Microfabrica — 19 certified H-1B filings (FY2018–FY2023)
- 3
- Filings · FY2023
- $147k
- Median base · FY2023
- Design Engineer
- Top role · 3 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 18 all-time
Microfabrica filed 3 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2023, with a median base salary of $147k and the middle 50% of offers between $70k and $204k. That is 9% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 19 certified filings since FY2018, most often for Design Engineer in California.
How much does Microfabrica 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. $147k median in FY2023. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Microfabrica's H-1B hiring changed by year?
2 certified filings in FY2018 → 3 in FY2023. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 3 | 0% | $147k |
| FY2022 | 3 | −25% | $105k |
| FY2021 | 4 | −33% | $120k |
| FY2020 | 6 | +500% | $79k |
| FY2019 | 1 | −50% | $78k |
| FY2018 | 2 | — | $78k |
Which wage levels does Microfabrica file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 44% of Microfabrica'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 18 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I11.1%2
- Level II44.4%8
- Level III27.8%5
- Level IV16.7%3
What jobs does Microfabrica 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Design Engineer | 3 | $96k |
| Electrochemist | 2 | $78k |
| Electroplating Process Engineer | 2 | $91k |
| Process Engineer | 2 | $79k |
| Vice President of Research & Development | 2 | $204k |
| R&d Program Manager | 1 | $147k |
| Sr. Process Engineer | 1 | $111k |
| Staff Electrochemist | 1 | $78k |
| Applications Engineer | 1 | $108k |
| Director of Design Engineering | 1 | $134k |
Where does Microfabrica 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 | 18 | $105k |
| TX | 1 | $110k |
What has Microfabrica filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Microfabrica: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | R&d Program Manager | $146,682 |
| 2023 | Vice President of Research & Development | $203,736 |
| 2023 | Jr. Process Engineer | $70,221 |
| 2022 | Electroplating Process Engineer | $105,000 |
| 2022 | Process Engineer | $105,000 |
| 2022 | Design Engineer | $109,695 |
| 2021 | Applications Engineer | $108,098 |
| 2021 | Director of Production Control | $144,518 |
| 2021 | Program Manager | $120,099 |
| 2021 | Vice President of Research & Development | $208,000 |
| 2020 | Electroplating Process Engineer | $91,000 |
| 2020 | Process Engineer | $79,477 |
| 2020 | Staff Electrochemist | $78,333 |
| 2020 | Design Engineer | $95,555 |
| 2020 | Design Engineer | $79,477 |
| 2020 | Sr. Process Engineer | $111,000 |
| 2019 | Electrochemist | $78,187 |
| 2018 | Electrochemist | $78,270 |
| 2018 | Director of Design Engineering | $134,430 |
Common questions about Microfabrica's H-1B filings
- How much does Microfabrica pay H-1B workers?
- Microfabrica's median certified H-1B base salary is $147k (FY2023), from 3 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Microfabrica sponsor?
- Microfabrica has 19 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2018–FY2023).
- What jobs does Microfabrica sponsor for H-1B?
- Microfabrica's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Design Engineer, Electrochemist, Electroplating Process Engineer, Process Engineer.
- Where does Microfabrica hire H-1B workers?
- Microfabrica's top H-1B worksite states are CA, 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 (FY2018–FY2023). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →