Cepheid H-1B salaries

Cepheid filed 214 certified H-1B applications between May 2023 and Jun 2026. Half of them paid more than $139,632 a year. The typical offer was 14% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $139,632
Middle half earn: $125,000 to $156,056
Top 10% earn over: $177,294
Certified filings: 214

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Pay by job title


Senior Process Engineer	12	$137,267	+15%	$122,043 – $140,223
Senior Scientist I	4	$134,716	+25%	$128,788 – $139,906
Senior Quality Operations Engineer	4	$135,888	–	$132,977 – $139,898
Senior Automation Development Engineer	4	$128,495	–	$128,084 – $130,354
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer	3	$134,290	+17%	$128,618 – $139,556
Senior Component Engineer	3	$143,222	+4%	$136,611 – $144,296
Sr. Automation Controls Engineer	3	$148,625	+16%	$148,016 – $151,435
Process Engineer	3	$115,569	+3%	$111,938 – $115,738
Senior Systems Quality Compliance Engineer	3	$148,625	–	$146,812 – $149,740
Senior SAP Solutions Architect PP	3	$156,056	–	$153,028 – $156,056
Senior Software Engineer	3	$158,516	+8%	$152,329 – $161,914
Software Quality Engineer	3	$118,455	+21%	$115,328 – $119,246
MFG Automation Engineer (Mech)	2	$114,586	–	$113,144 – $116,028
Principal Business Solutions Architect	2	$215,688	–	$215,067 – $216,309
Quality Systems Specialist III	2	$124,952	–	$123,774 – $126,130
Financial Systems Architect/Administrator	2	$172,492	–	$172,063 – $172,921
Complaint Analyst II, Post Market Quality	2	$107,457	–	$105,296 – $109,618
Director “ Commercial IT Systems	2	$225,100	–	$225,100 – $225,100
Engineer, Product Transfer	2	$153,190	–	$151,322 – $155,058
Failure Investigation Engineer	2	$105,736	−6%	$102,868 – $108,604
Engineering Supervisor (Planning and Partroom)	2	$146,269	–	$145,634 – $146,904
Data Scientist	2	$124,141	+5%	$123,166 – $125,116
Embedded Software Engineer III	2	$142,798	+13%	$141,385 – $144,211
Data Analyst	2	$120,198	+37%	$118,501 – $121,894
Senior Manager, SAP	2	$184,235	+2%	$180,794 – $187,676
Senior Data Engineer	2	$152,049	+11%	$144,748 – $159,350
Senior Manufacturing Engineer	2	$121,341	−4%	$118,170 – $124,512
Staff Software Engineer	2	$175,408	−3%	$174,713 – $176,104
Staff Systems Integration Engineer	2	$147,293	−24%	$147,293 – $147,293
Supervisor, Quality Assurance	2	$129,508	+11%	$129,026 – $129,990
Senior Supplier Quality Engineer	2	$144,860	+30%	$141,791 – $147,930
Sr. Supplier Development Engineer	2	$143,287	+32%	$141,083 – $145,491
Senior Software Quality Engineer	2	$133,494	+6%	$130,707 – $136,281
Technical Program Manager Lead	2	$161,792	–	$159,798 – $163,785
Process Engineer II	2	$120,480	+27%	$114,220 – $126,739
Mechanical Engineer III	2	$139,986	+22%	$139,979 – $139,993
Senior Failure Investigation Scientist	2	$121,416	–	$120,820 – $122,012
Finance Data Analytics Engineer	1	$119,735	–	$119,735 – $119,735
Business Systems Manager	1	$196,167	+23%	$196,167 – $196,167
Clinical Data Manager	1	$92,000	−5%	$92,000 – $92,000
Component Engineer	1	$118,689	+1%	$118,689 – $118,689
Assistant Manager Process Engineering	1	$132,281	–	$132,281 – $132,281
Field Application Specialist	1	$89,739	−16%	$89,739 – $89,739
FI Engineer	1	$108,150	–	$108,150 – $108,150
Engineering Supervisor	1	$150,094	+19%	$150,094 – $150,094
Engineering Project Manager	1	$117,875	−16%	$117,875 – $117,875
Consumables Engineer	1	$135,239	–	$135,239 – $135,239
DBS Leader	1	$146,146	–	$146,146 – $146,146
Director Manufacturing Applications Development	1	$220,375	–	$220,375 – $220,375
Data Engineer	1	$106,672	+1%	$106,672 – $106,672

Where they work

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.


Sunnyvale, CA	94	$143,206	$131,537 – $158,444
Lodi, CA	63	$128,544	$115,882 – $144,910
Santa Clara, CA	11	$165,000	$149,734 – $184,510
Fremont, CA	4	$120,679	$117,050 – $133,962
Newark, CA	4	$129,900	$124,446 – $133,714
Bothell, WA	4	$130,806	$119,662 – $146,719
Duluth, GA	3	$156,056	$153,028 – $156,056
Ashburn, VA	3	$140,898	$122,016 – $147,362
Mckinney, TX	2	$146,751	$136,802 – $156,700
Irvine, CA	2	$163,236	$150,490 – $175,983
Rockville, MD	2	$121,868	$119,871 – $123,864
Queen Creek, AZ	2	$199,915	$188,634 – $211,196
Manteca, CA	2	$172,492	$172,063 – $172,921
Burlington, MA	1	$131,664	$131,664 – $131,664
Elgin, SC	1	$92,000	$92,000 – $92,000
Malden, MA	1	$130,685	$130,685 – $130,685
Krugerville, TX	1	$150,000	$150,000 – $150,000
Las Vegas, NV	1	$130,000	$130,000 – $130,000
Leander, TX	1	$133,189	$133,189 – $133,189
Dunmore, PA	1	$95,481	$95,481 – $95,481

By year


2023	21	$143,191
2024	97	$143,222
2025	72	$134,858
2026	24	$128,922

By experience level


Level I	9	$118,455
Level II	56	$124,551
Level III	39	$140,870
Level IV	56	$156,491