Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies, LLC H-1B wage filings
Irvine, CA. Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026.
Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies, LLC filed 130 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from July 2025 to June 2026. The median wage it offered was $165,305, 19.7% above the government's prevailing wage for the same jobs. Its most-filed job was Senior Embedded Software Engineer (9 filings, median $159,908).
- Filings
- 130
- Positions covered
- 130
- Certified
- 100.0%
- Job titles
- 99
- Worksite cities
- 4
- Median offer change since FY2025
- +5%
Offered wage since 2025
Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies, LLC's median H-1B wage offer rose 5%, from $160,000 in fiscal 2025 to $167,357 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 22.7% above the prevailing wage.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies, LLC by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 123 | $167,357 | +4.6% | $132,317 | +22.7% |
| 2025 | 7 | $160,000 | n/a | $156,853 | +2.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Embedded Software Engineer | 9 | $159,908 | +19.2% | |
| Senior Software Engineer | 9 | $190,000 | +23.3% | |
| Senior Technical Program Manager | 3 | $165,000 | +18.3% | |
| Android Developer, Infotainment | 2 | $140,183 | +10.7% | |
| Controls Engineer, Dynamics | 2 | $130,000 | +40.5% | |
| Embedded Software Engineer | 2 | $139,772 | +33.9% | |
| Integration Engineer II | 2 | $145,000 | +10.7% | |
| Integration Engineer II, Vehicle Access Systems | 2 | $145,000 | +40.0% | |
| Sr. AI Systems and Applications Validation Engineer | 2 | $160,000 | +0.5% | |
| Sr. Android Developer, Infotainment | 2 | $195,000 | +3.9% | |
| SR. Systems Integration Engineer | 2 | $176,465 | +50.3% | |
| Software Engineer | 2 | $131,000 | +27.6% | |
| Software Engineer II | 2 | $136,494 | +26.6% | |
| Staff, Product Privacy and Security | 2 | $210,000 | +37.0% | |
| Staff Software Applications Engineer | 2 | $231,148 | +23.1% | |
| Thermal Controls Engineer | 2 | $135,000 | +34.3% | |
| Analytics & Data Engineer | 1 | $117,000 | +15.0% | |
| Audio DSP Engineer | 1 | $145,400 | +11.0% | |
| Automation Engineer, Vehicle Access | 1 | $145,000 | +10.7% | |
| Connectivity Software Engineer, Kotlin | 1 | $140,000 | +6.9% | |
| Controls Test & Integration Engineer | 1 | $137,711 | +60.9% | |
| Diagnostic System Test and Integration Engineer | 1 | $120,000 | +96.4% | |
| Director of Infotainment & Connectivity, Product Management | 1 | $347,824 | +62.9% | |
| Electronic Design Engineer | 1 | $120,000 | +8.0% | |
| Electronic Design Engineer II | 1 | $141,750 | +65.6% | |
| Embedded Software Engineer II | 1 | $145,000 | +10.7% | |
| Factory Systems Integration Engineer II, Release and Support | 1 | $97,700 | +42.9% | |
| Functional Safety Engineer, ADAS | 1 | $130,000 | +0.4% | |
| Hardware Systems Performance Engineer | 1 | $120,950 | +27.1% | |
| HIL Design Engineer | 1 | $110,000 | +0.9% | |
| Infotainment Integration Engineer (Release & Automation) | 1 | $170,000 | +6.3% | |
| Lead Program Manager, Capex | 1 | $178,547 | +12.3% | |
| Manager, Embedded Software | 1 | $213,203 | +13.6% | |
| Manager Test Automation Systems Engineering | 1 | $168,480 | +30.1% | |
| Product Manager, UX, UI Systems and Frameworks | 1 | $141,000 | +13.9% | |
| Senior Analytics Engineer | 1 | $175,000 | +0.4% | |
| Senior Audio DSP Engineer, Infotainment Platform | 1 | $183,600 | +14.8% | |
| Sr. Automation Engineer, Vehicle Access | 1 | $175,000 | +17.2% | |
| Sr. Body Controls Systems Engineer | 1 | $175,100 | +76.9% | |
| Senior Controls Engineer, Body Controls | 1 | $194,600 | +22.7% | |
Showing the 40 most-filed of 99 job titles.
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Where the jobs are
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto, CA | 80 | $175,000 |
| Irvine, CA | 33 | $165,000 |
| Tustin, CA | 13 | $157,123 |
| Normal, IL | 4 | $134,685 |
By visa type: 128 H-1B, 2 H-1B1 (Singapore). By outcome: 126 certified, 4 certified and later withdrawn.
Filings by quarter
Across all employers, filings bunch up in the first half of each year around the annual H-1B lottery, so compare a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier, not with the one before it.
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 Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies, LLC 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.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.