Novanta

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 14 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Last filed FY2026 Q2
  • Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing
  • Main U.S. filing address: Bedford, MA
Median base salary$90,335−26% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$80.1k–$117.9k
Level I (entry-level) share64%all employers: 19%
Median prevailing wage$87,194the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $73.2k25th $80.1kmedian $90.3k75th $117.9k90th $133k

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Percentiles from Novanta's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 9
Mid-level · Level II too few 3
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Salary details

Median salary$90,335
Middle 50%$80.1k–$117.9k
vs. all employers−26%comparison median $122,699
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $70,760 and $152,723.
PercentileSalary
10th$73,175
25th$80,138
50th (median)$90,335
75th$117,926
90th$132,952

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$90,335
Median prevailing wage$87,194
Median difference+1.4%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage50%

Filing at exactly the prevailing wage does not mean low pay: at senior levels and in high-cost areas the prevailing wage itself is high.

About Novanta

Novanta's filings list its industry as Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (Manufacturing sector, NAICS 3345). Its main U.S. filing address is in Bedford, MA and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q2. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Electrical Engineer, Data Scientist and Financial Analyst and the main metro areas are Syracuse, NY, Boston, MA and New York, NY. The most common wage level in those years is Level I (entry-level).

Questions

Does Novanta sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Novanta filed 14 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025–FY2026, the latest two fiscal years. The most recent filing in the data is from FY2026 Q2. A certified LCA is a step before the H-1B petition; it is not a visa approval.

How much does Novanta pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Novanta's H-1B filings is $90,335; half of filings fall between $80,138 and $117,926. Bonus and stock are not included.