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TuSimple

#822 H-1B sponsor of 76,738#4 Autonomous vehicles sponsor of 1356% roles at wage level III and IVH-1B-dependent
H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026

Autonomous vehicles · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026

🏢 San Diego, CA HQ🌐 tusimple.com

Does TuSimple sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?

Yes. TuSimple has filed 728 H-1B LCAs and 102 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025 TuSimple filed 1 H-1B LCA at a median base salary of $80,912. 4 green-card cases were decided in FY2024.

H-1B filings
728
(FY2017–2025)
Median base pay
$81k
from 1 filing (FY2025)
Pay vs market
-32%
below national median ($120k, FY2025)
Green-card (PERM) filings
102
(FY2020–2024)

H-1B pay & filings by year

Median base salary (line) and H-1B filing volume (bars), by fiscal year

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TuSimple, Inc. H-1B LCA filings and median base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearH-1B LCA filingsMedian base salary
FY20251$81k
FY202436$101k
FY2023204$103k
FY2022157$101k
FY2021125$99k
FY202061$97k
FY201970$126k
FY201852$108k
FY201722$108k

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

Pay vs the legal floor
$101k
3% above the $99k prevailing wage
Role seniority (wage levels)
94% entry to mid
416413214
LCA decisions
69.6% certified
507 of 728 filings
Withdrawn 218 · Denied 3
USCIS I-129 petition outcomes · FY2017–2023
New petitions115 decided100% approved
Extensions120 decided98.3% approved
LCA filings by type · FY2017–2025
New employment528 filings72.5%
Transfers in92 filings12.6%
Renewals108 filings14.8%

Green-card (PERM) pay & filings by year

Median green-card offer (line) and PERM filing volume (bars), by fiscal year †

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TuSimple, Inc. green-card (PERM) filings and median offered wage by fiscal year
Fiscal yearPERM filingsMedian base salary
FY20244$140k
FY202329$101k
FY202224$99k
FY202131$97k
FY202014$96k

Green-card route and outcomes

Visa held when the green card was filed
H-1B79F-120TN1
Green-card wage
$99k
median of 102 cases
$92k$110k typical
PERM decisions
95.1% certified
97 of 102 filings
Withdrawn 3 · Denied 2

Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024

Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from

Countries of citizenship
China86India6Taiwan4Egypt1Iran1
Top schools
University of California, San Diego19Carnegie Mellon University12The University of Michigan8University of Southern California7Columbia University4
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Fields of study
Computer Science39Mechanical Engineering18Electrical Engineering8Data Science4Robotics4
Degrees
Master's92Bachelor's7Doctorate3

Patents

Granted
370
US patents
Published, not yet granted
551
applications
Most recent grant
April 7, 2026
Top area
Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type92
Other top areas
Image or video recognition or understanding50Image data processing or generation31Systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables29Measuring distances18

Pay against the local market

TuSimple’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros, FY2017–FY2025. Its median base salary is 82% of the local BLS median for the same work.

OccupationMetroFilingsTuSimple payLocal BLS medianvs market
Software DevelopersSan Diego, CA272$104,708$135,74577%
Computer and Information Research ScientistsSan Diego, CA145$109,795$134,30082%
Mechanical EngineersTucson, AZ38$84,816$99,63985%
Computer Occupations, All OtherSan Diego, CA37$83,285$102,85081%
Mechanical EngineersSan Diego, CA29$87,590$111,53379%
Software DevelopersTucson, AZ25$92,791$105,46688%
Electrical EngineersTucson, AZ22$76,330$103,36574%
Architectural and Engineering ManagersSan Diego, CA13$142,115$168,91084%
LawyersSan Diego, CA12$115,855$125,08893%
Engineers, All OtherSan Diego, CA11$104,801$111,85094%

About TuSimple

Legal name
TuSimple Holdings Inc.
Listed
: TSPH
Incorporated in
Delaware
Headquarters
9191 Towne Centre Drive, Suite 150, San Diego, CA 92122
Industry
Autonomous vehicles
Employees (US, est)
8 (2024)
H-1B filings
728
Median base
$101,109

Spends 3753% of revenue on R&D, against a 13% median across the 22 Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design filers we hold SEC data for.

TuSimple pays a median H-1B base of $101,109 across FY2017–2026, about 30% below the typical Autonomous vehicles sponsor.

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