Silicon Engineer at Google
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Google pay a Silicon Engineer on an H-1B?
$178k Google has filed 168 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Silicon Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2021 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $178k. Most of those filings fall between $160k and $200k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
168
Median base salary
$178k
Middle 50%
$160k to $200k
Filings and pay by year
Silicon Engineer at Google, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 2 | $198k |
| FY2025 | 23 | $193k |
| FY2024 | 45 | $179k |
| FY2023 | 39 | $173k |
| FY2022 | 58 | $167k |
| FY2021 | 1 | $189k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain View, CA | 115 | $179k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 27 | $179k |
| Austin, TX | 12 | $156k |
| San Diego, CA | 12 | $168k |
| Goleta, CA | 1 | $224k |
| San Jose, CA | 1 | $179k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 79 | $170k |
| Level III | 59 | $200k |
| Level IV | 6 | $222k |