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Altera H-1B Salaries 2026

71 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications for full-time roles at Altera, decided Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026. Median offered salary $156,853.

$156,853Median salary
$140,06925th percentile
$178,44875th percentile
71Filings

Altera H-1B salaries by job title

Job titleFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
Product Development Engineer9$121,416$115,625 – $141,122
FPGA Silicon Design Verification Engineer6$172,204$142,225 – $207,876
SOC Logic Design Engineer4$160,692$140,441 – $182,283
Analog Circuit Design Engineer4$166,442$152,920 – $176,534
Software Enabling and Optimization Engineer3$163,550$159,638 – $173,768
FPGA Silicon Design Engineer3$177,254$141,902 – $177,644
Design Verification Engineer3$178,848$159,594 – $181,039
Product Quality and Reliability Engineer3$156,853$156,260 – $163,550
FPGA Ip Software Development Engineer2$149,368$146,616 – $152,119
Senior Design Verification Engineer2$160,308$155,339 – $165,278
Sales Applications Engineer2$147,934$143,866 – $152,003
Systems and Hardware Enabling Engineer2$119,174$113,865 – $124,483
Silicon Domain Architect2$155,208$149,112 – $161,304
Cloud Systems and Solutions Engineer2$185,995$184,612 – $187,378
Physical Design Engineer2$173,415$172,584 – $174,246

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
San Jose, CA51$158,202
Austin, TX8$139,462
Hillsboro, OR5$121,680
Portland, OR2$171,715
Georgetown, TX1$115,625
Manteca, CA1$183,230
Washougal, WA1$155,667
Leander, TX1$161,179
Milpitas, CA1$177,254

Wage levels

Level I0% · 0
Level II26% · 6
Level III13% · 3
Level IV61% · 14

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

Median prevailing wage on these filings: $155,943.

Recent Altera H-1B filings

Latest 71 of 71 filings by decision date. Salary is the offered wage rate (annualised); "to" shows the top of a range when given.

CertifiedStartJob titleLocationSalaryLevel
2026-06-252026-11-01Silicon Domain ArchitectAustin, TX$143,016
to $215,300
2026-06-112026-11-17FPGA Silicon Design Verification EngineerSan Jose, CA$216,091
to $298,600		IV
2026-06-112026-06-15Design Verification EngineerSan Jose, CA$178,848
to $192,000
2026-06-112026-11-20Cloud Systems and Solutions EngineerSan Jose, CA$188,760
to $298,600		III
2026-06-112026-10-01Systems and Hardware Enabling EngineerSan Jose, CA$129,792
to $190,000		II
2026-06-112026-10-01Product Development EngineerSan Jose, CA$108,556
to $169,500
2026-06-112026-10-01Full Chip Power Integrity EngineerSan Jose, CA$111,789
to $143,900
2026-06-012026-10-01SoC Logic Design EngineerSan Jose, CA$150,369
to $177,290
2026-06-012026-10-01Software Enabling and Optimization EngineerAustin, TX$163,550
to $205,900		IV
2026-05-262026-10-08Product Quality and Reliability EngineerSan Jose, CA$156,853
to $238,200		II
2026-05-132026-05-11Design Verification EngineerSan Jose, CA$183,230
to $210,000
2026-05-132026-08-03Analog Circuit Design EngineerSan Jose, CA$156,853
to $181,700		II
2026-05-012026-04-29Design Verification EngineerSan Jose, CA$140,341
to $164,700
2026-04-172026-09-16Systems and Hardware Enabling EngineerSan Jose, CA$108,556
to $125,000
2026-04-172026-10-05Silicon Domain ArchitectPortland, OR$167,400
to $205,900
2026-04-172026-04-17Place and Route Design Automation EngineerSan Jose, CA$156,853
to $185,000		II
2026-04-172026-04-29Timing EngineerSan Jose, CA$158,202
to $184,400
2026-03-252026-05-23FPGA Silicon Design EngineerSan Jose, CA$178,035
to $203,400
2026-03-162026-07-23FPGA Silicon Validation EngineerSan Jose, CA$150,369
to $181,700
2026-02-262026-02-23Enterprise PLM Architect – Sr. StaffSan Jose, CA$200,400
to $290,100		IV
2026-02-192026-08-07Sales Account ManagerSan Jose, CA$198,702
to $305,000		IV
2026-02-192026-06-09FPGA IP Software Development EngineerSan Jose, CA$154,871
to $203,400
2026-02-192026-02-16Senior Design Verification EngineerSan Jose, CA$150,369
to $206,500
2026-02-182026-02-13Analog Circuit Design EngineerAustin, TX$178,048
to $259,000
2026-02-092026-06-10Network Systems and Solutions EngineerSan Jose, CA$143,864
to $203,400
2026-02-092026-03-21Sales Applications EngineerSan Jose, CA$156,072
to $243,200
2026-02-092026-02-02Product Marketing EngineerSan Jose, CA$168,958
to $227,800		III
2026-02-042026-06-20FPGA Silicon Design Verification EngineerManteca, CA$183,230
to $227,800		IV
2026-01-222026-05-30Software Enabling and Optimization EngineerSan Jose, CA$155,727
to $203,400
2026-01-222026-07-05FPGA Silicon Design Verification EngineerSan Jose, CA$216,091
to $285,700		IV
2025-12-232026-01-06Sr. Manager, Web TechnologiesSan Jose, CA$228,943
to $259,000
2025-12-232026-01-02Architect - Web TechnologiesSan Jose, CA$183,122
to $259,000
2025-12-222025-12-19Senior Design Verification EngineerSan Jose, CA$170,248
to $227,800		IV
2025-12-082026-03-24Product Development EngineerSan Jose, CA$138,765
to $162,200
2025-12-082026-04-19FPGA IP Software Development EngineerSan Jose, CA$143,864
to $240,000
2025-12-012025-12-01EDA/IP Tech LeadSan Jose, CA$197,558
to $230,000
2025-11-252026-05-04Product Development EngineerHillsboro, OR$117,870
to $183,900
2025-11-252026-05-14Product Development EngineerGeorgetown, TX$115,625
to $164,200
2025-11-242025-11-17SoC Logic Design EngineerAustin, TX$110,656
to $130,100		II
2025-11-202026-05-06Product Development EngineerAustin, TX$115,625
to $146,600
2025-11-202026-04-12FPGA Silicon Design Verification EngineerHillsboro, OR$94,414
to $130,100
2025-11-202025-11-17FPGA Silicon Design Verification EngineerAustin, TX$161,179
to $272,300		IV
2025-11-182025-11-17Staff Infrastructure and DevOps Lab/HPC EngineerSan Jose, CA$127,397
to $166,700
2025-09-292025-10-01Cloud Systems and Solutions EngineerSan Jose, CA$183,230
to $285,700
2025-09-242025-10-01SoC Design Verification EngineerSan Jose, CA$93,710
to $143,900
2025-09-052026-02-25SoC Logic Design EngineerSan Jose, CA$171,014
to $203,400
2025-09-052026-01-20Analog Circuit Design EngineerPortland, OR$176,030
to $258,300		IV
2025-09-052025-12-21Product Quality and Reliability EngineerWashougal, WA$155,667
to $198,781		IV
2025-09-042025-09-04Enterprise Cloud ArchitectSan Jose, CA$191,886
to $227,800
2025-08-272025-11-10Firmware Development EngineerHillsboro, OR$121,680
to $146,600		II
2025-08-272025-08-25Product Development EngineerSan Jose, CA$143,824
to $181,700
2025-08-272025-08-25IT Manager, Logistics and Manufacturing SystemsSan Jose, CA$192,589
to $259,000
2025-08-272025-08-25IT Sr Manager, Supply Chain Planning SystemsSan Jose, CA$192,589
to $259,000
2025-08-192025-12-04Product Quality and Reliability EngineerSan Jose, CA$170,248
to $228,000		IV
2025-08-192026-02-06Software Enabling and Optimization EngineerSan Jose, CA$183,987
to $227,800
2025-08-192025-08-15Product Development Engineering ManagerHillsboro, OR$127,795
to $183,900
2025-08-142026-02-03Product Development EngineerLeander, TX$161,179
to $183,900		IV
2025-08-122025-08-11Oracle EPM Consolidations ArchitectSan Jose, CA$210,746
to $232,300		IV
2025-08-122025-08-11FPGA Silicon Design EngineerSan Jose, CA$106,550
to $146,600
2025-08-082025-08-04FPGA Silicon Design EngineerMilpitas, CA$177,254
to $258,300
2025-08-052025-09-02Product Development EngineerSan Jose, CA$141,122
to $162,200
2025-08-052025-11-23SoC Logic Design EngineerSan Jose, CA$216,091
to $285,700		IV
2025-08-012025-08-11Sales Applications EngineerHillsboro, OR$139,797
to $243,200
2025-07-282025-08-01FPGA Silicon Design Verification EngineerAustin, TX$135,907III
2025-07-232025-08-02Physical Design EngineerSan Jose, CA$171,753
2025-07-222025-11-29Product Development EngineerAustin, TX$121,416
to $170,000
2025-07-172025-07-16Data ArchitectSan Jose, CA$155,943
to $227,800
2025-07-142025-07-19Power and Performance Design EngineerSan Jose, CA$173,930
to $227,800
2025-07-112025-10-01Analog Circuit Design EngineerSan Jose, CA$141,122
to $203,400
2025-07-102025-07-19Power and Performance Design EngineerSan Jose, CA$142,600
to $227,800
2025-07-032025-07-02Physical Design EngineerSan Jose, CA$175,077

Employer names as filed: Altera Corporation. Name variants that differ only in case, punctuation or legal suffix (LLC, Inc., Corp.) are merged. Separate legal entities are listed separately. These are wages offered on certified LCAs, not actual pay.