H-1B Salaries in Santa Clara, CA

7,487 certified full-time H-1B filings for worksites in Santa Clara, California, decided Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026.

$180,000Median salary

$153,49325th percentile

$211,34275th percentile

7,487Filings

Top H-1B employers in Santa Clara, CA

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
Nvidia	2,086	$194,834	$168,000 – $216,091
Palo Alto Networks	402	$189,800	$166,573 – $216,258
Amazon.com Services	360	$187,920	$167,265 – $216,925
Intel	324	$166,504	$144,015 – $186,472
Applied Materials	310	$165,106	$149,055 – $186,350
ServiceNow	285	$173,361	$145,205 – $206,988
Apple	273	$186,142	$159,890 – $210,473
Qualcomm Technologies	233	$180,648	$156,853 – $187,741
Amazon Development Center U.S.	208	$186,000	$155,000 – $205,000
Marvell Semiconductor	201	$160,803	$145,205 – $187,000
Advanced Micro Devices	147	$186,142	$162,822 – $216,091
Amazon Web Services	88	$181,050	$169,825 – $201,120
Everpure	88	$187,741	$149,365 – $226,000
Arista Networks	86	$146,479	$128,063 – $168,442
Pure Storage	73	$205,000	$190,000 – $235,000
Qualcomm Atheros	69	$159,744	$140,712 – $186,472
Siemens Industry Software	63	$173,720	$148,682 – $208,324
Auris Health	58	$175,500	$152,150 – $202,100
Cohesity	57	$187,741	$146,682 – $220,381
Microsoft	55	$215,000	$195,651 – $234,325

Job title	Filings	Median	Middle 50%
Software Engineer	526	$177,681	$149,365 – $207,095
Engineer Senior Systems Software	301	$204,134	$173,239 – $207,095
Software Developer Engineer	207	$178,300	$150,800 – $205,700
Software Development Engineer	184	$187,741	$155,525 – $206,188
Engineer Senior ASIC	166	$186,472	$167,636 – $216,091
Component Design Engineer	130	$156,209	$131,470 – $186,472
Member of Technical Staff	118	$195,000	$160,000 – $226,138
Senior Software Engineer	113	$173,873	$158,596 – $201,034
Applied Scientist	102	$197,100	$183,954 – $201,588
Architect	83	$186,472	$156,853 – $224,000
Process Engineer	78	$156,000	$151,070 – $178,651
Hardware Engineer Electronics	76	$188,952	$164,573 – $216,091
Staff Software Engineer	72	$203,966	$161,947 – $206,988
Research Scientist	66	$168,000	$164,403 – $201,094
Architect Senior	60	$188,293	$160,727 – $216,091
Engineer Senior Verification	56	$186,472	$167,636 – $216,091
Principal Software Engineer	54	$213,418	$182,133 – $226,973
Product Manager	50	$197,201	$163,246 – $215,966
ASIC Engineer	47	$216,091	$178,069 – $216,091
Verification Engineer	40	$198,672	$164,573 – $216,091

At least 5 filings in Santa Clara, CA.

Employer	Filings	Median
Xmotors.Ai	10	$307,500
Reddit	6	$268,691
Dell Products	11	$252,494
eShares	6	$235,000
XMotors.USA	32	$230,000
Nissan North America	5	$229,816
Upscale AI	35	$220,000
Microsoft	55	$215,000
Government Employee Insurance Company (GEICO)	6	$215,000
d-Matrix, Inc. (fka d-Matrix Corporation)	19	$210,000
Blue River Technology	11	$210,000
EnCharge AI	6	$206,750
Pure Storage	73	$205,000
Eightfold AI	8	$205,000
Cloudera	6	$203,825

Level I13% · 547

Level II33% · 1,350

Level III21% · 879

Level IV32% · 1,320

Prevailing-wage level the employer selected (I = entry, IV = fully competent).