H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

VLSI CAD Engineer

Occupation profile for VLSI CAD Engineer covers 19 filings across the reporting window. FY2025 certified median offer: $215,530.

FY2025 certified median
$215,530
Total filings
19
FY2025 25th–75th percentile
$210,215–$220,844
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202417$163,872$153,200$180,003
FY20252$215,530$210,215$220,844

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, VLSI CAD EngineerFY2024 $163,872; FY2025 $215,530$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$163,872FY2025$215,530Certified median offer, VLSI CAD EngineerFY2024 $163,872; FY2025 $215,530$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$163,872FY2025$215,530
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.19 filings

Top cities

  1. Cupertino5 filings
  2. Sunnyvale5 filings
  3. West Lake Hills5 filings
  4. Santa Clara2 filings
  5. San Diego1 filings
  6. Austin1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Apple Inc. · VLSI CAD Engineer19 filings

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.

Annual prevailing wage levels
Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1299$69,264$97,989$126,714$155,438
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2072$107,765$131,622$155,501$179,358
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653