Astera Labs — 225 certified H-1B filings (FY2018–FY2026)
- 50
- Filings · FY2025
- $170k
- Median base · FY2025
- Member of Technical Staff
- Top role · 25 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 220 all-time
Astera Labs filed 50 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 14% from the year before), with a median base salary of $170k and the middle 50% of offers between $146k and $214k. That is 25% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 225 certified filings since FY2018, most often for Member of Technical Staff in California.
How much does Astera Labs pay H-1B workers?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $170k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Astera Labs's H-1B hiring changed by year?
3 certified filings in FY2018 → 63 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 63 | +26% | $170k |
| FY2025 | 50 | +14% | $170k |
| FY2024 | 44 | +159% | $210k |
| FY2023 | 17 | −35% | $190k |
| FY2022 | 26 | +86% | $210k |
| FY2021 | 14 | +100% | $185k |
| FY2020 | 7 | +600% | $160k |
| FY2019 | 1 | −67% | $180k |
| FY2018 | 3 | — | $175k |
Which wage levels does Astera Labs file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 71% of Astera Labs's filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.
Share of 197 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I10.2%20
- Level II18.8%37
- Level III20.3%40
- Level IV50.8%100
What jobs does Astera Labs sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Member of Technical Staff | 25 | $185k |
| Tech Lead Firmware Engineer | 7 | $180k |
| Principal Firmware Engineer | 7 | $218k |
| Tech Lead Design Verification Engineer | 6 | $195k |
| Product Manager | 6 | $155k |
| Senior Principal Firmware Engineer | 6 | $230k |
| Senior Physical Design Engineer | 6 | $157k |
| Senior Design Verification Engineer | 5 | $170k |
| Senior Principal Hardware Engineer | 4 | $215k |
| Senior Principal Dv Engineer | 4 | $240k |
Where does Astera Labs hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 220 | $185k |
| TX | 3 | $200k |
| CO | 2 | $215k |
What has Astera Labs filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 225 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Astera Labs's H-1B filings
- How much does Astera Labs pay H-1B workers?
- Astera Labs's median certified H-1B base salary is $170k (FY2025), from 50 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Astera Labs sponsor?
- Astera Labs has 225 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2018–FY2026).
- What jobs does Astera Labs sponsor for H-1B?
- Astera Labs's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Member of Technical Staff, Tech Lead Firmware Engineer, Principal Firmware Engineer, Tech Lead Design Verification Engineer.
- Where does Astera Labs hire H-1B workers?
- Astera Labs's top H-1B worksite states are CA, TX, CO.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2018–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →