Process Engineer at Intel
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Intel pay a Process Engineer on an H-1B?
$104k Intel has filed 4,329 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Process Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $104k. Most of those filings fall between $93k and $120k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
4,329
Median base salary
$104k
Middle 50%
$93k to $120k
Filings and pay by year
Process Engineer at Intel, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 399 | $127k |
| FY2025 | 801 | $113k |
| FY2024 | 764 | $121k |
| FY2023 | 730 | $115k |
| FY2022 | 783 | $99k |
| FY2021 | 477 | $93k |
| FY2020 | 86 | $92k |
| FY2019 | 157 | $98k |
| FY2018 | 57 | $97k |
| FY2017 | 75 | $95k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hillsboro, OR | 3,175 | $104k |
| Chandler, AZ | 433 | $95k |
| Rio Rancho, NM | 413 | $105k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 141 | $120k |
| Aloha, OR | 78 | $95k |
| Boise, ID | 14 | $78k |
| Lehi, UT | 13 | $85k |
| Folsom, CA | 5 | $96k |
| Austin, TX | 4 | $114k |
| Albuquerque, NM | 3 | $127k |
| San Francisco, CA | 3 | $104k |
| San Jose, CA | 3 | $123k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 697 | $90k |
| Level III | 2,655 | $116k |
| Level IV | 96 | $138k |
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