Employer profile
Nvidia
7,880 certified H-1B filings across 11 fiscal years.
Snapshot year
FY2025 filings
1,845
FY2025 median
$186k
Top role
Software Engineer
1,644 filings · all-time
Top state
CA
5,465 filings · all-time
Pay distribution
How Nvidia pays, by fiscal year
Each box is the p25–p75 interquartile range; the heavy line is the median and the whiskers reach p10–p90. Base salary only — hover a year for its figures.
Year-over-year
How Nvidia hired across H-1B fiscal years. The small figure under each filings count is its change vs the prior FY.
| FY | Filings | Median $ |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 434▼ 76% | $196k |
| FY2025 | 1,845▲ 40% | $186k |
| FY2024 | 1,322▲ 36% | $178k |
| FY2023 | 971▲ 17% | $167k |
| FY2022 | 828▲ 38% | $157k |
| FY2021 | 600▲ 14% | $158k |
| FY2020 | 527▲ 62% | $153k |
| FY2019 | 325▼ 37% | $139k |
| FY2018 | 514▲ 74% | $135k |
| FY2017 | 296▲ 36% | $123k |
| FY2016 | 218— | $122k |
Prevailing wage level distribution
DOL Levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). A heavy Level I/II skew suggests entry-level / contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew suggests senior in-house roles.
Lvl ?
2,31729%
Lvl I
1382%
Lvl II
97412%
Lvl III
1,08814%
Lvl IV
3,36343%
Top job titles
Most-filed positions, across all years (raw DOL titles).
| Job Title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 1,644 | $169k |
| Hardware Engineer, Electronics | 689 | $164k |
| Research Scientist | 264 | $172k |
| Engineer Senior Systems Software | 231 | $180k |
| Architect | 191 | $183k |
| Program Manager | 170 | $180k |
| Verification Engineer | 169 | $155k |
| Hardware Engineer | 166 | $125k |
| Product Manager | 156 | $182k |
| Asic Engineer | 116 | $164k |
Top worksite states
Where this employer files.
| State | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 5,465 | $168k |
| TX | 689 | $152k |
| WA | 487 | $178k |
| MA | 230 | $144k |
| OR | 168 | $142k |
| NC | 167 | $134k |
| NY | 109 | $168k |
| NJ | 94 | $152k |
| IL | 68 | $148k |
| PA | 57 | $169k |
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does Nvidia pay H-1B workers?
- Nvidia's median certified H-1B base salary is $186k (FY2025), from 1,845 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Nvidia sponsor?
- Nvidia has 7,880 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Nvidia sponsor for H-1B?
- Nvidia's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Engineer, Hardware Engineer, Electronics, Research Scientist, Engineer Senior Systems Software.
- Where does Nvidia hire H-1B workers?
- Nvidia's top H-1B worksite states are CA, TX, WA, MA.
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