Does Luma AI sponsor visas — and what does it pay?
Luma AI filed 36 certified labour condition applications with the US Department of Labor between 1 October 2025 to 30 June 2026, covering 43 worker positions. Every wage below is a figure Luma AI put in front of a federal agency, not a number from a job advert.
Source: US Department of Labor, FY2026 Q3 disclosure data
Read both columns together. Paying the prevailing wage is legal and normal — it is the floor Congress set, not a loophole. The employer also chooses the wage level (I–IV) on the form, and a senior level carries a higher floor, so a wide margin above the floor can reflect the level selected rather than generosity. Read the two columns together, and treat neither as evidence of wrongdoing.
$188k
Median wage filed
$162k
Median legal floor
16%
Above the floor
36
Certified filings
How close to the legal minimum?
Of 36 certified filings, 1 (3%) were at or within 1% of the prevailing wage — the lowest figure Luma AI was legally permitted to offer for that role, in that location, at that skill level. Nationally the figure is 41%.
Wage levels selected
The employer chooses this level on the form, and it sets the legal floor. Level I is entry, Level IV is fully competent.
| Level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 32 | 89% |
| Level III | 1 | 3% |
| Level IV | 3 | 8% |
Most-filed job titles
| Job title | Filings |
|---|---|
| Research Engineer | 9 |
| Research Scientist | 6 |
| Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure | 3 |
| Member of Technical Staff | 3 |
| Research Scientist-Post Training | 2 |
| Research Engineer-Multimodal | 2 |
| Research Scientist- Foundation Model | 2 |
| Research Scientist-Multimodal | 1 |
| Technical Sourcer | 1 |
| Senior Android Engineer | 1 |
| Research Scientist- Post Training | 1 |
| Software Engineer- Reliability | 1 |
Where the work is
| Worksite | Filings |
|---|---|
| Redwood City, CA | 22 |
| Palo Alto, CA | 11 |
| New York, NY | 1 |
| Bothell, WA | 1 |
| Seattle, WA | 1 |
Open roles at Luma AI right now
| Role | Location | Team | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward Deployed Engineer new | Redwood City, CA | Product & Engineering | $168k – $252k |
| Forward Deployed Creative [Germany] | Munich, GER | Go-To-Market | 15 days ago |
| Forward Deployed Creative [KSA] | Riyadh, KSA | Go-To-Market | 15 days ago |
| Editor + Motion Graphics | Los Angeles, CA | Product & Engineering | $126k – $147k |
| Sales Executive | Munich, GER | Go-To-Market | 1 months ago |
| Executive Assistant | London, UK | Business Operations | 1 months ago |
| GTM Delivery Lead, North America | Redwood City, CA | Go-To-Market | $167k – $200k |
| Lifecycle & Growth Marketing Lead | Redwood City, CA | Go-To-Market | $150k – $205k |
| Software Engineer - Data Infrastructure | Redwood City, CA | Research & AI | $170k – $360k |
| Sales Executive | London, UK | Go-To-Market | 2 months ago |
| Sales Executive | Riyadh, KSA | Go-To-Market | 2 months ago |
| Visual Designer, Product | Redwood City, CA | Product & Engineering | $225k – $300k |
| Talent Community (General Application) | Redwood City, CA | Talent Community | 2 months ago |
| Staff Security Software Engineer | Redwood City, CA | Product & Engineering | $235k – $353k |
| Staff Product Software Engineer | Redwood City, CA | Product & Engineering | $235k – $353k |
| Software Engineer, Inference | Redwood City, CA | Research & AI | 2 months ago |
| Simulation Researcher/Engineer | Redwood City, CA | Research & AI | 2 months ago |
| Senior Customer Success Manager (German speaking) | Munich, GER | Go-To-Market | 2 months ago |
| Senior Customer Success Manager | London, UK | Go-To-Market | 2 months ago |
| Sales Manager | Redwood City, CA | Go-To-Market | $275k – $350k |
| Robotics Engineer | Redwood City, CA | Research & AI | 2 months ago |
| Research Scientist - World Model | Redwood City, CA | Research & AI | 2 months ago |
| Research Scientist / Engineer – Training Infrastructure | Redwood City, CA | Research & AI | 2 months ago |
| Research Scientist / Engineer – Reinforcement Learning | Redwood City, CA | Research & AI | 2 months ago |
| Research Scientist / Engineer – Performance Optimization | Redwood City, CA | Research & AI | 2 months ago |
| Research Scientist / Engineer — Foundation Model (Agent) | Redwood City, CA | Research & AI | 2 months ago |
| Product Manager, Growth | Redwood City, CA | Product & Engineering | $250k – $325k |
| Product Manager, Enterprise | Redwood City, CA | Product & Engineering | $250k – $325k |
| Product Manager, Core Product | Redwood City, CA | Product & Engineering | $250k – $325k |
| Forward Deployed Creative [US] | Redwood City, CA | Go-To-Market | $145k – $205k |
Checking this yourself. The FY2026 file is a public download from the Department of Labor. Search it for “Luma AI, Inc.”. Figures here cover certified applications only; withdrawn and denied applications are excluded.
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