H-1B and green card employer
Cepheid
Sunnyvale, CA NAICS 334516
57 certified H-1B LCAs from Jul 2025 to Jun 2026, median offer $140,898.
57certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$140,898median offer · middle half $123k to $157k
53%30 vs. 64 LCAs, Oct 2025 to Jun 2026 vs. a year earlier
35certified 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 Cepheid's offers
Fewer than 30 new-employment LCAs in this period, too few for an entry mix.
What Cepheid offers
57 certified LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 1 LCA = 1 LCA
$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
30 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Median offer
$132,250 FY2026
Certified green card cases
35 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Jobs and worksites
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial Engineers | 19 | $127,795 |
| Software Developers | 7 | $165,313 |
| Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers | 4 | $135,762 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 3 | $120,038 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 3 | $225,100 |
| Electrical Engineers | 3 | $154,245 |
Top worksite cities
| City | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sunnyvale, CA | 20 | $148,664 |
| Lodi, CA | 17 | $125,000 |
| Santa Clara, CA | 4 | $195,050 |
| Bothell, WA | 3 | $127,795 |
Green card (PERM) labor certifications
by fiscal year of decision| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Median offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 6 | 0 | $144,248 |
| FY2024 | 11 | 0 | $150,986 |
| FY2025 | 70 | 0 | $138,945 |
| FY2026 to Jun 2026 | 35 | 0 | $139,187 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| MFG Automation Engineer (Mech) | $117,471 | |
| Senior Software Engineer | $165,313 | |
| Senior Supply Chain Ops Program Manager | $158,489 | |
| Senior Quality Systems Specialist | $127,795 | |
| Senior Operations Process Lead | $117,458 | |
| Senior Scientist - Process Chemistry | $133,818 | |
| Senior Quality Operations Engineer | $132,836 | |
| Regulatory Affairs Senior Specialist, New Product Dev. | $140,898 | |
| Systems Veri¿cation Engineer II | $119,221 | |
| Human Resources Business Partner | $125,085 | |
| Senior Quality Assurance Engineer | $122,946 | |
| Manufacturing Support Engineer | $110,000 | |
| Data Analyst | $116,804 | |
| Senior Scientist I | $130,050 | |
| Software Quality Engineer | $120,038 | |
| DBS Leader | $146,146 | |
| Manufacturing Chemist | $95,264 | |
| Senior Quality Assurance Engineer | $144,821 | |
| Senior Manufacturing Operations Data Analyst | $131,664 | |
| Senior R&D Engineer | $170,824 | |
| Senior Sustaining Electrical Engineer | $156,513 | |
| Manufacturing Engineer III | $119,274 | |
| Staff Scientist, R&D MEMP | $160,000 | |
| MFG Automation Engineer (Controls) | $101,500 | |
| Financial Systems Architect/Administrator | $173,350 |