MaxLinear H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026
Semiconductors · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026
🏢 Carlsbad, CA HQ🌐 maxlinear.com
Does MaxLinear sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?
Yes. MaxLinear has filed 343 H-1B LCAs and 73 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 MaxLinear filed 35 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $157,206, about 29% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 21 green-card cases were decided.
H-1B pay & filings by year
Median base salary (line) and H-1B filing volume (bars), by fiscal year
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| Fiscal year | H-1B LCA filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 16 | $158k |
| FY2025 | 19 | $152k |
| FY2024 | 24 | $151k |
| FY2023 | 42 | $124k |
| FY2022 | 40 | $124k |
| FY2021 | 43 | $123k |
| FY2020 | 31 | $116k |
| FY2019 | 45 | $105k |
| FY2018 | 35 | $111k |
| FY2017 | 48 | $97k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
H-1B wage floor & filing outcomes
What this employer pays against the DOL legal minimum, how senior the roles are, and how the filings were decided
Roles they file for
- 1Staff RF/MS IC Design Engineer25$118k
- 2Senior Systems Engineer23$106k
- 3Staff Systems Engineer20$116k
- 4Senior Software Engineer15$105k
- 5Staff Software Engineer13$120k
- 6Staff Communications Systems Engineer11$113k
- 7Senior Staff Software Engineer10$125k
- 8Senior RF/Ms Ic Design Engineer9$97k
Where they hire
Green-card (PERM) pay & filings by year
Median green-card offer (line) and PERM filing volume (bars), by fiscal year †
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | PERM filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 8 | $129k |
| FY2025 | 13 | $129k |
| FY2024 | 5 | $133k |
| FY2023 | 10 | $133k |
| FY2022 | 4 | $113k |
| FY2021 | 7 | $128k |
| FY2020 | 5 | $117k |
| FY2019 | 4 | $100k |
| FY2018 | 9 | $117k |
| FY2017 | 8 | $117k |
Green-card route and outcomes
Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024
Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from
Patents
- Granted
- 714
- US patents
- Published, not yet granted
- 823
- applications
- Most recent grant
- March 3, 2026
- Top area
- Transmission of digital information162
Pay against the local market
MaxLinear’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 98% of the local BLS median for the same work.
| Occupation | Metro | Filings | MaxLinear pay | Local BLS median‡ | vs market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineers | San Diego, CA | 102 | $120,877 | $117,403 | 103% |
| Software Developers | San Diego, CA | 56 | $123,314 | $129,775 | 95% |
| Electronics Engineers | San Diego, CA | 54 | $113,055 | $128,664 | 88% |
| Electrical Engineers | Los Angeles, CA | 28 | $115,956 | $120,265 | 96% |
| Electronics Engineers | Los Angeles, CA | 26 | $129,573 | $119,852 | 108% |
| Electronics Engineers | San Jose, CA | 14 | $135,856 | $155,021 | 88% |
| Software Developers | Portland, OR | 9 | $140,699 | $126,602 | 111% |
| Software Developers | Los Angeles, CA | 8 | $116,164 | $122,660 | 95% |
| Electrical Engineers | San Jose, CA | 7 | $137,441 | $172,597 | 80% |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | San Diego, CA | 5 | $181,036 | $174,814 | 104% |
About MaxLinear
MaxLinear is a semiconductors company based in Carlsbad, CA. It was founded in 2004. It is listed on Nasdaq as MXL.
- Name (DOL filings)
- MaxLinear
- Listed
- Nasdaq: MXL
- Sponsoring since
- FY2017 or earlier
- Headquarters
- 5966 La Place Ct., Carlsbad, CA 92008
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Employees (global)
- 1,115 (2025)
- Revenue FY2020
- $479M +51% from $317M
- Net income FY2025
- $-137M +44% from $-245M
- R&D FY2025
- $209M
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