Senior Design Engineer H-1B salaries — 1,275 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 66
- Filings · FY2025
- $114k
- Median base · FY2025
- $97k–$142k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- Xilinx
- Top sponsor · 180 all-time
Senior Design Engineer: 1,275 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $114k across 66 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $97k and $142k. The biggest sponsors are Xilinx, Cyient, Arm; most filings are in San Jose, CA.
How much does a Senior Design Engineer make on an H-1B?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $114k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Senior Design Engineer sponsorship changed?
182 certified filings in FY2016 → 56 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 56 | −15% | $112k |
| FY2025 | 66 | −1% | $114k |
| FY2024 | 67 | +18% | $115k |
| FY2023 | 57 | −39% | $103k |
| FY2022 | 93 | −28% | $105k |
| FY2021 | 130 | −5% | $114k |
| FY2020 | 137 | −15% | $103k |
| FY2019 | 161 | +9% | $97k |
| FY2018 | 148 | −17% | $105k |
| FY2017 | 178 | −2% | $95k |
| FY2016 | 182 | — | $83k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Senior Design Engineers?
The employers with the most certified filings, all years, with their median base salary. Open any employer for its full profile.
| # | Employer | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xilinx | 180 | $126k |
| 2 | Cyient | 145 | $64k |
| 3 | Arm | 71 | $116k |
| 4 | Advanced Micro Devices | 70 | $100k |
| 5 | Micron Technology | 44 | $135k |
| 6 | North American Lighting | 34 | $108k |
| 7 | Axiscades | 25 | $81k |
| 8 | Caterpillar | 24 | $112k |
| 9 | Racar Engineering | 21 | $92k |
| 10 | Qorvo US | 21 | $96k |
Where are H-1B Senior Design Engineer jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose, CA | 238 | $129k |
| 2 | Austin, TX | 142 | $113k |
| 3 | Santa Clara, CA | 37 | $115k |
| 4 | Farmington Hills, MI | 34 | $108k |
| 5 | Raymond, OH | 30 | $86k |
| 6 | Sunnyvale, CA | 26 | $111k |
| 7 | East Hartford, CT | 24 | $68k |
| 8 | Cranberry Township, PA | 22 | $61k |
| 9 | Greensboro, NC | 20 | $93k |
| 10 | East Peoria, IL | 17 | $79k |
Common questions about Senior Design Engineer H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Senior Design Engineer?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Senior Design Engineer is $114k (FY2025), from 66 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $83k and $122k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Senior Design Engineers?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Senior Design Engineer are Xilinx, Cyient, Arm.
- Where are most H-1B Senior Design Engineer jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Senior Design Engineer roles are San Jose, CA, Austin, TX, Santa Clara, CA.
- Does a certified LCA mean Senior Design Engineer H-1B visas were 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 does the fiscal year mean here?
- Years are U.S. government fiscal years, October to September: FY2025 runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. This matches how the Department of Labor publishes the disclosure files. The most recent year may be partial until its final quarter is released.
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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 →