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What Lucid certifies it pays.

Base-pay bands from 2,087 certified Department of Labor wage filings across every fiscal year on record, through FY2026. (The /pay index card counts FY2026 alone.) Filed under penalty of perjury — not self-reported.

Related record: Lucid’s full H-1B sponsor file

Base-salary bands by role

Mechanical Engineers

585 filings
p25 · $123Kmedian · $143Kp75 · $160K

Validation Engineers

312 filings
p25 · $111Kmedian · $125Kp75 · $135K

Software Developers

297 filings
p25 · $147Kmedian · $168Kp75 · $183K

Electrical Engineers

125 filings
p25 · $134Kmedian · $150Kp75 · $170K

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

98 filings
p25 · $126Kmedian · $140Kp75 · $160K

Architectural and Engineering Managers

85 filings
p25 · $152Kmedian · $186Kp75 · $216K

Electronics Engineers, Except Computer

60 filings
p25 · $135Kmedian · $156Kp75 · $167K

Information Technology Project Managers

52 filings
p25 · $140Kmedian · $160Kp75 · $182K

Median by state

CA1,667 filings$152K
AZ327 filings$118K
MI59 filings$121K
WA14 filings$146K
TX9 filings$99K
LA4 filings$135K
OR3 filings$138K
GA1 filings$136K

Median by seniority level

Level I · Entry60 filings$114K
Level II · Qualified527 filings$122K
Level III · Experienced673 filings$143K
Level IV · Fully competent638 filings$162K

OES prevailing-wage levels from the filings — a defensible seniority proxy, not job ladders.

H-1B sponsorship profile

Lucid certifies 2,087 H-1B / E-3 wage filings through FY2026 — filing volume cooling. Below, how those offers compare to the legal prevailing-wage floor each role must clear.

Offered vs. prevailing floor
At floor

Median offer sits essentially at the required minimum.

Filings paid above the floor
40%

The rest are set exactly at the prevailing wage — legal, and common among high-volume filers.

Median offered · floor
$144K

vs. $136K prevailing-wage floor.

Seniority mix (OES wage level)

Level I · Entry3%
Level II · Qualified28%
Level III · Experienced35%
Level IV · Fully competent34%

Filing volume by fiscal year

FY22 421FY23 397FY24 558FY25 639FY26 72

Filed across 4 legal entities under this brand — largest: Lucid USA, Inc. (2,018).

Every H-1B role carries a legally required prevailing-wage floor (the OES rate for that occupation, area, and level). The offered wage on the certified filing must meet or exceed it — so “% above floor” distinguishes employers who genuinely pay a premium from those who file at the minimum. Certified DOL disclosure data, offered base wage only; reusable under CC BY 4.0 with attribution.

Green-card sponsorship record

Lucid has 560 certified permanent-residency (PERM) applications on the federal record through FY2026 — filing volume rising. The question this answers: does this employer put workers on the path to a green card, or only on visas?

Certified PERM applications
560

All fiscal years on record · applications, not people

Denial share
1%

Of 565 decided applications (certified + denied)

Conversion posture
27 / 100

Certified green-card applications per 100 certified H-1B wage filings (560 vs 2,087) — filings and applications, not headcount

Certified by fiscal year
10
FY2021
60
FY2022
134
FY2023
139
FY2024
181
FY2025
35
FY2026 · to date
Most-sponsored occupations
Automotive Engineers · 138Industrial Engineers · 83Software Developers · 50Electrical Engineers · 43Software Developers, Systems Software · 34Commercial and Industrial Designers · 26

Source: DOL OFLC PERM (Form ETA-9089) disclosure data, decision-basis by federal fiscal year; the current fiscal year is partial by construction. PERM has no prevailing-wage field — this card reads sponsorship posture, not pay.

What this data is — and isn't

These bands come from certified H-1B Labor Condition Application disclosures — the base salary employers commit to on the record. They exclude equity, bonus, and benefits, and they cover only roles companies sponsor, which skews technical. Read them as a conservative, citable floor on what Lucid pays — not total compensation. Our sources.

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