R&D Engineer IC Design H-1B salaries

Employers filed 196 certified H-1B applications for R&D Engineer IC Design roles between Oct 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $173,830. The typical offer was about level with the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

Compare R&D Engineer IC Design with another job title

Median salary offered: $173,830
Middle half earn: $152,360 to $204,901
Top 10% earn over: $205,947
Certified filings: 196

Every filing

Loading filings…

Pay by employer


Broadcom Corporation	114	$167,691	−4%	$152,360 – $199,591
LSI Corporation	49	$180,003	+4%	$146,390 – $204,901
Avago Technologies US Inc.	29	$199,453	+15%	$173,730 – $205,445
Avago Technologies Wireless (USA) Manufacturing LLC	3	$141,960	−18%	$125,809 – $141,960
Brocade Communications Systems	1	$173,730	0%	$173,730 – $173,730

Where these jobs are

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


San Jose, CA	121	$199,453	$171,205 – $204,901
Irvine, CA	32	$152,360	$137,387 – $160,638
Fort Collins, CO	10	$141,960	$137,051 – $141,960
San Diego, CA	8	$166,941	$159,702 – $176,134
Broomfield, CO	5	$146,390	$132,018 – $146,390
Austin, TX	5	$161,179	$154,565 – $161,179
Colorado Springs, CO	4	$137,342	$132,652 – $141,544
Andover, MA	4	$130,089	$117,877 – $137,781
Mendota Heights, MN	3	$100,339	$98,124 – $100,339
Chandler, AZ	2	$154,430	$150,036 – $158,824
Colorado Spring, CO	1	$133,141	$133,141 – $133,141
Suite 608, TX	1	$159,713	$159,713 – $159,713

By experience level


Level I	1	$124,197
Level II	10	$102,783
Level III	2	$133,308
Level IV	117	$180,003

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).

By year