Sr. Application Engineer at Cadence
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Cadence pay a Sr. Application Engineer on an H-1B?
$97k Cadence has filed 93 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Sr. Application Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $97k. Most of those filings fall between $87k and $111k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
93
Median base salary
$97k
Middle 50%
$87k to $111k
Filings and pay by year
Sr. Application Engineer at Cadence, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 10 | $115k |
| FY2025 | 7 | $120k |
| FY2024 | 8 | $109k |
| FY2023 | 10 | $108k |
| FY2022 | 7 | $101k |
| FY2021 | 6 | $98k |
| FY2020 | 10 | $95k |
| FY2019 | 14 | $96k |
| FY2018 | 8 | $86k |
| FY2017 | 13 | $82k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | 49 | $107k |
| Austin, TX | 21 | $86k |
| Burlington, MA | 4 | $93k |
| Cary, NC | 3 | $84k |
| Louisville, KY | 3 | $89k |
| San Diego, CA | 3 | $88k |
| Chelmsford, MA | 2 | $80k |
| Dallas, TX | 2 | $97k |
| Irvine, CA | 2 | $101k |
| Tempe, AZ | 2 | $72k |
| Lewisville, TX | 1 | $86k |
| Plano, TX | 1 | $82k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 6 | $103k |
| Level II | 26 | $97k |
| Level IV | 1 | $186k |
Other roles Cadence sponsors
Lead Software Engineer 191Principal Application Engineer 184Principal Software Engineer 184Lead Application Engineer 172Principal Design Engineer 109Sr. Principal Software Engineer 102Software Engineer II 95Lead Design Engineer 90Sr. Principal Application Engineer 78Principal Product Engineer 74Lead Product Engineer 71Sr. Principal Design Engineer 56