Soft Machines — 21 certified H-1B filings (FY2016)
- 21
- Filings · FY2016
- $120k
- Median base · FY2016
- Design Verification Engineer
- Top role · 3 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 21 all-time
Soft Machines filed 21 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2016, with a median base salary of $120k and the middle 50% of offers between $100k and $150k. Across all years it has 21 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Design Verification Engineer in California.
How much does Soft Machines 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. $120k median in FY2016. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Soft Machines's H-1B hiring changed by year?
21 certified filings on record (FY2016).
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 21 | — | $120k |
What jobs does Soft Machines 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 Verification Engineer | 3 | $99k |
| Senior Design Engineer | 3 | $120k |
| Senior Staff Design Engineer | 2 | $155k |
| Staff Microprocessor Architect | 1 | $150k |
| CAD Engineer | 1 | $89k |
| Design Engineer (Memory Arrays) | 1 | $100k |
| Digital Design Engineer | 1 | $140k |
| Electrical Engineer (Design Engineer) | 1 | $120k |
| Electrical Engineer (FPGA - Emulation Engineer) | 1 | $120k |
| Microprocessor Performance Validation Architect | 1 | $99k |
Where does Soft Machines 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 | 21 | $120k |
What has Soft Machines filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Soft Machines: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Senior Design Engineer | $121,306 |
| 2016 | Senior Staff Design Engineer | $155,000 |
| 2016 | Senior Logic Design Engineer | $120,000 |
| 2016 | Staff CPU Architect | $154,939 |
| 2016 | Electrical Engineer (Design Engineer) | $120,000 |
| 2016 | Electrical Engineer (FPGA - Emulation Engineer) | $120,000 |
| 2016 | Staff Design Verification Engineer | $150,000 |
| 2016 | Principal Architect | $170,000 |
| 2016 | Senior Design Engineer | $120,000 |
| 2016 | Design Verification Engineer | $98,779 |
| 2016 | Design Verification Engineer | $98,779 |
| 2016 | Microprocessor Performance Validation Architect | $98,779 |
| 2016 | CAD Engineer | $88,541 |
| 2016 | Performance Validation Architect | $85,000 |
| 2016 | Design Engineer (Memory Arrays) | $100,000 |
| 2016 | Senior Design Engineer | $120,000 |
| 2016 | Digital Design Engineer | $140,000 |
| 2016 | Senior Staff Design Engineer | $154,939 |
| 2016 | Principal Engineer (Circuit Design) | $152,131 |
| 2016 | Staff Microprocessor Architect | $150,000 |
| 2016 | Design Verification Engineer | $117,499 |
Common questions about Soft Machines's H-1B filings
- How much does Soft Machines pay H-1B workers?
- Soft Machines's median certified H-1B base salary is $120k (FY2016), from 21 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Soft Machines sponsor?
- Soft Machines has 21 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016).
- What jobs does Soft Machines sponsor for H-1B?
- Soft Machines's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Design Verification Engineer, Senior Design Engineer, Senior Staff Design Engineer, Staff Microprocessor Architect.
- Where does Soft Machines hire H-1B workers?
- Soft Machines'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). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →