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Santa Clara, CA H-1B salaries

Employers filed 20,270 certified H-1B applications for jobs in Santa Clara, CA between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. Half paid more than $172,000 a year. The typical offer was about level with the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

Median salary offered
$172,000
Middle half earn
$144,040 to $201,053
Top 10% earn over
$226,158
Certified filings
20,270

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Top employers

NVIDIA Corporation3,747$188,639–$165,105 – $216,091
Intel Corporation1,269$153,504+23%$135,324 – $178,006
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.1,136$188,175–$166,573 – $214,773
ServiceNow, Inc.1,111$155,965+8%$132,101 – $187,741
Amazon.com Services LLC1,028$184,662+19%$162,150 – $212,125
Applied Materials, Inc809$160,000–$144,664 – $182,478
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.680$156,853+18%$145,000 – $186,472
Apple Inc.565$181,100+5%$156,968 – $204,901
Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.522$184,662+19%$155,800 – $199,534
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.477$160,000–$140,000 – $187,000
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.474$178,058+21%$153,504 – $204,975
Amazon Web Services, Inc.459$180,000+17%$157,300 – $197,900
Pure Storage, Inc.340$197,280–$175,000 – $222,286
Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.310$148,750–$132,183 – $171,138
HCL America Inc302$140,525+28%$126,693 – $170,914
Arista Networks, Inc.280$146,479–$123,296 – $168,043
Auris Health, Inc.136$170,925–$141,725 – $193,175
Microsoft Corporation133$206,100+23%$176,390 – $226,700
OmniVision Technologies, Inc.121$124,197–$121,035 – $146,307
Oracle America, Inc.116$184,136+31%$161,732 – $211,065
Amazon Data Services, Inc113$172,931+19%$148,400 – $191,611
Cohesity, Inc.110$187,741+13%$149,365 – $208,545
Ampere Computing LLC98$171,481–$151,200 – $199,194
Netskope, Inc.92$182,500–$156,672 – $203,492
Everpure, Inc.91$187,741–$149,365 – $226,000
Texas Instruments Incorporated81$175,600+32%$144,000 – $201,063
Fortinet, Inc.79$185,000+19%$154,579 – $208,836
KPMG LLP79$146,037+3%$105,000 – $168,950
Ernst & Young U.S. LLP73$158,100+9%$125,971 – $195,000
Tenstorrent USA Inc.73$201,323+8%$170,000 – $216,091
Agilent Technologies, Inc.71$174,924–$148,123 – $197,305
Versa Networks, Inc.69$194,875–$164,154 – $226,158
Astera Labs INC69$204,901+11%$165,000 – $228,800
Xmotors.Ai, Inc.67$240,000–$180,000 – $291,400
Ambarella Corp.66$163,572–$150,201 – $185,006
Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp66$165,184+57%$133,432 – $181,033
GoDaddy.com, LLC66$147,481+12%$132,081 – $180,911
Siemens Industry Software Inc.63$173,720+20%$148,682 – $208,324
EMC Corporation63$201,370+28%$167,412 – $238,180
First Citizens Bank and Trust Co.62$178,506+31%$151,803 – $188,240
President and Board of Trustees of Santa Clara College54$126,473–$110,401 – $182,768
Keysight Technologies, Inc.53$160,000+12%$139,443 – $185,697
Meta Platforms, Inc47$186,000−10%$178,360 – $212,856
Persistent Systems Limited46$132,579+31%$131,144 – $153,774
Eightfold AI Inc.46$187,000–$163,816 – $228,523
Wipro Limited45$139,443+53%$130,853 – $151,091
Rivos Inc.45$183,000–$155,000 – $209,000
Shockwave Medical, Inc.42$154,518–$130,060 – $180,000
Tech Mahindra (Americas), Inc42$131,894+28%$126,693 – $136,074
PlusAI, Inc.42$180,000–$164,474 – $192,306

Top job titles

Software Engineer1,555$172,784+25%$142,318 – $199,534
Component Design Engineer478$151,405+21%$126,984 – $159,224
Software Development Engineer II472$184,662+11%$174,960 – $194,815
Senior Software Engineer370$158,936+8%$151,228 – $184,662
Engineer Senior Systems Software316$204,134–$173,239 – $207,095
Hardware Engineer, Electronics311$178,006–$156,853 – $196,679
Staff Software Engineer215$185,232+2%$160,338 – $199,534
Process Engineer178$153,492+37%$142,339 – $168,331
Engineer Senior ASIC172$186,472–$167,636 – $216,091
Applied Scientist II169$190,000+7%$184,662 – $200,000
Software Dev Engineer II148$190,322+10%$178,300 – $204,761
Member of Technical Staff146$186,370−2%$160,000 – $210,000
Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer)141$190,000–$160,000 – $210,000
Principal Software Engineer140$213,616+29%$202,809 – $226,158
Research Scientist140$168,790+10%$164,403 – $201,094
Software Development Engineer I138$148,400+15%$135,412 – $150,056
Product Manager137$187,741+18%$162,735 – $208,000
Architect135$186,197+121%$155,685 – $224,000
Software Dev Engineer I132$148,400+15%$148,400 – $153,150
Senior Staff Software Engineer124$183,828−4%$178,198 – $207,063
Software Development Engineer III116$229,900+16%$211,940 – $238,778
Software Developer100$151,312+45%$146,307 – $186,374
Mechanical Engineer96$150,236+67%$128,415 – $167,300
Principal Engineer Software95$213,720+13%$208,632 – $216,258
Program Manager92$189,736+36%$166,742 – $203,668
MTS Silicon Design Engineer84$176,078+15%$158,838 – $186,472
Sr. Silicon Design Engineer83$146,717+6%$140,832 – $156,853
Data Scientist81$163,488+38%$137,497 – $174,304
Verification Engineer80$179,652+13%$162,400 – $216,091
Graphics Hardware Engineer77$153,504+14%$134,383 – $166,824
Software Engineering77$206,160+21%$173,100 – $230,000
Senior Staff Engineer Software72$180,019–$178,198 – $182,555
Architect Senior71$188,293–$160,727 – $216,091
SMTS Silicon Design Engineer70$204,901+8%$197,558 – $205,514
Applied Scientist III66$216,575+7%$201,094 – $234,062
ASIC Engineer65$204,901+18%$178,006 – $216,091
Manager Systems Software64$225,207–$223,707 – $252,325
Engineering Manager64$224,617+15%$201,934 – $246,546
Software Test Engineer63$147,647+64%$129,481 – $176,800
Physical Design Engineer62$160,000+2%$151,091 – $197,168
Systems Engineer62$143,714+54%$129,869 – $169,698
Machine Learning Engineer61$189,964+12%$162,118 – $226,158
Senior CPU Engineer59$151,091+14%$133,000 – $151,091
Manager III, Software Development58$231,230+12%$213,914 – $248,643
Senior Product Manager57$197,358+19%$180,648 – $208,000
Senior Machine Learning Engineer57$188,288+1%$184,662 – $226,138
Solutions Architect56$168,292+25%$146,000 – $199,102
Engineer Senior Verification56$186,472–$167,636 – $216,091
Principal Engineer53$216,091+27%$210,000 – $229,590
Product Engineer52$131,470+22%$123,762 – $166,504

By year

20231,249$167,149
20247,039$165,000
20257,196$175,000
20264,786$174,395

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