Process Engineer at Lam Research
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Lam Research pay a Process Engineer on an H-1B?
$116k Lam Research has filed 637 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 $116k. Most of those filings fall between $108k and $132k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
637
Median base salary
$116k
Middle 50%
$108k to $132k
Filings and pay by year
Process Engineer at Lam Research, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 64 | $135k |
| FY2025 | 63 | $137k |
| FY2024 | 79 | $128k |
| FY2023 | 36 | $131k |
| FY2022 | 46 | $122k |
| FY2021 | 82 | $120k |
| FY2020 | 50 | $108k |
| FY2019 | 78 | $112k |
| FY2018 | 73 | $113k |
| FY2017 | 66 | $108k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fremont, CA | 457 | $120k |
| Tualatin, OR | 175 | $108k |
| Albany, NY | 2 | $95k |
| Boise, ID | 2 | $87k |
| San Jose, CA | 1 | $109k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 9 | $95k |
| Level II | 67 | $113k |
| Level III | 223 | $119k |
| Level IV | 184 | $131k |