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Luminar Technologies H-1B salaries (2025)

Yes — Luminar Technologies sponsors H-1B workers. Across 12 certified Labor Condition Applications, the median offered base wage is $140,000. Every figure below comes straight from the employer's own filings with the U.S. Department of Labor.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated December 23, 2025
Certified H-1B filings

Luminar Technologies filed 12 certified H-1B labor condition applications across 3 states between Nov 2024 and Dec 2025. The median offered base wage was $140,000.

Median offered wage
$140,000
Certified filings
12
Work locations
3 states
Distinct roles
12

Most-filed roles at Luminar Technologies

RoleFilingsMedian wage
Advanced Manufacturing Test Engineer1$120,000
Director Of Advanced Manufacturing Engineering1$150,000
Senior Automotive Firmware Engineer1$161,500
Senior Customer Quality Engineer1$123,900
Senior Electromechanical Engineer1$130,000
Senior Embedded Software Engineer1$130,000
Senior Firmware Engineer1$125,466
Senior Machine Learning Engineer1$160,000
Senior Photodetector Design Engineer1$155,000
Software Manager1$190,400
Sr. Staff Embedded Dsp Engineer1$200,000
Staff Optical Engineer1$130,000

Wage-level distribution

DOL prevailing-wage levels reflect the seniority the employer certified, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent).

LevelFilingsMedian wage
Level I — entry1$190,400
Level II — qualified2$126,950
Level III — experienced8$140,000
Level IV — fully competent1$161,500

Where Luminar Technologies hires

StateFilingsMedian wage
Florida9$130,000
California2$175,200
New Jersey1$155,000

Recent certified filings

Job titleLocationWageLevelDecided
Senior Customer Quality EngineerOrlando, Florida$123,900IIDec 2025
Senior Firmware EngineerOrlando, Florida$125,466IIINov 2025
Senior Embedded Software EngineerOrlando, Florida$130,000IIIJul 2025
Senior Photodetector Design EngineerCranbury, New Jersey$155,000IIIMay 2025
Staff Optical EngineerOrlando, Florida$130,000IIMay 2025
Senior Machine Learning EngineerSunnyvale, California$160,000IIIApr 2025
Software ManagerSunnyvale, California$190,400IMar 2025
Senior Electromechanical EngineerOrlando, Florida$130,000IIIMar 2025
Sr. Staff Embedded DSP EngineerOrlando, Florida$200,000IIIDec 2024
Senior Automotive Firmware EngineerOrlando, Florida$161,500IVDec 2024
Advanced Manufacturing Test EngineerOrlando, Florida$120,000IIINov 2024
Director of Advanced Manufacturing EngineeringOrlando, Florida$150,000IIINov 2024

Legal entities included: Luminar Technologies Inc.; Luminar Technologies, Inc..

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OFLC certified Labor Condition Applications (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3), public disclosure data. Wages are employer-offered base pay and exclude bonuses, equity, and other compensation. Denied and withdrawn filings are excluded. Figures reflect filings decided Nov 2024Dec 2025.

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For general educational purposes, not career or financial advice. Wages are employer-offered base pay from certified DOL LCA records and may differ from total compensation.