Rivian Automotive
Offered base salaries from 334 certified H-1B filings, across 12 roles in 4 metro areas.
Half of Rivian Automotive's certified filings offered $151,628 or more.
The middle half of offers fell between $124,735 and $176,939. Offered base salary excludes equity and bonus — read every figure on this page as a floor on total pay, not an average.
What they hire for
Offered base salary by occupation, nationwide, ordered by filing volume.
| Role | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineers | $153,258 | $79k – $237k | 107 |
| Industrial Engineers | $126,360 | $73k – $263k | 79 |
| Software Developers | $190,000 | $106k – $315k | 47 |
| Electrical Engineers | $159,217 | $95k – $239k | 25 |
| Data Scientists | $140,000 | $97k – $187k | 16 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $197,583 | $154k – $338k | 14 |
| Engineers, All Other | $141,245 | $100k – $230k | 14 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | $164,800 | $148k – $200k | 5 |
| Purchasing Managers | $176,200 | $147k – $190k | 4 |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | $106,547 | $106k – $175k | 3 |
Where they hire
The same filings by worksite metro area.
| Metro area | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomington, IL | $122,767 | $73k – $191k | 119 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $158,575 | $81k – $306k | 104 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $196,000 | $131k – $338k | 65 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $157,718 | $80k – $205k | 37 |
Offers beside the local going rate
Each row compares Rivian Automotive's median offer with the median for everyone in that occupation and metro, from federal wage statistics.
| Role — Metro | Median offer | Filings | vs. market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineers — Los Angeles | $156,900 | 57 | +26.6% |
| Industrial Engineers — Bloomington | $114,330 | 52 | +15.5% |
| Software Developers — San Jose | $215,000 | 27 | +0.9% |
| Mechanical Engineers — Bloomington | $123,095 | 25 | +22.5% |
| Industrial Engineers — Los Angeles | $150,000 | 14 | +32.7% |
| Mechanical Engineers — Detroit | $160,000 | 13 | +46.2% |
| Mechanical Engineers — San Jose | $179,793 | 11 | +7.0% |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers — Los Angeles | $197,583 | 10 | +3.5% |
| Engineers, All Other — Bloomington | $127,364 | 10 | +27.5% |
| Software Developers — Bloomington | $135,580 | 9 | +9.9% |
How this page was made
- Employer pay
- US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
- Coverage
- 334 certified full-time H-1B filings. Groups under 3 filings are excluded throughout.
- Market comparison
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
Filings state the offered base salary at time of application; equity and bonus are not recorded, and visa-sponsored hiring skews toward larger employers and technical roles — this page describes Rivian Automotive's visa filings, not its whole workforce. Employer names are normalised from filing entities, so figures cover the filing entity named above. We take no payment from employers for how any figure is presented, and corrections are welcome at press@salaryalmanac.com.