
Velodyne Lidar filed 7 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2022 (down 67% from the year before), with a median base salary of $175k and the middle 50% of offers between $150k and $180k. That is 10% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 88 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Mechanical Engineer in California.
How much does Velodyne Lidar 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. $175k median in FY2022. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Velodyne Lidar's H-1B hiring changed by year?
3 certified filings in FY2016 → 7 in FY2022. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2022 | 7 | −67% | $175k |
| FY2021 | 21 | +40% | $134k |
| FY2020 | 15 | −25% | $118k |
| FY2019 | 20 | +18% | $115k |
| FY2018 | 17 | +240% | $100k |
| FY2017 | 5 | +67% | $128k |
| FY2016 | 3 | — | $155k |
Which wage levels does Velodyne Lidar file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 39% of Velodyne Lidar'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 76 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I19.7%15
- Level II40.8%31
- Level III18.4%14
- Level IV21.1%16
What jobs does Velodyne Lidar 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineer | 7 | $100k |
| Electrical Engineer | 6 | $107k |
| Computer Vision Engineer | 6 | $109k |
| Principal Engineer | 4 | $128k |
| Ee Lab Test Engineer | 3 | $100k |
| FPGA Digital Design Engineer | 3 | $115k |
| Manufacturing Engineer | 3 | $80k |
| Senior FPGA Design Engineer | 3 | $123k |
| Netsuite Specialist | 2 | $111k |
| Senior FPGA Engineer | 2 | $136k |
Where does Velodyne Lidar 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 | 88 | $123k |
What has Velodyne Lidar filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 88 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Velodyne Lidar's H-1B filings
- How much does Velodyne Lidar pay H-1B workers?
- Velodyne Lidar's median certified H-1B base salary is $175k (FY2022), from 7 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Velodyne Lidar sponsor?
- Velodyne Lidar has 88 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2022).
- What jobs does Velodyne Lidar sponsor for H-1B?
- Velodyne Lidar's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Computer Vision Engineer, Principal Engineer.
- Where does Velodyne Lidar hire H-1B workers?
- Velodyne Lidar'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 (FY2016–FY2022). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →