Intel — 27,019 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 2,793
- Filings · FY2025
- $129k
- Median base · FY2025
- Component Design Engineer
- Top role · 5,930 all-time
- OR
- Top state · 10,110 all-time
Intel filed 2,793 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 25% from the year before), with a median base salary of $129k and the middle 50% of offers between $109k and $145k. That is 4% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 27,019 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Component Design Engineer in Oregon.
How much does Intel 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. $129k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Intel's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1,585 certified filings in FY2016 → 1,731 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 1,731 | −38% | $133k |
| FY2025 | 2,793 | −25% | $129k |
| FY2024 | 3,715 | +4% | $121k |
| FY2023 | 3,576 | −26% | $115k |
| FY2022 | 4,811 | +43% | $110k |
| FY2021 | 3,356 | +186% | $106k |
| FY2020 | 1,172 | −29% | $104k |
| FY2019 | 1,641 | +47% | $101k |
| FY2018 | 1,116 | −27% | $99k |
| FY2017 | 1,523 | −4% | $95k |
| FY2016 | 1,585 | — | $92k |
Which wage levels does Intel file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 61% of Intel'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 20,314 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I0.4%72
- Level II38.9%7,910
- Level III54.0%10,960
- Level IV6.8%1,372
What jobs does Intel 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 Intel's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Component Design Engineer | 5,930 | $111k |
| Software Engineer | 5,159 | $118k |
| Process Engineer | 4,361 | $103k |
| Product Engineer | 1,051 | $102k |
| Graphics Hardware Engineer | 1,007 | $113k |
| System Validation Engineer | 768 | $104k |
| Packaging Engineer | 755 | $106k |
| Analog Engineer | 752 | $107k |
| Engineering Manager | 743 | $163k |
| Graphics Software Engineer | 496 | $119k |
Where does Intel 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 |
|---|---|---|
| OR | 10,110 | $99k |
| CA | 9,885 | $123k |
| AZ | 3,159 | $101k |
| TX | 2,019 | $109k |
| NM | 546 | $105k |
| WA | 339 | $127k |
| MA | 287 | $113k |
| CO | 217 | $100k |
| PA | 97 | $112k |
| GA | 59 | $106k |
What has Intel filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 27,019 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Intel's H-1B filings
- How much does Intel pay H-1B workers?
- Intel's median certified H-1B base salary is $129k (FY2025), from 2,793 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Intel sponsor?
- Intel has 27,019 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Intel sponsor for H-1B?
- Intel's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Component Design Engineer, Software Engineer, Process Engineer, Product Engineer.
- Where does Intel hire H-1B workers?
- Intel's top H-1B worksite states are OR, CA, AZ, TX.
- 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 →