Nikola Corporation H-1B wage filings
Phoenix, AZ. Last filed in fiscal 2025. Figures cover every filing since fiscal 2020; none in the latest 12 months reach five.
Nikola Corporation filed 322 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from fiscal 2020 to fiscal 2025, covering 311 positions. The median wage it offered was $125,000, 19.5% above the government's prevailing wage for the same jobs. Its most-filed job was Mechanical Design Engineer, Chassis (4 filings, median $88,750).
- Filings since FY2020
- 322
- Positions covered
- 311
- Certified
- 96.3%
- Job titles
- 240
- Worksite cities
- 11
- Last filed
- FY2025
Offered wage since 2020
Nikola Corporation's median H-1B wage offer rose 32%, from $109,000 in fiscal 2020 to $143,750 in fiscal 2025. In fiscal 2025 it was 35.4% above the prevailing wage. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2022, with 89 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September.
Nikola Corporation by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | $143,750 | +10.6% | $108,971 | +35.4% |
| 2024 | 86 | $130,000 | no change | $102,086 | +27.3% |
| 2023 | 65 | $130,000 | +13.0% | $101,483 | +19.5% |
| 2022 | 89 | $115,000 | +15.0% | $101,046 | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 58 | $100,000 | −8.3% | $86,133 | +12.8% |
| 2020 | 16 | $109,000 | n/a | $101,088 | +9.9% |
Offered wage by job title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Job title | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Design Engineer, Chassis | 4 | $88,750 | +11.2% | |
| Procurement Engineer | 4 | $112,500 | +9.7% | |
| Procurement Engineer - Chassis | 4 | $110,000 | +14.4% | |
| Senior Engineer, CAE Durability | 4 | $117,500 | +16.0% | |
| Senior Systems Analyst | 4 | $121,433 | +24.3% | |
| Vehicle Mass Integration Engineer | 4 | $100,000 | +25.3% | |
| EDS Wire Harness Design Release Engineer | 3 | $85,000 | +0.2% | |
| Material Planner | 3 | $90,000 | +5.0% | |
| Purchasing Manager | 3 | $120,000 | +15.3% | |
| Senior BOM Engineer | 3 | $125,000 | +25.4% | |
| Senior Embedded Software Engineer | 3 | $130,000 | +12.2% | |
| Senior Software Engineer | 3 | $115,000 | +23.6% | |
| Senior Validation Engineer | 3 | $130,000 | +35.4% | |
| Sr. Vehicle Controls Engineer | 3 | $125,000 | +27.8% | |
| Senior Wire Harness Design Release Engineer | 3 | $120,000 | +18.2% | |
| Software Project Manager | 3 | $125,000 | +49.0% | |
| Systems Engineer | 3 | $126,250 | +41.3% | |
| Advanced Manufacturing Engineer | 2 | $115,000 | +23.1% | |
| Advanced Manufacturing Engineer - DFM | 2 | $120,000 | +23.2% | |
| CAE Engineer, Crash Safety | 2 | $125,000 | +23.2% | |
| Component Design Release Engineer | 2 | $80,000 | +0.2% | |
| Controls Engineer | 2 | $93,500 | +11.1% | |
| Functional Safety Engineer | 2 | $117,500 | +30.1% | |
| Industrial Accountant | 2 | $77,500 | +18.8% | |
| Lead Body Controls Engineer | 2 | $117,500 | +6.6% | |
| Lead CAE Engineer, Crash Safety | 2 | $125,000 | +23.2% | |
| Lead Controls Engineer | 2 | $132,500 | +9.0% | |
| Lead Digital Sculptor | 2 | $125,000 | +8.4% | |
| Lead Engineer, CAE Durability | 2 | $137,500 | +28.7% | |
| Lead Engineer, Change Management | 2 | $140,000 | +20.2% | |
| Lead Engineer, Chassis Controls | 2 | $135,000 | +18.2% | |
| Lead Software Engineer | 2 | $152,500 | +20.1% | |
| Material Flow Engineer | 2 | $90,000 | +10.3% | |
| NPI Engineer | 2 | $105,000 | +9.0% | |
| Process Engineer - Power Systems | 2 | $95,000 | +14.1% | |
| SAP Security Specialist | 2 | $138,750 | +38.7% | |
| Sr. ADAS Test Validation & Verification Engineer | 2 | $125,000 | +22.9% | |
| Senior CAD Administrator | 2 | $120,200 | at the minimum | |
| Sr. CAE NVH Engineer | 2 | $120,000 | +23.9% | |
| Senior Component Engineer | 2 | $128,750 | +27.1% | |
Showing the 40 most-filed of 240 job titles.
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Where the jobs are
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered |
|---|---|---|
| Phoenix, AZ | 283 | $125,000 |
| Coolidge, AZ | 29 | $110,000 |
| Santa Ana, CA | 2 | $140,750 |
| Alhambra, CA | 1 | $125,818 |
| American Fork, UT | 1 | $160,000 |
| Arcadia, CA | 1 | $140,000 |
| Cerritos, CA | 1 | $262,500 |
| Costa Mesa, CA | 1 | $126,000 |
| Cypress, CA | 1 | n/a |
| Irvine, CA | 1 | $150,000 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $195,000 |
By visa type: 322 H-1B. By outcome: 253 certified, 57 certified and later withdrawn, 12 withdrawn before a decision.
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages Nikola Corporation attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
- 2 filings are for part-time work. Hourly wages are shown as full-time equivalents (2,080 hours a year) so they can be compared.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.