Cisco H-1B filings in FY2026
The roles, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown for that year.
How many H-1B applications did Cisco file in FY2026?
1,195 Cisco filed 1,195 H-1B labor condition applications in FY2026 at a median base salary of $153k. Most fall between $131k and $181k. The most common role is Software Engineer. FY2026 is still in progress, so its total is not comparable with a complete year.
H-1B LCA filings
1,195
Median base salary
$153k
Middle 50%
$131k to $181k
Roles
What Cisco filed for in FY2026
| Role | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 220 | $149k |
| Software Engineering Technical Leader | 95 | $211k |
| Engineering Product Manager | 41 | $158k |
| Leader, Software Engineering | 36 | $216k |
| Hardware Engineer | 29 | $161k |
| Technical Consulting Engineer | 29 | $114k |
| ASIC Engineer | 24 | $161k |
| Product Designer | 24 | $136k |
| Software QA Engineer | 23 | $139k |
| Solutions Engineer | 23 | $146k |
| Engineering Technical Leader | 20 | $177k |
| Customer Delivery Architect | 17 | $167k |
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | 320 | $179k |
| Research Triangle Park, NC | 132 | $135k |
| San Francisco, CA | 101 | $171k |
| Milpitas, CA | 98 | $181k |
| Richardson, TX | 71 | $134k |
| Seattle, WA | 59 | $167k |
| Austin, TX | 56 | $136k |
| Morrisville, NC | 48 | $136k |
| Chicago, IL | 25 | $120k |
| Holmdel, NJ | 25 | $165k |
| Atlanta, GA | 22 | $131k |
| New York, NY | 18 | $155k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 47 | $107k |
| Level II | 185 | $127k |
| Level III | 459 | $149k |
| Level IV | 224 | $167k |