H-1B and green card employer
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
San Jose, CA NAICS 334111
Cadence Design Systems's new-hire H-1B offers average 1.7 lottery entries, against 2.1 for all employers.
392certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$153,110median offer · middle half $127k to $171k
40%340 vs. 242 LCAs, Oct 2025 to Jun 2026 vs. a year earlier
118certified green card (PERM) cases, FY2026 to Jun 2026
Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27
Lottery entries at Cadence Design Systems's offers
160 new-employment LCAs · OFLC 2026-27Of every 100 new-employment filings at Cadence Design Systems:
52 get one entry, incl. 11 under Level I
32 get two entries
13 get three entries
3 get four entries
Compared with all employers
1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry
How this is calculated
New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.
On the 2025-26 table, used for the March 2026 registration, the same offers average 1.9 entries (3% at Level IV).
Level stated vs level reached
all certified LCAs vs new-employment offersThe level an employer writes on the LCA is the prevailing-wage floor it chose for the job. The salary it offers can sit higher. The lottery counts the salary.
1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry
How this is calculated
New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.
What Cadence Design Systems offers
392 certified LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 2 LCAs = 5 LCAs
$10,000 bands, coloured by the level each salary reaches for its own job and area.
By fiscal year
October to September · hatched: FY2026 to Jun 2026Certified H-1B LCAs
340 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Median offer
$152,612 FY2026
Certified green card cases
118 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Jobs and worksites
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | 126 | $144,780 |
| Software Developers | 118 | $153,493 |
| Sales Engineers | 66 | $151,229 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | 26 | $213,512 |
| Mechanical Engineers | 11 | $124,051 |
| Engineers, All Other | 6 | $123,115 |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | 5 | $103,438 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 4 | $182,920 |
Top worksite cities
| City | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | 222 | $156,853 |
| Austin, TX | 76 | $135,907 |
| Burlington, MA | 21 | $148,054 |
| Cary, NC | 14 | $123,042 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 7 | $98,197 |
| Boston, MA | 5 | $131,082 |
| Santa Fe, NM | 4 | $98,415 |
| Farmington Hills, MI | 3 | $93,642 |
Green card (PERM) labor certifications
by fiscal year of decision| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Median offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 53 | 1 | $150,093 |
| FY2024 | 56 | 0 | $146,580 |
| FY2025 | 74 | 0 | $141,378 |
| FY2026 to Jun 2026 | 118 | 0 | $147,703 |
Review takes about a year, so a pause in filing shows up a year later. Medians only for years with 3 or more certifications.
Recent certified LCAs
latest 25 · salary is the low end of the offered range| Job title | Salary | Entries |
|---|---|---|
| Design Engineering Director | $213,512 | |
| Sr. Principal Software Engineer | $221,443 | |
| Lead Application Engineer | $127,709 | |
| Principal Application Engineer | $155,522 | |
| Sr. Principal Customer Service Engineer | $125,362 | |
| Sr. Principal Software Engineer | $258,653 | |
| Product Engineering Architect | $207,255 | |
| Principal Product Engineer | $173,540 | |
| Lead Application Engineer - Physical Systems | $125,362 | |
| Principal Application Engineer - Physical Systems | $124,051 | |
| AE Group Director | $227,729 | |
| Lead Application Engineer | $109,619 | |
| Lead Application Engineer | $127,709 | |
| Lead Application Engineer | $127,709 | |
| Sr. Application Engineer | $115,253 | |
| Sr. Principal Product Engineer | $161,179 | |
| Lead Software Engineer (Mechatronics) | $129,459 | |
| Principal Software Engineer | $154,271 | |
| Sr. Principal Software Engineer | $187,069 | |
| Principal Design Engineer | $110,947 | |
| Principal Design Engineer | $173,751 | |
| Product Engineer II | $137,158 | |
| Software Architect | $221,443 | |
| Software Architect | $189,284 | |
| Lead Application Engineer | $139,235 |