Physical Design Engineer at Nvidia
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Nvidia pay a Physical Design Engineer on an H-1B?
$158k Nvidia has filed 99 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Physical Design Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2017 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $158k. Most of those filings fall between $147k and $179k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
99
Median base salary
$158k
Middle 50%
$147k to $179k
Filings and pay by year
Physical Design Engineer at Nvidia, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 8 | $170k |
| FY2025 | 19 | $178k |
| FY2024 | 20 | $180k |
| FY2023 | 5 | $177k |
| FY2022 | 9 | $157k |
| FY2021 | 14 | $162k |
| FY2020 | 17 | $158k |
| FY2019 | 4 | $137k |
| FY2018 | 2 | $140k |
| FY2017 | 1 | $117k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara, CA | 78 | $158k |
| Austin, TX | 5 | $164k |
| Westford, MA | 5 | $144k |
| Seattle, WA | 3 | $164k |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 2 | $196k |
| Austin, CA | 1 | $121k |
| Beaverton, OR | 1 | $196k |
| Durham, NC | 1 | $90k |
| Falls Church, VA | 1 | $148k |
| New York, NY | 1 | $168k |
| Sandy, UT | 1 | $165k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 2 | $98k |
| Level II | 13 | $126k |
| Level III | 17 | $148k |
| Level IV | 56 | $172k |