Occupation · SOC 17-2061 · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA wage area
Computer Hardware Engineers H-1B salary in Santa Clara, CA
Level IV starts at $236,558. The median offer, $185,000, is Level II.
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median $185k
Level IIIIIIIVunder Level I = 1 LCA = 1 LCA
Dots: certified H-1B LCAs for this job here, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026, in $10,000 bands, coloured by the level each salary reaches. Dashed lines and the ruler: where Levels I to IV start (OFLC 2026-27).
118certified H-1B LCAs, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$185,000median offer, Level II
$155k to $206kmiddle half of offers
11%of new-employment offers reach Level IV
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
The four wage levels here
annual salary each level starts at · outlined: where the median offer landsLevel I
$152,17318.4% of new-employment offersLevel II
$180,29423.7% of new-employment offersLevel III
$208,4377.9% of new-employment offersLevel IV
$236,55810.5% of new-employment offersWhere does your salary land?
same job and wage areaExample · the median offer here
Level II · 2 entries
IIIIIIIV $152k$180k$208k$237k
Median · $185,000
$23,437 more reaches Level III (3 entries). Enter your salary to place it.
Lottery entries for this job here
38 new-employment LCAs1 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.
Employers
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 · median offer and the entries it gets| Employer | LCAs | Median offer | Entries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenstorrent USA Inc. | 18 | $216,362 | |
| Intel Corporation | 13 | $135,549 | |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 13 | $184,000 | |
| Apple Inc. | 10 | $186,824 | |
| Arista Networks, Inc. | 8 | $165,122 | |
| Meta Platforms, Inc | 6 | $183,000 | |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 6 | $177,700 | |
| Pure Storage, Inc. | 6 | $176,696 | |
| Sintegra, Inc. | 5 | $195,000 | |
| d-MATRiX Corporation | 3 | $265,000 | |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | 3 | $176,696 | |
| All other employers | 27 | – |
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