Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Silicon Design Engineer
Occupation profile for Silicon Design Engineer covers 143 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $141,450.
- FY2026 certified median
- $141,450
- Total filings
- 143
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $122,000–$230,000
- Top employer
- Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 51 | $126,557 | $120,000 | $131,783 |
| FY2025 | 58 | $126,695 | $122,062 | $131,888 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 34 | $141,450 | $122,000 | $230,000 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.94 filings
- Xilinx, Inc.23 filings
- Tesla, Inc.19 filings
- ObjectWin Technology, Inc.2 filings
- Aptamitra USA Consulting LLC1 filings
- Cadan Corporation1 filings
- Google LLC1 filings
- ROBOTICS TECHNOLOGIES LLC1 filings
- Waymo LLC1 filings
Top cities
- Austin49 filings
- San Jose25 filings
- Santa Clara25 filings
- Boxborough15 filings
- Palo Alto13 filings
- Fort Collins3 filings
- Folsom2 filings
- Mountain View2 filings
- Ft. Collins2 filings
- Fishkill2 filings
Filings by employer and title
Prevailing wages by area and occupation
The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 17-2072 | $124,405 | $155,896 | $187,408 | $218,899 |
| 2026-27 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 12420 | 17-2072 | $100,131 | $126,235 | $152,360 | $178,464 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 17-2072 | $103,189 | $128,440 | $153,712 | $178,963 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 17-2061 | $152,173 | $180,294 | $208,437 | $236,558 |
| 2026-27 | Fort Collins-Loveland, COArea 22660 | 17-2072 | $89,898 | $114,338 | $138,757 | $163,197 |
| 2026-27 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 12420 | 17-2071 | $93,205 | $125,403 | $157,602 | $189,800 |
| 2026-27 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NYArea 28880 | 17-2072 | $92,019 | $106,330 | $120,640 | $134,950 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 17-2071 | $87,818 | $109,616 | $131,435 | $153,234 |
| 2026-27 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAArea 40900 | 17-2072 | $105,602 | $127,088 | $148,554 | $170,040 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 17-2071 | $130,686 | $159,890 | $189,072 | $218,275 |