National Instruments — 420 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 15
- Filings · FY2025
- $151k
- Median base · FY2025
- Software Engineer
- Top role · 38 all-time
- TX
- Top state · 368 all-time
National Instruments filed 15 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 42% from the year before), with a median base salary of $151k and the middle 50% of offers between $133k and $152k. That is 30% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 420 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Software Engineer in Texas.
How much does National Instruments 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. $151k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has National Instruments's H-1B hiring changed by year?
60 certified filings in FY2016 → 11 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 11 | −27% | $156k |
| FY2025 | 15 | −42% | $151k |
| FY2024 | 26 | +30% | $145k |
| FY2023 | 20 | −55% | $133k |
| FY2022 | 44 | +16% | $120k |
| FY2021 | 38 | −21% | $110k |
| FY2020 | 48 | +9% | $105k |
| FY2019 | 44 | −14% | $94k |
| FY2018 | 51 | −19% | $84k |
| FY2017 | 63 | +5% | $80k |
| FY2016 | 60 | — | $77k |
Which wage levels does National Instruments file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 30% of National Instruments'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 330 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I20.3%67
- Level II50.0%165
- Level III18.8%62
- Level IV10.9%36
What jobs does National Instruments 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 National Instruments's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 38 | $73k |
| Staff Software Engineer | 34 | $83k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 32 | $104k |
| Principal Software Engineer | 19 | $135k |
| Digital Hardware Engineer | 13 | $68k |
| Applications Engineer | 6 | $65k |
| Product Marketing Engineer | 6 | $78k |
| Senior Systems Engineer | 6 | $98k |
| Senior Business Analyst | 6 | $83k |
| Group Manager | 5 | $114k |
Where does National Instruments 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 |
|---|---|---|
| TX | 368 | $95k |
| CA | 31 | $124k |
| MI | 8 | $127k |
| WA | 3 | $86k |
| CO | 3 | $121k |
| MA | 3 | $110k |
| MN | 1 | $77k |
| MD | 1 | $90k |
| NC | 1 | $123k |
| NJ | 1 | $83k |
What has National Instruments filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 420 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about National Instruments's H-1B filings
- How much does National Instruments pay H-1B workers?
- National Instruments's median certified H-1B base salary is $151k (FY2025), from 15 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does National Instruments sponsor?
- National Instruments has 420 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does National Instruments sponsor for H-1B?
- National Instruments's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Engineer, Staff Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, Principal Software Engineer.
- Where does National Instruments hire H-1B workers?
- National Instruments's top H-1B worksite states are TX, CA, MI, WA.
- 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 →