Samsung Semiconductor — 1,335 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)

130
Filings · FY2025
$167k
Median base · FY2025
Senior Engineer
Top role · 169 all-time
CA
Top state · 1,256 all-time
FY

Samsung Semiconductor filed 130 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 19% from the year before), with a median base salary of $167k and the middle 50% of offers between $139k and $189k. That is 22% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 1,335 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Senior Engineer in California.

How much does Samsung Semiconductor 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. $167k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.

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How has Samsung Semiconductor's H-1B hiring changed by year?

80 certified filings in FY2016 → 123 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.

Samsung Semiconductor certified H-1B filings and base salary by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsvs prior FYMedian base
FY2026123−5%$165k
FY2025130+19%$167k
FY2024109−29%$156k
FY2023153+15%$152k
FY2022133+7%$146k
FY2021124−7%$142k
FY2020134+17%$128k
FY2019115+1%$126k
FY2018114−5%$140k
FY2017120+50%$130k
FY201680—$139k

Which wage levels does Samsung Semiconductor file?

DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 64% of Samsung Semiconductor'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 987 filings with a wage level · all years

35%
36%
28%
  • Level I1.0%10
  • Level II34.9%344
  • Level III36.4%359
  • Level IV27.8%274

What jobs does Samsung Semiconductor 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 Samsung Semiconductor's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.

Samsung Semiconductor most-sponsored H-1B job titles with base-salary percentiles
Job titleFilingsMedian base
Senior Engineer169$139k
Staff Engineer162$164k
Engineer78$121k
Sr. Engineer58$132k
Senior Staff Engineer39$180k
Sr. Staff Engineer15$171k
Firmware Engineer12$110k
Engineer, Firmware10$130k
Sr. Software Development Engineer9$128k
Engineer, System Architecture8$117k

Where does Samsung Semiconductor hire H-1B workers?

Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.

31,256Certified filings (log scale)
Samsung Semiconductor H-1B worksite states
StateFilingsMedian base
CA1,256$144k
TX24$134k
IA10$118k
WA8$125k
MA8$99k
VA5$159k
MI5$120k
PA4$105k
GA4$90k
MD3$125k

What has Samsung Semiconductor filed recently?

The 50 most recent of 1,335 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.

Samsung Semiconductor recent certified H-1B LCA filings
FYJob titleBase salary
2026Staff Business Development/ Operations Mngr (Image Sensors)$181,293
2026Senior Engineer$164,007
2026Engineer, Firmware$164,007
2026Senior Engineer$164,007
2026Senior Engineer, Customer Firmware$164,007
2026Engineer, Firmware Nvme$117,420
2026Senior Staff Engineer, SOC Design$173,618
2026Technical Marketing Manager$168,958
2026Engineer, Firmware$130,187
2026Senior Engineer$164,890
2026Staff Engineer, Analog-Mixed Circuit Design$202,689
2026Senior Engineer, RTL Design – Wireless Module Design$168,598
2026Staff Engineer$186,472
2026Staff Engineer, AI Hw/Sw Codesign$226,138
2026AI/ML Hardware/Software Validation$110,923
2026Staff Engineer, AI Hw/Sw Codesign$226,138
2026Manager, Dram Customer Quality$181,293
2026Senior Manager, Foundry Sales & Business Development$198,702
2026Staff Engineer$199,058
2026Senior Engineer, Modem Systems Research, Advanced Research$152,506
2026Senior Engineer$156,853
2026Staff Engineer, Nvme Test$165,422
2026Senior Engineer, SOC Design$199,058
2026Senior Engineer, Deep Learning AI Systems Engineering$130,187
2026Engineer, Firmware Nvme$129,792
2026Staff Engineer$152,506
2026Staff Engineer$186,472
2026Staff Engineer$186,472
2026Staff Engineer$198,248
2026Senior Manager, Firmware$224,534
2026Principal Engineer, AI/ML Software Compiler$264,514
2026Firmware Engineer$140,712
2026Manager, Strategic Planning$163,405
2026Engineer, Customer Firmware$140,712
2026Senior Engineer$167,078
2026Senior Engineer$167,078
2026Staff Engineer$186,472
2026Senior RF Analog Ic Engineer$159,890
2026Engineer$140,712
2026Staff Engineer$156,853
2026Staff Engineer$156,853
2026Director, SOC Architecture$216,091
2026Senior Engineer, Modem Systems Research, Advanced Research$152,506
2026Staff Engineer, Connectivity Software, Wi-Fi$187,741
2026Senior Staff Engineer, Digital Design$216,091
2026Staff Engineer, AI Hw/Se Codesign$226,138
2026Staff Engineer$198,248
2026Engineer, Design$136,505
2026Staff Engineer, Firmware$198,248
2026Engineer, Firmware$140,712

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Common questions about Samsung Semiconductor's H-1B filings

How much does Samsung Semiconductor pay H-1B workers?
Samsung Semiconductor's median certified H-1B base salary is $167k (FY2025), from 130 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
How many H-1B workers does Samsung Semiconductor sponsor?
Samsung Semiconductor has 1,335 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
What jobs does Samsung Semiconductor sponsor for H-1B?
Samsung Semiconductor's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Senior Engineer, Staff Engineer, Engineer, Sr. Engineer.
Where does Samsung Semiconductor hire H-1B workers?
Samsung Semiconductor's top H-1B worksite states are CA, TX, IA, 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 →