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Physical Design Engineer

H-1B & Green Card Salary Data and Market Analysis

183

Total Filings

All time (charts below use selected years)

$145,742

Median Salary

National Average

-5.1%

Growth

Growth 2021-2024 (Filing Volume) (latest year appears partial)

14

Top Employers

Hiring This Role
Salary Distribution (All Employers + Top Employer Overlays)
10th Percentile

$101,026

25th Percentile

$117,291

Median (50th)

$153,929

75th Percentile

$172,245

90th Percentile

$185,000

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Top Employers Hiring Physical Design Engineer
Employer Filings Median Salary Salary Range Approval Rate
SYNAPSE DESIGN AUTOMATION INC. 53 $141,007 $101,026 - $177,341 83.0%
NVIDIA CORPORATION 53 $158,002 $120,000 - $225,000 92.5%
Intel Corporation 15 $116,416 $75,000 - $157,539 80.0%
CIRRUS LOGIC INTERNATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. 5 $135,880 $112,350 - $205,000 100.0%
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. 5 $98,100 $85,000 - $125,000 80.0%
AMPERE COMPUTING LLC 2 $188,923 $169,700 - $208,146 100.0%
NXP USA, Inc. 2 $173,671 $170,000 - $177,341 100.0%
APPLE INC. 2 $152,681 $151,433 - $153,929 100.0%
Wavious LLC 1 $108,971 $108,971 - $108,971 100.0%
Cruise LLC 1 $230,000 $230,000 - $230,000 100.0%
GOOGLE INC. 1 $111,643 $111,643 - $111,643 100.0%
Groq, Inc. 1 $225,000 $225,000 - $225,000 100.0%
LIGHTMATTER, INC. 1 $150,000 $150,000 - $150,000 100.0%
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 1 $221,323 $221,323 - $221,323 100.0%
Salary Distribution by Experience Level
Experience Level Filings Median Salary Salary Range
Unspecified 65 $121,913 $75,000 - $225,000
Senior 40 $163,203 $95,000 - $205,000
Lead 32 $162,879 $124,176 - $177,341
Principal 4 $181,297 $169,700 - $208,146
Staff 2 $225,661 $221,323 - $230,000
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Geographic Distribution
Based on 143 filings in selected period (charts use selected years, not all-time total)
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Median Salary by State
Based on selected period (same 143 filings as above)
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Top Metro Areas
City State Filings Median Salary
Santa Clara CA 107 $150,544
San Jose CA 9 $124,593
Austin TX 8 $124,300
Hillsboro OR 3 $84,084
Mountain View CA 2 $168,322
SANTA CLARA CA 2 $170,872
Santa clara CA 2 $124,176
Sunnyvale CA 2 $152,681
Portland OR 1 $169,700
Boston MA 1 $150,000
Filing Volume Trend
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Median Salary Trend
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Year-over-Year Statistics
Fiscal Year Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
FY 2021 39 $139,985 94.9%
FY 2022 22 $154,205 86.4%
FY 2023 43 $149,249 74.4%
FY 2024 37 $142,327 97.3%
FY 2025 2 $152,681 100.0%
Company Comparison - Physical Design Engineer

Compare how top companies pay for this role.

Company Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
SYNAPSE DESIGN AUTOMATION INC. 53 $141,007 83.0%
NVIDIA CORPORATION 53 $158,002 92.5%
Intel Corporation 15 $116,416 80.0%
CIRRUS LOGIC INTERNATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. 5 $135,880 100.0%
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. 5 $98,100 80.0%
Data Source: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) H-1B and green card (PERM) disclosure data. Data shown for fiscal years 2021 to present. Last updated: February 19, 2026

Note on Salary Data: For data quality, we exclude salaries below $30,000 (likely data entry errors) and above $1,000,000 (lacking automated validation for ultra-high compensation packages). This may affect statistics for some executive and specialized positions.