Silicon Motion — 14 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 1
- Filings · FY2024
- $170k
- Median base · FY2024
- Software Engineer
- Top role · 4 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 14 all-time
Silicon Motion filed 1 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2024 (down 67% from the year before), with a median base salary of $170k and the middle 50% of offers between $170k and $170k. That is 17% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 14 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Software Engineer in California.
How much does Silicon Motion 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. $170k median in FY2024. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Silicon Motion's H-1B hiring changed by year?
2 certified filings in FY2016 → 3 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 3 | +200% | $170k |
| FY2024 | 1 | −67% | $170k |
| FY2023 | 3 | +50% | $125k |
| FY2020 | 2 | −33% | $125k |
| FY2017 | 3 | +50% | $114k |
| FY2016 | 2 | — | $90k |
Which wage levels does Silicon Motion file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 42% of Silicon Motion'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 12 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I33.3%4
- Level II25.0%3
- Level III41.7%5
What jobs does Silicon Motion 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 4 | $114k |
| Sr. Firmware Engineer | 3 | $170k |
| Application Engineer | 2 | $125k |
| Application Engineering Manager | 1 | $155k |
| Computer System Engineer | 1 | $95k |
| Field Application Engineer | 1 | $90k |
| Sr. ASIC Design Engineer | 1 | $154k |
| Sr. Ssd Applications Engineer | 1 | $170k |
Where does Silicon Motion 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 | 14 | $125k |
What has Silicon Motion filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Silicon Motion: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sr. Firmware Engineer | $170,000 |
| 2026 | Sr. Firmware Engineer | $170,000 |
| 2026 | Sr. Firmware Engineer | $170,000 |
| 2024 | Sr. Ssd Applications Engineer | $170,000 |
| 2023 | Computer System Engineer | $95,000 |
| 2023 | Sr. ASIC Design Engineer | $153,600 |
| 2023 | Application Engineer | $125,000 |
| 2020 | Application Engineer | $125,000 |
| 2020 | Software Engineer | $126,804 |
| 2017 | Application Engineering Manager | $155,000 |
| 2017 | Software Engineer | $114,204 |
| 2017 | Software Engineer | $114,204 |
| 2016 | Field Application Engineer | $90,000 |
| 2016 | Software Engineer | $110,000 |
Common questions about Silicon Motion's H-1B filings
- How much does Silicon Motion pay H-1B workers?
- Silicon Motion's median certified H-1B base salary is $170k (FY2024), from 1 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Silicon Motion sponsor?
- Silicon Motion has 14 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Silicon Motion sponsor for H-1B?
- Silicon Motion's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Software Engineer, Sr. Firmware Engineer, Application Engineer, Application Engineering Manager.
- Where does Silicon Motion hire H-1B workers?
- Silicon Motion's top H-1B worksite states are CA.
- 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 →