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Navigation Engineer

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Navigation Engineer insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings21All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$124,90013 eligible salary records
Employer names14Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$110,864–$146,900Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
01234FY 2016: 1 filings16FY 2017: 4 filings17FY 2018: 4 filings18FY 2019: 2 filings19FY 2021: 3 filings21FY 2022: 1 filings22FY 2023: 2 filings23FY 2024: 2 filings24FY 2025: 1 filings25FY 2026: 1 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*1 filings— median · n=0

*FY 2026 covers Q1–Q3 through June; earlier years cover full fiscal years. Median: certified, positive yearly base wages; nominal USD.

Salary distribution

Where reported yearly base wages concentrate

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$100k–$125kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 13 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Most reported roles

Explore job mix and compare reported wages

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Leading worksite cities

Where filings are concentrated

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
66.7%Certified LCAs
Certified14 66.7%
Certified - Withdrawn6 28.6%
Withdrawn1 4.8%

Denominator: all 21 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$124,900Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$84,800
25th percentile$110,864
Median (50th)$124,900
75th percentile$146,900
90th percentile$152,603

n=13 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Percentiles describe filings, not unique workers or total compensation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures · FY 2016–2026 (FY 2026 partial) · salary charts exclude non-yearly pay, non-certified cases, and missing or non-positive wages. Coverage & methodology

Salary filing history

21 matching H-1B filings

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Reported base wages in USD · pay period shown beside each amount · select a salary for case details

EmployerJob titleBase salaryLocationSubmit dateStart date
California Institute Of Technology/Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNavigation Engineer

Filing details

$125,500 /yr

I-200-25308-372482
Reported wage: $125,500 / year
Annualized: $125,500
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-14
Employment end: 2028-11-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Pasadena, CA11/04/202512/01/2025
Metal Raptor, Inc.Navigation Engineer

Filing details

$150,000 /yr

I-200-25140-995619
Reported wage: $150,000 / year
Annualized: $150,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-05-28
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Jose, CA05/20/202510/01/2025
Faraday & Future Inc.Adas Mapping & Navigation Engineer

Filing details

$120,016 /yr

I-200-23276-408489
Reported wage: $120,016 / year
Annualized: $120,016
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-09-09
Employment end: 2026-10-02
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Jose, CA10/03/202310/03/2023
Relay Robotics, Inc.Senior Navigation Engineer

Filing details

$153,254 /yr

I-200-24199-201280
Reported wage: $153,254–$153,500 / year
Annualized: $153,254
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-07-23
Employment end: 2027-10-23
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Campbell, CA07/16/202410/24/2024
Zupt, LLCNavigation Engineer

Filing details

$57,600 /yr

I-200-21231-534211
Reported wage: $57,600 / year
Annualized: $57,600
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-04-13
Employment end: 2024-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Houston, TX08/19/202110/01/2021
Relay Robotics, IncSenior Navigation Engineer

Filing details

$137,093 /yr

I-200-22346-633921
Reported wage: $137,093–$148,500 / year
Annualized: $137,093
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2022-12-19
Employment end: 2025-11-24
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Campbell, CA12/12/202212/12/2022
Harvest Croo, LLCNavigation Engineer

Filing details

$80,000 /yr

I-200-22130-156328
Reported wage: $80,000 / year
Annualized: $80,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-05-17
Employment end: 2025-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Tampa, FL05/10/202210/01/2022
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.Navigation Engineer

Filing details

$127,317 /yr

I-200-21125-289195
Reported wage: $127,317–$150,400 / year
Annualized: $127,317
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-05-12
Employment end: 2024-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Sunnyvale, CA05/05/202110/01/2021
Deere And CompanyStaff Navigation Engineer

Filing details

$124,900 /yr

I-200-21069-134589
Reported wage: $124,900–$134,900 / year
Annualized: $124,900
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-03-17
Employment end: 2024-08-12
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Torrance, CA03/10/202108/13/2021
California Institute Of Technology/Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNavigation Engineer Ii

Filing details

$112,632 /yr

I-200-20070-395049
Reported wage: $112,632 / year
Annualized: $112,632
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2020-10-07
Employment end: 2023-04-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Pasadena, CA03/10/202005/01/2020
Shield Ai, Inc.Autonomy And Navigation Engineer

Filing details

$146,900 /yr

I-200-19229-909249
Reported wage: $146,900 / year
Annualized: $146,900
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-08-22
Employment end: 2022-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Diego, CALIFORNIA08/17/201910/01/2019
A^3 By Airbus LLCPrincipal Navigation Engineer

Filing details

$260,000 /yr

I-200-19169-819296
Reported wage: $260,000 / year
Annualized: $260,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-06-26
Employment end: 2022-07-17
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Sunnyvale, CALIFORNIA06/20/201907/18/2019
California Institute Of Technology/Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNavigation Engineer

Filing details

$104,520 /yr

I-200-15292-691205
Reported wage: $104,520 / year
Annualized: $104,520
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-06-19
Employment end: 2018-11-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Pasadena, CA10/19/201512/01/2015
California Institute Of Technology/Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNavigation Engineer

Filing details

$2,040 per week

I-200-18068-501021
Reported wage: $2,040 / week
Annualized: $106,080
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-04-10
Employment end: 2021-04-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Pasadena, CA04/04/201805/01/2018
Nauto, Inc.Navigation Engineer

Filing details

$110,864 /yr

I-200-18073-262959
Reported wage: $110,864–$133,016 / year
Annualized: $110,864
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-03-23
Employment end: 2021-05-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA03/19/201806/01/2018
Shield Ai, Inc.Autonomy And Navigation Engineer

Filing details

$124,155 /yr

I-200-18053-056937
Reported wage: $124,155–$130,000 / year
Annualized: $124,155
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-03-05
Employment end: 2021-08-21
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

San Diego, CA02/27/201808/22/2018
Nauto, Inc.Mapping/Navigation Engineer

Filing details

$80,000 /yr

I-200-17082-969392
Reported wage: $80,000–$100,000 / year
Annualized: $80,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-03-29
Employment end: 2020-09-22
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Palo Alto, CA03/23/201709/22/2017
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.Navigation Engineer

Filing details

$122,179 /yr

I-200-17052-095583
Reported wage: $122,179–$143,782 / year
Annualized: $122,179
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-02-28
Employment end: 2020-08-21
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Sunnyvale, CA02/22/201708/22/2017
California Institute Of Technology/Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNavigation Engineer

Filing details

$104,000 /yr

I-200-17037-371911
Reported wage: $104,000 / year
Annualized: $104,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-02-13
Employment end: 2020-04-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Pasadena, CA02/07/201705/01/2017
California Institute Of Technology/Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNavigation Engineer

Filing details

$104,150 /yr

I-200-17037-813793
Reported wage: $104,150 / year
Annualized: $104,150
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2017
Decision: 2017-02-06
Employment end: 2020-03-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Pasadena, CA02/06/201704/01/2017
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.Navigation Engineer

Filing details

$111,717 /yr

I-200-16043-181677
Reported wage: $111,717–$135,000 / year
Annualized: $111,717
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2016
Decision: 2016-08-30
Employment end: 2019-08-08
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Sunnyvale, CA02/12/201608/09/2016

These records describe employer-reported wages, not total compensation. A certified LCA does not establish that a visa was granted or that an employer is currently hiring. Read the methodology and coverage.