H-1B Staff Design Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Staff Design Engineer is $155,438, across 144 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$155,438
Average wage
$151,836
90th percentile
$176,050
Certified LCAs
144
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $65,000
- 25th
- $134,265
- Median
- $155,438
- Average
- $151,836
- 90th
- $176,050
- Highest
- $226,000
Based on 144 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Staff Design Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Nutanix, Inc. | 2 | $197,374 |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 17 | $170,000 |
| Xilinx, Inc. | 36 | $166,026 |
| Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | 2 | $165,750 |
| Ubilinx Technology, Inc. | 3 | $160,000 |
| ANALOG DEVICES INC | 4 | $155,745 |
| SILICON LABORATORIES INC. | 5 | $155,438 |
| Arm, Inc. | 34 | $154,565 |
| Visa U.S.A. Inc. | 6 | $138,704 |
| Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Incorporated | 4 | $134,503 |
| Renesas Electronics America, Inc. | 3 | $130,583 |
| Calsoft Labs Inc | 3 | $130,000 |
| MARVELL SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. | 2 | $130,000 |
| Empower Semiconductor, Inc. | 2 | $112,500 |
| 2RW Consultants, Inc. | 2 | $85,500 |
Salaries by location
San Jose, CA · $166,026Austin, TX · $152,537Santa Clara, CA · $142,000Milpitas, CA · $130,583Sunnyvale, CA · $141,440San Francisco, CA · $144,726San Diego, CA · $138,132Fairfax, VA · $85,500Chandler, AZ · $150,775Cincinnati, OH · $124,138Folsom, CA · $182,000Hanover, NH · $104,520Lowell, MA · $141,565Foster City, CA · $129,513Memphis, TN · $65,000