MKS Instruments H-1B Visa Sponsorship 2026
Semiconductor equipment · H-1B sponsor · FY2017–2026
🏢 Andover, MA HQ🌐 mksinst.com
Does MKS Instruments sponsor H-1B visas and green cards?
Yes. MKS Instruments has filed 49 H-1B LCAs and 9 PERM green-card cases with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026. In FY2025–2026 MKS Instruments filed 8 H-1B LCAs at a median base salary of $132,088, about 8% above the national H-1B median of $121,966 for the same period, and 5 green-card cases were decided.
It files most often for Inside Sales Engineer roles, most in Andover, MA.
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) | 4 | $138k |
| FY2025 | 4 | $120k |
| FY2024 | 6 | $101k |
| FY2023 | 5 | $93k |
| FY2022 | 8 | $101k |
| FY2021 | 6 | $99k |
| FY2020 | 4 | $113k |
| FY2019 | 4 | $97k |
| FY2018 | 6 | $78k |
| FY2017 | 2 | $57k |
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
Where they hire
Green-card (PERM) pay & filings by year
Median green-card offer (line) and PERM filing volume (bars), by fiscal year †
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| Fiscal year | PERM filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 3 | $158k |
| FY2025 | 2 | $123k |
| FY2024 | 1 | $108k |
| FY2022 | 2 | $110k |
| FY2021 | 1 | $158k |
Green-card route and outcomes
Worker backgrounds · FY2017–2024
Where their green-card (PERM) workers studied & came from
Pay against the local market
MKS Instruments’s 10 most-filed occupations and metros. Its median base salary is 93% of the local BLS median for the same work.
| Occupation | Metro | Filings | MKS Instruments pay | Local BLS median‡ | vs market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronics Engineers | Rochester, NY | 6 | $83,528 | $99,138 | 84% |
| Software Developers | Rochester, NY | 3 | $137,700 | $108,770 | 127% |
| Sales Engineers | San Jose, CA | 3 | $93,139 | $149,230 | 62% |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | San Jose, CA | 2 | $115,205 | $103,560 | 111% |
| Software Developers | San Jose, CA | 2 | $124,621 | $165,444 | 75% |
| Electrical Engineers | San Jose, CA | 1 | $94,619 | $125,650 | 75% |
| Social and Human Service Assistants | Columbia, SC | 1 | $20,051 | $30,350 | 66% |
| Managers, All Other | Rochester, NY | 1 | $70,096 | $88,080 | 80% |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $160,000 | $91,075 | 176% |
| Web Developers | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $110,000 | $83,513 | 132% |
About MKS Instruments
MKS Instruments is a semiconductor equipment company based in Munich, Germany. It was founded in 1961. It is listed on Nasdaq as MKSI.
- Name (DOL filings)
- MKS Instruments, Inc.
- Listed
- Nasdaq: MKSI
- Incorporated in
- Massachusetts
- Headquarters
- 2 Tech Drive, Andover, MA 01810
- Industry
- Semiconductor equipment
- Employees (global)
- 10,300 (2025)
- Revenue FY2025
- $3.9B +10% from $3.6B
- Net income FY2025
- $295M +55% from $190M
- R&D FY2025
- $299M (8% of revenue)
MKS Instruments pays a median H-1B base of $97,136 across FY2017–2026, about 16% below the typical Semiconductor equipment sponsor.
