H-1B and green card employer
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
Sunnyvale, CA NAICS 33911
Intuitive Surgical Operations's new-hire H-1B offers average 2.1 lottery entries, against 2.1 for all employers.
262certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$161,298median offer · middle half $141k to $188k
23%207 vs. 270 LCAs, Oct 2025 to Jun 2026 vs. a year earlier
73certified 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 Intuitive Surgical Operations's offers
40 new-employment LCAs · OFLC 2026-27Of every 100 new-employment filings at Intuitive Surgical Operations:
28 get one entry, incl. 10 under Level I
42 get two entries
20 get three entries
10 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 2.3 entries (15% 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 Intuitive Surgical Operations offers
262 certified LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026$50k$100k$150k$200k$250k$300k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 1 LCA = 2 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
207 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Median offer
$161,416 FY2026
Certified green card cases
73 FY2026 to Jun 2026
Jobs and worksites
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 48 | $195,650 |
| Industrial Engineers | 46 | $145,302 |
| Mechanical Engineers | 24 | $158,995 |
| Compliance Officers | 14 | $125,900 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 13 | $161,179 |
| Engineers, All Other | 12 | $162,594 |
| Data Scientists | 10 | $141,459 |
| Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers | 10 | $137,306 |
Top worksite cities
| City | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sunnyvale, CA | 235 | $166,000 |
| Peachtree Corners, GA | 8 | $128,932 |
Green card (PERM) labor certifications
by fiscal year of decision| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Median offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 43 | 0 | $133,973 |
| FY2024 | 74 | 0 | $133,370 |
| FY2025 | 126 | 1 | $135,100 |
| FY2026 to Jun 2026 | 73 | 0 | $143,874 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Process Engineering & Design Associate | $132,746 | |
| Manager, Interaction Design | $224,000 | |
| Supervisor - Software Quality | $127,100 | |
| FPGA Engineer | $180,400 | |
| Lead Software Engineer | $223,093 | |
| Senior Buyer | $134,784 | |
| Financial Analyst Digital & Cloud | $137,938 | |
| Lead IT Applications | $136,600 | |
| Simulation Software Technologist | $206,987 | |
| Supervisor - Software Quality | $119,829 | |
| Software Engineer - Embedded UI | $173,886 | |
| Systems Engineer | $171,336 | |
| Human Factors Engineer - Multiport | $145,205 | |
| Production Supervisor | $101,715 | |
| FPGA Engineer | $170,669 | |
| Component Engineer | $150,438 | |
| Embedded Software Engineer-Product Security | $223,142 | |
| Manager, Platform SW | $229,863 | – |
| Senior Site Reliability Engineer, AI/ML | $197,000 | |
| Program Manager, NPI Sourcing | $166,000 | |
| Systems Analyst | $158,621 | |
| Supply Demand Planner | $139,600 | |
| Solutions Architect (SAP Basis Administrator) | $164,000 | |
| Systems Analyst (Robotic Algorithms & Control Engineer) | $153,300 | |
| Systems Administrator, Tech Pubs | $157,600 |