Synaptics — 336 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 21
- Filings · FY2025
- $173k
- Median base · FY2025
- Staff Design Verification Engineer
- Top role · 13 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 301 all-time
Synaptics filed 21 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 31% from the year before), with a median base salary of $173k and the middle 50% of offers between $153k and $200k. That is 12% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 336 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Staff Design Verification Engineer in California.
How much does Synaptics 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. $173k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Synaptics's H-1B hiring changed by year?
25 certified filings in FY2016 → 12 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 12 | −43% | $163k |
| FY2025 | 21 | +31% | $173k |
| FY2024 | 16 | −41% | $141k |
| FY2023 | 27 | 0% | $127k |
| FY2022 | 27 | −4% | $156k |
| FY2021 | 28 | −28% | $142k |
| FY2020 | 39 | −7% | $122k |
| FY2019 | 42 | −28% | $136k |
| FY2018 | 58 | +41% | $125k |
| FY2017 | 41 | +64% | $125k |
| FY2016 | 25 | — | $123k |
Which wage levels does Synaptics file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 56% of Synaptics'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 228 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I12.3%28
- Level II32.0%73
- Level III33.3%76
- Level IV22.4%51
What jobs does Synaptics 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Staff Design Verification Engineer | 13 | $136k |
| Staff Software Engineer | 12 | $136k |
| Design Verification Engineer | 6 | $108k |
| Firmware Engineer | 6 | $130k |
| Sr. Staff Design Verification Engineer | 6 | $167k |
| Senior Design Verification Engineer | 5 | $126k |
| Staff Engineer, ASIC Design Verification | 5 | $142k |
| Senior Software Engineer | 5 | $118k |
| Digital Design Engineer | 5 | $88k |
| Staff Firmware Engineer | 4 | $150k |
Where does Synaptics 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 | 301 | $135k |
| GA | 20 | $97k |
| NY | 8 | $78k |
| TX | 6 | $107k |
| AZ | 1 | $109k |
What has Synaptics filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 336 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Synaptics's H-1B filings
- How much does Synaptics pay H-1B workers?
- Synaptics's median certified H-1B base salary is $173k (FY2025), from 21 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Synaptics sponsor?
- Synaptics has 336 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Synaptics sponsor for H-1B?
- Synaptics's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Staff Design Verification Engineer, Staff Software Engineer, Design Verification Engineer, Firmware Engineer.
- Where does Synaptics hire H-1B workers?
- Synaptics's top H-1B worksite states are CA, GA, NY, TX.
- 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 →