Tenafe — 11 certified H-1B filings (FY2021–FY2026)
- 3
- Filings · FY2025
- $128k
- Median base · FY2025
- ASIC Design Engineer
- Top role · 2 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 11 all-time
Tenafe filed 3 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 200% from the year before), with a median base salary of $128k and the middle 50% of offers between $103k and $146k. That is 5% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 11 certified filings since FY2021, most often for ASIC Design Engineer in California.
How much does Tenafe 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. $128k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Tenafe's H-1B hiring changed by year?
2 certified filings in FY2021 → 1 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 1 | −67% | $120k |
| FY2025 | 3 | +200% | $128k |
| FY2024 | 1 | −75% | $135k |
| FY2022 | 4 | +100% | $104k |
| FY2021 | 2 | — | $157k |
Which wage levels does Tenafe file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 27% of Tenafe'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 11 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I54.5%6
- Level II18.2%2
- Level III27.3%3
What jobs does Tenafe 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ASIC Design Engineer | 2 | $104k |
| Senior Firmware Engineer | 2 | $135k |
| Junior Firmware Engineer | 1 | $103k |
| Principal Engineer | 1 | $157k |
| RTL Design Engineer | 1 | $157k |
| Software Engineer | 1 | $146k |
| Validation Engineer | 1 | $120k |
| Firmware Engineer | 1 | $131k |
| Junior ASIC Design Engineer | 1 | $104k |
Where does Tenafe 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 | 11 | $131k |
What has Tenafe filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Tenafe: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Validation Engineer | $120,182 |
| 2025 | Junior Firmware Engineer | $102,710 |
| 2025 | Software Engineer | $146,307 |
| 2025 | ASIC Design Engineer | $128,149 |
| 2024 | Senior Firmware Engineer | $135,283 |
| 2022 | Junior ASIC Design Engineer | $104,291 |
| 2022 | ASIC Design Engineer | $104,291 |
| 2022 | Firmware Engineer | $130,894 |
| 2022 | Principal Engineer | $157,477 |
| 2021 | RTL Design Engineer | $157,477 |
| 2021 | Senior Firmware Engineer | $157,477 |
Common questions about Tenafe's H-1B filings
- How much does Tenafe pay H-1B workers?
- Tenafe's median certified H-1B base salary is $128k (FY2025), from 3 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Tenafe sponsor?
- Tenafe has 11 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2021–FY2026).
- What jobs does Tenafe sponsor for H-1B?
- Tenafe's most-sponsored H-1B roles include ASIC Design Engineer, Senior Firmware Engineer, Junior Firmware Engineer, Principal Engineer.
- Where does Tenafe hire H-1B workers?
- Tenafe'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 (FY2021–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →