H-1B Salary Lookup

Lead Design Engineer H-1B Salary by Company

28 certified full-time H-1B filings for "Lead Design Engineer" and close variants, decided Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026. Most common occupation codes: Electronics Engineers, Except Computer, Mechanical Engineers, Materials Engineers.

$130,832Median salary
$120,00025th percentile
$138,60175th percentile
28Filings

Top-paying companies for Lead Design Engineer

Employers with at least 3 filings for this title, ranked by median offered salary.

CompanyFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
Cadence Design Systems15$135,907$125,466 – $137,768

Companies filing the most Lead Design Engineer H-1Bs

CompanyFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
Cadence Design Systems15$135,907$125,466 – $137,768
Hella Electronics2$125,000$121,500 – $128,500
Hyphen Innovations2$76,960$76,960 – $76,960
Sl America2$125,000$125,000 – $125,000
Coherent1$138,258$138,258 – $138,258
DAA Draexlmaier Automotive of America1$120,000$120,000 – $120,000
Lucid USA1$129,771$129,771 – $129,771
North American Lighting1$144,450$144,450 – $144,450
Sayari Labs1$154,440$154,440 – $154,440
Space Exploration Technologies1$161,179$161,179 – $161,179
Stanadyne Operating Company1$120,000$120,000 – $120,000

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Austin, TX6$135,907
Cary, NC4$126,433
San Jose, CA3$156,853
Auburn Hills, MI2$125,000
Northville Twp, MI2$125,000
San Diego, CA1$128,898
Columbia, SC1$120,000
Fremont, CA1$138,258
Ephrata, PA1$92,560
Moraine, OH1$76,960
Newark, CA1$129,771
Cincinnati, OH1$76,960
Duncan, SC1$120,000
Bastrop, TX1$161,179
Washington, DC1$154,440

Wage levels

Level I8% · 2
Level II20% · 5
Level III48% · 12
Level IV24% · 6

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