Tsmc North America — 24 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 5
- Filings · FY2025
- $170k
- Median base · FY2025
- Senior Program Manager
- Top role · 3 all-time
- CA
- Top state · 24 all-time
Tsmc North America filed 5 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 400% from the year before), with a median base salary of $170k and the middle 50% of offers between $152k and $176k. That is 27% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 24 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Senior Program Manager in California.
How much does Tsmc North America 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 FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Tsmc North America's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2016 → 2 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 2 | −60% | $199k |
| FY2025 | 5 | +400% | $170k |
| FY2024 | 1 | 0% | $180k |
| FY2023 | 1 | −67% | $192k |
| FY2022 | 3 | 0% | $153k |
| FY2020 | 3 | +50% | $123k |
| FY2019 | 2 | −33% | $130k |
| FY2018 | 3 | 0% | $56k |
| FY2017 | 3 | +200% | $113k |
| FY2016 | 1 | — | $53k |
Which wage levels does Tsmc North America file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 36% of Tsmc North America'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 22 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I36.4%8
- Level II27.3%6
- Level III13.6%3
- Level IV22.7%5
What jobs does Tsmc North America 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Program Manager | 3 | $190k |
| Technical Manager | 3 | $111k |
| Account Manager | 3 | $170k |
| Senior Project Manager | 2 | $180k |
| Program Manager | 2 | $130k |
| Project Manager | 2 | $130k |
| Accounting Analyst | 2 | $56k |
| Sr. Account Manager | 1 | $199k |
| Human Resources Administrator | 1 | $53k |
| Project Manager (an Engineering Manager) | 1 | $153k |
Where does Tsmc North America 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 | 24 | $130k |
What has Tsmc North America filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Tsmc North America: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Account Manager | $198,702 |
| 2026 | Sr. Account Manager | $198,702 |
| 2025 | Project Manager | $176,122 |
| 2025 | Account Manager | $152,173 |
| 2025 | Account Manager | $169,770 |
| 2025 | IT Engineer | $84,739 |
| 2025 | Senior Program Manager | $216,590 |
| 2024 | Senior Project Manager | $180,003 |
| 2023 | Senior Project Manager | $192,317 |
| 2022 | Senior Program Manager | $189,883 |
| 2022 | Project Manager (an Engineering Manager) | $152,859 |
| 2022 | Senior Program Manager | $152,859 |
| 2020 | Counsel | $122,574 |
| 2020 | Technical Manager | $117,291 |
| 2020 | Senior Materials Scientist/Senior Account Manager | $151,632 |
| 2019 | Program Manager | $129,563 |
| 2019 | Program Manager | $129,563 |
| 2018 | Accounting Analyst | $55,661 |
| 2018 | Technical Manager | $110,802 |
| 2018 | Accounting Analyst | $55,661 |
| 2017 | Project Manager | $130,062 |
| 2017 | Technical Manager | $97,011 |
| 2017 | Legal Associate Attorney | $113,485 |
| 2016 | Human Resources Administrator | $53,123 |
Common questions about Tsmc North America's H-1B filings
- How much does Tsmc North America pay H-1B workers?
- Tsmc North America's median certified H-1B base salary is $170k (FY2025), from 5 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Tsmc North America sponsor?
- Tsmc North America has 24 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Tsmc North America sponsor for H-1B?
- Tsmc North America's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Senior Program Manager, Technical Manager, Account Manager, Senior Project Manager.
- Where does Tsmc North America hire H-1B workers?
- Tsmc North America'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 →