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Kernel Engineer insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings26All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$188,16023 eligible salary records
Employer names17Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$150,283–$237,385Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
036811FY 2016: 2 filings16FY 2019: 4 filings19FY 2021: 1 filings21FY 2023: 2 filings23FY 2024: 3 filings24FY 2025: 4 filings25FY 2026: 10 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*10 filings$192,000 median · n=8

*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
$175k–$200kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 23 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
Gpu Kernel Engineer4
$177,500 median · n=2 eligible
Ai Gpu Kernel Engineer3
$256,230 median · n=3 eligible
Linux Kernel Engineer3
$188,160 median · n=3 eligible
Os Kernel Engineer3
$192,000 median · n=3 eligible
Database Kernel Engineer2
$145,600 median · n=2 eligible
Kernel Engineer2
$174,000 median · n=2 eligible
Senior Geometry Kernel Engineer2
$245,805 median · n=2 eligible
Lmts Kernel Engineer1
$138,091 median · n=1 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
Natick, MA3
$256,230 median · n=3 eligible
San Francisco, CA3
$200,000 median · n=3 eligible
Santa Clara, CA3
$149,365 median · n=3 eligible
Bellevue, WA2
$188,160 median · n=2 eligible
Downingtown, PA2
$192,000 median · n=2 eligible
San Francisco, CALIFORNIA2
$138,091 median · n=1 eligible
San Mateo, CA2
$245,805 median · n=2 eligible
Marietta, GA1
$75,130 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
88.5%Certified LCAs
Certified23 88.5%
Withdrawn3 11.5%

Denominator: all 26 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
A2 Labs, Inc.3
$190,000 median · n=1 eligible
Intel Corporation3
$192,000 median · n=3 eligible
Modular, Inc.3
$256,230 median · n=3 eligible
Bytedance Inc.2
$188,160 median · n=2 eligible
Futurewei Technologies, Inc.2
$145,600 median · n=2 eligible
Roblox Corporation2
$245,805 median · n=2 eligible
Salesforce.Com Inc.2
$138,091 median · n=1 eligible
Anthropic, Pbc1
$264,514 median · n=1 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
$188,160Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$138,473
25th percentile$150,283
Median (50th)$188,160
75th percentile$237,385
90th percentile$262,857

n=23 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

26 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
Everpure, Inc.Member Of Technical Staff (Kernel Engineer)

Filing details

$149,365 /yr

I-200-26156-987486
Reported wage: $149,365–$224,000 / year
Annualized: $149,365
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-12
Employment end: 2029-06-21
Worker positions: 1

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

Santa Clara, CA06/05/202606/22/2026
Intel CorporationOs Kernel Engineer

Filing details

$192,000 /yr

I-200-26154-974982
Reported wage: $192,000–$314,600 / year
Annualized: $192,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-10
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Downingtown, PA06/03/202610/01/2026
Nunchux Ai, Inc.Kernel Engineer

Filing details

$200,000 /yr

I-200-26152-967830
Reported wage: $200,000 / year
Annualized: $200,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-08
Employment end: 2029-06-21
Worker positions: 1

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

San Francisco, CA06/01/202606/22/2026
SciforiumGpu Kernel Engineer

Filing details

$165,000 /yr

I-200-26147-952732
Reported wage: $165,000–$225,000 / year
Annualized: $165,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-03
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

San Francisco, CA05/27/202610/01/2026
Anthropic, PbcMember Of Technical Staff (Tpu Kernel Engineer)

Filing details

$264,514 /yr

I-200-26125-871335
Reported wage: $264,514–$850,000 / year
Annualized: $264,514
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-12
Employment end: 2029-05-17
Worker positions: 1

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

San Francisco, CA05/05/202605/18/2026
Intel CorporationOs Kernel Engineer

Filing details

$192,000 /yr

I-200-26108-809373
Reported wage: $192,000–$314,600 / year
Annualized: $192,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-04-24
Employment end: 2029-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Downingtown, PA04/18/202610/01/2026
Roblox CorporationSenior Geometry Kernel Engineer

Filing details

$273,070 /yr

I-200-26030-608436
Reported wage: $273,070 / year
Annualized: $273,070
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-02-06
Employment end: 2029-07-09
Worker positions: 1

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

San Mateo, CA01/30/202607/10/2026
A2 Labs, Inc.Gpu Kernel Engineer

Filing details

$190,000 /yr

I-200-25323-422793
Reported wage: $190,000 / year
Annualized: $190,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-26
Employment end: 2028-12-07
Worker positions: 1

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

Milwaukee, WI11/19/202512/08/2025
A2 Labs, Inc.Gpu Kernel Engineer

Filing details

$190,000 /yr

I-200-25318-410841
Reported wage: $190,000 / year
Annualized: $190,000
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-19
Employment end: 2028-12-07
Worker positions: 1

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

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, WI11/14/202512/08/2025
A2 Labs Inc.Gpu Kernel Engineer

Filing details

$190,000 /yr

I-200-25318-410611
Reported wage: $190,000 / year
Annualized: $190,000
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-14
Employment end: 2028-12-07
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NY11/14/202512/08/2025
Wayve Technologies, IncTech Lead, Gpu Kernel Engineer

Filing details

$285,000 /yr

I-200-25204-195951
Reported wage: $285,000 / year
Annualized: $285,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-07-30
Employment end: 2028-07-28
Worker positions: 1

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

Sunnyvale, CA07/23/202507/29/2025
Modular, Inc.Ai Gpu Kernel Engineer

Filing details

$256,230 /yr

I-200-25050-708497
Reported wage: $256,230 / year
Annualized: $256,230
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-02-26
Employment end: 2028-02-29
Worker positions: 1

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

Natick, MA02/19/202503/01/2025
Modular, Inc.Ai Gpu Kernel Engineer

Filing details

$256,230 /yr

I-200-25041-680378
Reported wage: $256,230 / year
Annualized: $256,230
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-02-18
Employment end: 2028-02-29
Worker positions: 1

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

Natick, MA02/10/202503/01/2025
Modular, Inc.Ai Gpu Kernel Engineer

Filing details

$256,230 /yr

I-200-25032-659388
Reported wage: $256,230 / year
Annualized: $256,230
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-02-07
Employment end: 2028-02-14
Worker positions: 1

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

Natick, MA01/31/202502/15/2025
Bytedance Inc.Linux Kernel Engineer

Filing details

$188,160 /yr

I-200-24152-054733
Reported wage: $188,160 / year
Annualized: $188,160
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-06-06
Employment end: 2027-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Bellevue, WA05/30/202410/01/2024
Signin Soft IncLinux Kernel Engineer

Filing details

$75,130 /yr

I-200-24144-032008
Reported wage: $75,130 / year
Annualized: $75,130
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-05-31
Employment end: 2027-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Marietta, GA05/23/202410/01/2024
Bytedance Inc.Linux Kernel Engineer

Filing details

$188,160 /yr

I-200-24111-908794
Reported wage: $188,160 / year
Annualized: $188,160
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-04-26
Employment end: 2027-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Bellevue, WA04/19/202410/01/2024
Roblox CorporationSenior Geometry Kernel Engineer

Filing details

$218,540 /yr

I-200-23156-080608
Reported wage: $218,540 / year
Annualized: $218,540
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-06-12
Employment end: 2026-07-09
Worker positions: 1

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

San Mateo, CA06/05/202307/10/2023
Intel CorporationOs Kernel Engineer

Filing details

$180,378 /yr

I-200-23129-003794
Reported wage: $180,378–$299,710 / year
Annualized: $180,378
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-05-15
Employment end: 2026-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Malvern, PA05/08/202310/01/2023
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.Staff Kernel Engineer

Filing details

$165,849 /yr

I-200-20328-924926
Reported wage: $165,849–$193,800 / year
Annualized: $165,849
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2020-12-01
Employment end: 2024-05-20
Worker positions: 1

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

Santa Clara, CA11/23/202005/21/2021
Mongodb, Inc.Senior Engineer (Database Kernel Engineer)

Filing details

$96,366 /yr

I-200-19176-848695
Reported wage: $96,366–$190,000 / year
Annualized: $96,366
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-07-22
Employment end: 2022-07-01
Worker positions: 1

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

New York, NEW YORK07/16/201907/23/2019
Salesforce.Com Inc.Lmts Kernel Engineer

Filing details

$138,091 /yr

I-200-19065-497311
Reported wage: $138,091–$138,091 / year
Annualized: $138,091
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-03-12
Employment end: 2022-03-18
Worker positions: 1

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

San Francisco, CALIFORNIA03/06/201903/19/2019
Salesforce.Com Inc.Smts Kernel Engineer

Filing details

$138,091 /yr

I-200-19064-612431
Reported wage: $138,091–$138,091 / year
Annualized: $138,091
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-03-05
Employment end: 2022-03-18
Worker positions: 1

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

San Francisco, CALIFORNIA03/05/201903/19/2019
Futurewei Technologies, Inc.Database Kernel Engineer

Filing details

$151,200 /yr

I-200-19029-968802
Reported wage: $151,200 / year
Annualized: $151,200
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-02-06
Employment end: 2022-05-29
Worker positions: 1

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

Santa Clara, CALIFORNIA01/31/201905/30/2019
Google Inc.Kernel Engineer

Filing details

$148,000 /yr

I-200-16126-525587
Reported wage: $148,000 / year
Annualized: $148,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2016
Decision: 2016-05-12
Employment end: 2019-05-12
Worker positions: 1

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

Mountain View, CA05/06/201605/13/2016

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.