Lam Research — 1,941 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 239
- Filings · FY2025
- $137k
- Median base · FY2025
- Process Engineer
- Top role · 597 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 1,381 all-time
Lam Research filed 239 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025, with a median base salary of $137k and the middle 50% of offers between $121k and $158k. That is 25% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 1,941 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Process Engineer in California.
How much does Lam Research 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. $137k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Lam Research's H-1B hiring changed by year?
78 certified filings in FY2016 → 211 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 211 | −12% | $138k |
| FY2025 | 239 | 0% | $137k |
| FY2024 | 238 | +45% | $137k |
| FY2023 | 164 | −18% | $127k |
| FY2022 | 201 | −8% | $122k |
| FY2021 | 218 | +33% | $121k |
| FY2020 | 164 | +13% | $108k |
| FY2019 | 145 | −6% | $108k |
| FY2018 | 154 | +19% | $114k |
| FY2017 | 129 | +65% | $110k |
| FY2016 | 78 | — | $110k |
Which wage levels does Lam Research file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 71% of Lam Research'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 1,644 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I8.5%140
- Level II20.9%343
- Level III34.8%572
- Level IV35.8%589
What jobs does Lam Research 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 Lam Research's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Process Engineer | 597 | $118k |
| Product Engineer | 244 | $122k |
| Mechanical Engineer | 103 | $117k |
| Software Engineer | 61 | $116k |
| Technical Program Manager | 56 | $130k |
| Electrical Engineer | 55 | $110k |
| Field Process Engineer | 42 | $105k |
| Business Systems Analyst | 37 | $140k |
| Program/Project Manager | 29 | $118k |
| Manufacturing Engineer | 29 | $110k |
Where does Lam Research 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 | 1,381 | $126k |
| OR | 477 | $110k |
| MA | 21 | $116k |
| AZ | 18 | $105k |
| TX | 16 | $131k |
| ID | 15 | $95k |
| NY | 4 | $96k |
| UT | 2 | $79k |
| NM | 2 | $89k |
| NC | 1 | $143k |
What has Lam Research filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 1,941 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Lam Research's H-1B filings
- How much does Lam Research pay H-1B workers?
- Lam Research's median certified H-1B base salary is $137k (FY2025), from 239 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Lam Research sponsor?
- Lam Research has 1,941 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Lam Research sponsor for H-1B?
- Lam Research's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Process Engineer, Product Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Software Engineer.
- Where does Lam Research hire H-1B workers?
- Lam Research's top H-1B worksite states are CA, OR, MA, AZ.
- 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 →