Pivotal Aero

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 10 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services
  • Main U.S. filing address: Palo Alto, CA
Median base salary$179,435+46% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$160k–$212.5k
Level II (mid-level) share40%all employers: 42%
Median prevailing wage$165,963the required minimum for these jobs and places

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10th $149.5k25th $160kmedian $179.4k75th $212.5k90th $228k

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Percentiles from Pivotal Aero'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 1
Mid-level · Level II too few 4
Senior · Level III too few 4
Expert · Level IV too few 1

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Pivotal Aero files

Median base salary in each metro area. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027.

Show all 1 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
San Jose, CA$179,43510

Salary details

Median salary$179,435
Middle 50%$160k–$212.5k
vs. all employers+46%comparison median $122,699
Filings10FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $145,450 and $292,800.
PercentileSalary
10th$149,500
25th$160,000
50th (median)$179,435
75th$212,500
90th$228,000

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$179,435
Median prevailing wage$165,963
Median difference+7.9%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage10%

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 Pivotal Aero

Pivotal Aero's filings list its industry as Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector, NAICS 5413). Its main U.S. filing address is in Palo Alto, CA and its filings in the data run from FY2024 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Mechanical Engineer, Software Engineer and CEO and the main metro areas are San Jose, CA. The most common wage level in those years is Level II (mid-level).

Questions

Does Pivotal Aero sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Pivotal Aero filed 10 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025–FY2026, the latest two fiscal years. The most recent filing in the data is from FY2026 Q3. A certified LCA is a step before the H-1B petition; it is not a visa approval.

How much does Pivotal Aero pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Pivotal Aero's H-1B filings is $179,435; half of filings fall between $160,000 and $212,500. Bonus and stock are not included.