Xos — 13 certified H-1B filings (FY2020–FY2021)
- 10
- Filings · FY2021
- $117k
- Median base · FY2021
- Mechanical Engineer
- Top role · 2 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 13 all-time
Xos filed 10 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2021 (up 233% from the year before), with a median base salary of $117k and the middle 50% of offers between $91k and $160k. Across all years it has 13 certified filings since FY2020, most often for Mechanical Engineer in California.
How much does Xos 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. $117k median in FY2021. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Xos's H-1B hiring changed by year?
3 certified filings in FY2020 → 10 in FY2021. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 10 | +233% | $117k |
| FY2020 | 3 | — | $87k |
Which wage levels does Xos file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 33% of Xos'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 II66.7%8
- Level III33.3%4
What jobs does Xos 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 | 2 | $87k |
| Technical Program Manager | 1 | $130k |
| Vehicle Software Validation Engineer | 1 | $95k |
| System Validation Engineer | 1 | $90k |
| Chief Financial Officer (CFO) | 1 | $290k |
| Director, Strategic Sourcing | 1 | $160k |
| Industrial Engineer, Supply Chain | 1 | $91k |
| Manufacturing Engineer | 1 | $87k |
| Senior Battery Electronics Engineer | 1 | $100k |
| Senior Vehicle Control System Engineer | 1 | $86k |
Where does Xos 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 | $100k |
What has Xos filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Xos: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Senior Vehicle Platform Validation Lead | $135,000 |
| 2021 | Technical Program Manager | $130,000 |
| 2021 | Sr. Vehicle Telematics Backend Software Engineer | $160,000 |
| 2021 | Director, Strategic Sourcing | $160,000 |
| 2021 | Mechanical Engineer | $117,000 |
| 2021 | Chief Financial Officer (CFO) | $290,000 |
| 2021 | Manufacturing Engineer | $86,500 |
| 2021 | Vehicle Software Validation Engineer | $95,000 |
| 2021 | System Validation Engineer | $90,000 |
| 2021 | Industrial Engineer, Supply Chain | $90,500 |
| 2020 | Mechanical Engineer | $87,194 |
| 2020 | Senior Vehicle Control System Engineer | $86,000 |
| 2020 | Senior Battery Electronics Engineer | $100,000 |
Common questions about Xos's H-1B filings
- How much does Xos pay H-1B workers?
- Xos's median certified H-1B base salary is $117k (FY2021), from 10 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Xos sponsor?
- Xos has 13 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2020–FY2021).
- What jobs does Xos sponsor for H-1B?
- Xos's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Mechanical Engineer, Technical Program Manager, Vehicle Software Validation Engineer, System Validation Engineer.
- Where does Xos hire H-1B workers?
- Xos'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–FY2021). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →