Canoo H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026
Autonomous vehicles · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026
🏢 Torrance, CA HQ🌐 canoo.com
Does Canoo sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?
Yes. Canoo has filed 412 H-1B LCAs and 95 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2019 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 Canoo filed 31 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $150,000, about 23% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 26 green-card cases were decided.
H-1B pay & filings by year
Median base salary (line) and H-1B filing volume (bars), by fiscal year
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| Fiscal year | H-1B LCA filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 31 | $150k |
| FY2024 | 81 | $136k |
| FY2023 | 86 | $140k |
| FY2022 | 98 | $140k |
| FY2021 | 88 | $140k |
| FY2020 | 23 | $135k |
| FY2019 | 5 | $166k |
H-1B wage floor & filing outcomes
What this employer pays against the DOL legal minimum, how senior the roles are, and how the filings were decided
Roles they file for
Where they hire
Green-card (PERM) pay & filings by year
Median green-card offer (line) and PERM filing volume (bars), by fiscal year †
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| Fiscal year | PERM filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 1 | $105k |
| FY2025 | 25 | $150k |
| FY2024 | 11 | $147k |
| FY2023 | 10 | $134k |
| FY2022 | 2 | $118k |
| FY2021 | 19 | $165k |
| FY2020 | 22 | $152k |
| FY2019 | 5 | $175k |
Green-card route and outcomes
Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024
Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from
Pay against the local market
Canoo’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros, FY2019–FY2025. Its median base salary is 130% of the local BLS median for the same work.
| Occupation | Metro | Filings | Canoo pay | Local BLS median‡ | vs market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineers | Los Angeles, CA | 163 | $137,433 | $105,559 | 130% |
| Electrical Engineers | Los Angeles, CA | 42 | $142,296 | $128,154 | 111% |
| Software Developers | Los Angeles, CA | 36 | $144,248 | $137,196 | 105% |
| Industrial Engineers | Los Angeles, CA | 19 | $140,400 | $103,314 | 136% |
| Mechanical Engineers | Detroit, MI | 17 | $135,529 | $100,276 | 135% |
| Commercial and Industrial Designers | Los Angeles, CA | 14 | $153,205 | $85,469 | 179% |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | Los Angeles, CA | 12 | $190,750 | $172,523 | 111% |
| Mechanical Engineers | Oklahoma City, OK | 10 | $141,000 | $86,940 | 162% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | Los Angeles, CA | 5 | $161,000 | $92,733 | 174% |
| Mechanical Engineers | Dallas, TX | 5 | $122,500 | $101,238 | 121% |
About Canoo
Canoo is an autonomous vehicles company based in Torrance, CA. It was founded in 2017. It was formerly listed on Nasdaq as GOEV.
- Legal name
- Canoo Inc.
- Formerly listed
- Nasdaq: GOEV
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Headquarters
- 19951 Mariner Avenue, Torrance, CA 90503
- Industry
- Autonomous vehicles
- Employees (US, est)
- 132 (2024)
- Revenue FY2023
- $1M
- Net income FY2023
- $-302M +38% from $-488M
- R&D FY2023
- $139M (15710% of revenue)
Spends 15710% of revenue on R&D, against a 4% median across the 21 Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories filers we hold SEC data for.
