Cognex — 193 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 18
- Filings · FY2025
- $145k
- Median base · FY2025
- Senior Software Engineer
- Top role · 38 all-time
- MA
- Top state · 171 all-time
Cognex filed 18 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 6% from the year before), with a median base salary of $145k and the middle 50% of offers between $120k and $156k. That is 5% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 193 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Senior Software Engineer in Massachusetts.
How much does Cognex 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. $145k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Cognex's H-1B hiring changed by year?
8 certified filings in FY2016 → 24 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 24 | +33% | $142k |
| FY2025 | 18 | +6% | $145k |
| FY2024 | 17 | −26% | $137k |
| FY2023 | 23 | −12% | $125k |
| FY2022 | 26 | +44% | $120k |
| FY2021 | 18 | +13% | $116k |
| FY2020 | 16 | +33% | $114k |
| FY2019 | 12 | −48% | $95k |
| FY2018 | 23 | +188% | $106k |
| FY2017 | 8 | 0% | $102k |
| FY2016 | 8 | — | $105k |
Which wage levels does Cognex file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 43% of Cognex'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 163 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I10.4%17
- Level II46.6%76
- Level III20.2%33
- Level IV22.7%37
What jobs does Cognex sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles. Open a title for Cognex's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Software Engineer | 38 | $123k |
| Software Engineer | 23 | $105k |
| Principal Software Engineer | 16 | $148k |
| Associate Software Engineer | 8 | $100k |
| Program Manager | 3 | $145k |
| Principal Applications Engineer | 3 | $143k |
| Senior Logistics Vision Engineer | 2 | $120k |
| Senior Manager, Corporate Development | 2 | $148k |
| Principal Business Intelligence Developer | 2 | $150k |
| Principal Integration Developer | 2 | $145k |
Where does Cognex 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 |
|---|---|---|
| MA | 171 | $124k |
| CA | 13 | $122k |
| WI | 7 | $110k |
| MI | 1 | $158k |
| NH | 1 | $162k |
What has Cognex filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 193 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Cognex's H-1B filings
- How much does Cognex pay H-1B workers?
- Cognex's median certified H-1B base salary is $145k (FY2025), from 18 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Cognex sponsor?
- Cognex has 193 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Cognex sponsor for H-1B?
- Cognex's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Senior Software Engineer, Software Engineer, Principal Software Engineer, Associate Software Engineer.
- Where does Cognex hire H-1B workers?
- Cognex's top H-1B worksite states are MA, CA, WI, MI.
- 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 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →