Mentor Graphics — 559 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2021)
- 11
- Filings · FY2021
- $120k
- Median base · FY2021
- Software Development Engineer
- Top role · 53 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 240 all-time
Mentor Graphics filed 11 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2021 (down 92% from the year before), with a median base salary of $120k and the middle 50% of offers between $98k and $123k. That is 15% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 559 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Software Development Engineer in California.
How much does Mentor Graphics 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. $120k median in FY2021. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Mentor Graphics's H-1B hiring changed by year?
108 certified filings in FY2016 → 11 in FY2021. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 11 | −92% | $120k |
| FY2020 | 143 | +16% | $112k |
| FY2019 | 123 | +32% | $103k |
| FY2018 | 93 | +15% | $99k |
| FY2017 | 81 | −25% | $88k |
| FY2016 | 108 | — | $85k |
Which wage levels does Mentor Graphics file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 36% of Mentor Graphics'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 415 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I9.6%40
- Level II54.5%226
- Level III21.9%91
- Level IV14.0%58
What jobs does Mentor Graphics 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 Mentor Graphics's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Software Development Engineer | 53 | $88k |
| Corporate Application Engineer | 36 | $89k |
| Technical Marketing Engineer | 23 | $90k |
| Emulation Specialist | 21 | $81k |
| Application Engineer | 21 | $105k |
| Applications Engineer | 13 | $102k |
| Staff Engineer | 12 | $127k |
| Applications Engineering Consultant | 12 | $138k |
| IT Business Systems Analyst | 11 | $106k |
| Associate Rotation Engineer | 10 | $77k |
Where does Mentor Graphics 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 | 240 | $108k |
| OR | 155 | $90k |
| TX | 47 | $105k |
| MA | 33 | $90k |
| AL | 28 | $85k |
| CO | 18 | $88k |
| MI | 12 | $80k |
| AZ | 8 | $98k |
| NY | 4 | $108k |
| NJ | 3 | $112k |
What has Mentor Graphics filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 559 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Mentor Graphics's H-1B filings
- How much does Mentor Graphics pay H-1B workers?
- Mentor Graphics's median certified H-1B base salary is $120k (FY2021), from 11 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Mentor Graphics sponsor?
- Mentor Graphics has 559 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2021).
- What jobs does Mentor Graphics sponsor for H-1B?
- Mentor Graphics's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Development Engineer, Corporate Application Engineer, Technical Marketing Engineer, Emulation Specialist.
- Where does Mentor Graphics hire H-1B workers?
- Mentor Graphics's top H-1B worksite states are CA, OR, TX, MA.
- 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–FY2021). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →