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Reported H-1B wages at worksites in this city. Explore roles, wages, and case statuses using public Department of Labor records.

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Santa Clar insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings61,780All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$142,52556,214 eligible salary records
Employer names5,190Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$115,211–$174,960Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
02k4k6k8kFY 2016: 5,230 filings16FY 2017: 5,640 filings17FY 2018: 6,229 filings18FY 2019: 718 filings19FY 2020: 5,543 filings20FY 2021: 5,677 filings21FY 2022: 6,394 filings22FY 2023: 5,542 filings23FY 2024: 6,882 filings24FY 2025: 7,464 filings25FY 2026: 6,461 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*6,461 filings$178,300 median · n=6,096

*FY 2026 covers Q1–Q3 through June; earlier years cover full fiscal years. Median: certified, positive yearly base wages; nominal USD.

Salary distribution

Where reported yearly base wages concentrate

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$125k–$150kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 56,214 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Most reported roles

Explore job mix and compare reported wages

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Software Engineer5,175
$140,424 median · n=4,807 eligible
Component Design Engineer1,635
$126,984 median · n=1,630 eligible
Senior Software Engineer1,260
$154,075 median · n=1,130 eligible
Software Developer759
$114,521 median · n=630 eligible
Software Development Engineer Ii708
$183,093 median · n=705 eligible
Staff Software Engineer584
$161,947 median · n=538 eligible
Hardware Engineer, Electronics561
$166,026 median · n=557 eligible
Process Engineer531
$131,570 median · n=525 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Leading worksite cities

Where filings are concentrated

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Santa Clara, CA61,250
$142,938 median · n=55,769 eligible
Santa Clarita, CA503
$102,617 median · n=422 eligible
Santa Clara, Ca, CA11
$141,378 median · n=9 eligible
Santa Clar, CA3
$121,000 median · n=3 eligible
Santa Clara County, CA2
$198,456 median · n=2 eligible
3santa Clara, CA1
$120,000 median · n=1 eligible
Santa Clara Ca, Usa, CA1
— median · n=0 eligible
Santa Clarasan Jose, CA1
$115,000 median · n=1 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
93.0%Certified LCAs
Certified57,465 93.0%
Certified - Withdrawn2,922 4.7%
Withdrawn1,068 1.7%
Denied325 0.5%

Denominator: all 61,780 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Nvidia Corporation6,529
$173,229 median · n=6,425 eligible
Intel Corporation4,658
$133,910 median · n=4,614 eligible
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.2,930
$170,872 median · n=2,886 eligible
Servicenow, Inc.2,684
$145,725 median · n=2,655 eligible
Applied Materials, Inc2,124
$140,550 median · n=2,085 eligible
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.1,652
$130,000 median · n=1,576 eligible
Amazon.Com Services LLC1,507
$180,300 median · n=1,504 eligible
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.1,333
$151,091 median · n=1,323 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$142,525Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$94,587
25th percentile$115,211
Median (50th)$142,525
75th percentile$174,960
90th percentile$205,703

n=56,214 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Percentiles describe filings, not unique workers or total compensation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures · FY 2016–2026 (FY 2026 partial) · salary charts exclude non-yearly pay, non-certified cases, and missing or non-positive wages. Coverage & methodology

Salary filing history

61,780 matching H-1B filings

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Reported base wages in USD · pay period shown beside each amount · select a salary for case details

EmployerJob titleBase salaryLocationSubmit dateStart date
Nvidia CorporationEngineer Senior Systems Software

Filing details

$174,395 /yr

I-200-26174-040835
Reported wage: $174,395–$241,500 / year
Annualized: $174,395
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-07-04
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA06/23/202607/05/2026
Nvidia CorporationEngineer Senior Asic

Filing details

$216,091 /yr

I-200-26174-040850
Reported wage: $216,091–$264,500 / year
Annualized: $216,091
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-09-01
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA06/23/202609/02/2026
Nvidia CorporationEngineer Senior Verification

Filing details

$169,666 /yr

I-200-26174-040894
Reported wage: $169,666–$218,500 / year
Annualized: $169,666
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-07-04
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA06/23/202607/05/2026
Nvidia CorporationEngineer Senior Swqa Test Developer

Filing details

$201,053 /yr

I-200-26174-040900
Reported wage: $201,053–$270,250 / year
Annualized: $201,053
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-09-16
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA06/23/202609/17/2026
Nvidia CorporationEngineer It Staff

Filing details

$218,171 /yr

I-200-26174-040933
Reported wage: $218,171–$230,000 / year
Annualized: $218,171
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-09-28
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA06/23/202609/29/2026
Nvidia CorporationPrincipal Asic Engineer

Filing details

$216,091 /yr

I-200-26174-040975
Reported wage: $216,091–$368,000 / year
Annualized: $216,091
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-07-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA06/23/202607/31/2026
Nvidia CorporationEngineer Senior Asic

Filing details

$200,171 /yr

I-200-26174-040988
Reported wage: $200,171–$264,500 / year
Annualized: $200,171
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-07-04
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA06/23/202607/05/2026
Nvidia CorporationEngineer Senior Asic

Filing details

$197,558 /yr

I-200-26174-041037
Reported wage: $197,558–$218,500 / year
Annualized: $197,558
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-08-01
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA06/23/202608/02/2026
Nvidia CorporationEngineer Senior Systems Software

Filing details

$175,419 /yr

I-200-26174-041059
Reported wage: $175,419–$241,500 / year
Annualized: $175,419
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-07-04
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA06/23/202607/05/2026
Nvidia CorporationEngineer Senior Asic

Filing details

$216,091 /yr

I-200-26174-041121
Reported wage: $216,091–$264,500 / year
Annualized: $216,091
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-09-01
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA06/23/202609/02/2026
Nvidia CorporationEngineer Senior Asic

Filing details

$216,091 /yr

I-200-26174-041162
Reported wage: $216,091–$310,500 / year
Annualized: $216,091
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-09-01
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA06/23/202609/02/2026
Apple Inc.Cpu Implementation Engineering Manager

Filing details

$228,363 /yr

I-200-26174-041219
Reported wage: $228,363–$342,800 / year
Annualized: $228,363
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-10-05
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA06/23/202610/06/2026
Chartbeat IncorporatedEngineer Iii

Filing details

$180,587 /yr

I-200-26174-041296
Reported wage: $180,587 / year
Annualized: $180,587
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA06/23/202610/01/2026
Nvidia CorporationEngineer Senior Mask Design

Filing details

$197,558 /yr

I-200-26174-041314
Reported wage: $197,558–$235,750 / year
Annualized: $197,558
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-08-13
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA06/23/202608/14/2026
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.Hardware & Silicon Validation Senior Staff Engineer

Filing details

$187,000 /yr

I-200-26174-041379
Reported wage: $187,000–$195,000 / year
Annualized: $187,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-07-26
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA06/23/202607/27/2026
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Principal Machine Learning Engineer

Filing details

$230,466 /yr

I-200-26174-041431
Reported wage: $230,466–$332,400 / year
Annualized: $230,466
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-06-24
Worker positions: 100

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA06/23/202606/25/2026
Kaiser Aluminum Investments CompanySenior Software Engineer

Filing details

$154,100 /yr

I-200-26174-041694
Reported wage: $154,100 / year
Annualized: $154,100
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-11-05
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clarita, CA06/23/202611/06/2026
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.Staff Fpga Engineer

Filing details

$220,000 /yr

I-200-26174-041843
Reported wage: $220,000 / year
Annualized: $220,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-07-01
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA06/23/202607/02/2026
Gregory P. Luth & Associates, Inc.Project Manager (Structural)

Filing details

$154,544 /yr

I-200-26174-041938
Reported wage: $154,544–$165,000 / year
Annualized: $154,544
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA06/23/202610/01/2026
Amazon.Com Services LLCSoftware Dev Engineer I

Filing details

$157,200 /yr

I-200-26174-041981
Reported wage: $157,200 / year
Annualized: $157,200
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-06-27
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA06/23/202606/29/2026
Oracle America, Inc.Software Developer

Filing details

$258,653 /yr

I-200-26174-043625
Reported wage: $258,653–$285,354 / year
Annualized: $258,653
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-10-31
Worker positions: 25

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA06/23/202611/01/2026
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.Principal Software Engineer

Filing details

$233,519 /yr

I-200-26174-043685
Reported wage: $233,519–$317,800 / year
Annualized: $233,519
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-06-25
Worker positions: 100

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA06/23/202606/26/2026
Gigamon, Inc.Sr. Manager, Sw

Filing details

$247,462 /yr

I-200-26174-043898
Reported wage: $247,462 / year
Annualized: $247,462
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-10-02
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA06/23/202610/03/2026
Wizard Tech Solutions Inc.Data Engineer

Filing details

$125,000 /yr

I-200-26174-044003
Reported wage: $125,000 / year
Annualized: $125,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-06-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA06/23/202607/01/2026
Salesforce, Inc.Data Scientist Senior

Filing details

$274,491.37 /yr

I-200-26174-044157
Reported wage: $274,491.37 / year
Annualized: $274,491
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-30
Employment end: 2029-11-01
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Santa Clara, CA06/23/202611/02/2026

These records describe employer-reported wages, not total compensation. A certified LCA does not establish that a visa was granted or that an employer is currently hiring. Read the methodology and coverage.