Silicon Design Engineer, H-1B salary
What 439 H-1B filings report for “Silicon Design Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Silicon Design Engineer?
$109k median H-1B base salary for a Silicon Design Engineer, typically $88k to $135k, across 439 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $126k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California161$126k+$17k
- 2Texas122$111k+$2k
- 3Colorado26$98k−$11k
- 4Massachusetts81$97k−$12k
- 5Florida36$92k−$17k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $109kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Silicon Design Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Silicon Design Engineer roles are AMD, Xilinx, Tesla, Microsoft, and Netronome, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Silicon Design Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1AMD358 filings$105k
- 2Xilinx37 filings$130k
- 3Tesla19 filings$230k
- 4Microsoft11 filings$111k
- 5Netronome6 filings$90k
- 6ObjectWin Technology2 filings$112k
- 7Aptamitra USA Consulting1 filings$70k
- 8Cadan1 filings$132k
- 9Delart Technology Services1 filings$134k
- 10Google1 filings$223k
- 11Robotics Technologies1 filings$66k
- 12Waymo1 filings$200k
Related titles in this family
2,967 filings carry “Silicon Design Engineer” in the title, across 30 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Mts Silicon Design Engineer850 filings$150k
- 2Sr. Silicon Design Engineer797 filings$126k
- 3Smts Silicon Design Engineer516 filings$175k
- 4Pmts Silicon Design Engineer154 filings$184k
- 5Senior Silicon Design Engineer83 filings$109k
- 6Silicon Design Engineer 230 filings$104k
- 7Staff Silicon Design Engineer22 filings$243k
- 8Sr. Manager Silicon Design Engineering17 filings$212k
- 9Fellow Silicon Design Engineer10 filings$222k
- 10Manager Silicon Design Engineering9 filings$180k
- 11Director Silicon Design Engineering5 filings$202k
- 12FPGA Silicon Design Engineer5 filings$177k
Figures are for the exact title “Silicon Design Engineer”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.