Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
H-1B pay data: 1,067 certified positions, FY2023–FY2026.
Salaries by job title
| Job title | Filings | Median salary | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Software Engineer | 79 | $141,378 | $100,510 – $154,557 |
| Principal Software Engineer | 72 | $154,458 | $118,687 – $182,613 |
| Principal Application Engineer | 70 | $161,179 | $132,020 – $185,723 |
| Lead Application Engineer | 65 | $132,142 | $105,190 – $152,881 |
| Software Engineer II | 55 | $130,426 | $91,029 – $152,662 |
| Senior Principal Software Engineer | 43 | $172,093 | $148,202 – $191,901 |
| Lead Design Engineer | 39 | $126,464 | $87,131 – $151,091 |
| Principal Design Engineer | 37 | $156,853 | $131,381 – $180,003 |
| Principal Product Engineer | 35 | $161,980 | $129,035 – $178,006 |
| Senior Application Engineer | 34 | $110,656 | $87,252 – $121,805 |
| Sr. Principal Application Engineer | 34 | $172,353 | $149,646 – $200,304 |
| Sr. Principal Design Engineer | 29 | $177,341 | $149,889 – $206,623 |
| Lead Product Engineer | 27 | $127,234 | $108,946 – $156,853 |
| Software Architect | 25 | $192,941 | $159,500 – $222,657 |
| Software Engineer | 24 | $131,397 | $95,949 – $151,584 |
| Sr. Principal Product Engineer | 21 | $167,109 | $151,216 – $204,901 |
| Design Engineer II | 20 | $107,026 | $89,883 – $135,333 |
| Product Engineer II | 17 | $110,718 | $89,843 – $134,740 |
| Sr. Solutions Engineer - AE | 17 | $108,181 | $89,041 – $123,475 |
| Application Engineer | 14 | $108,722 | $84,055 – $161,381 |
| Product Engineering Architect | 14 | $195,397 | $177,341 – $216,091 |
| Lead Solutions Engineer - AE | 11 | $126,464 | $97,219 – $151,091 |
| Principal Solutions Engineer - AE | 11 | $156,437 | $123,475 – $180,003 |
| Design Engineer | 7 | $126,984 | $105,577 – $158,234 |
| Design Engineering Group Director | 7 | $212,742 | $186,177 – $256,806 |
Showing the top 25 of 150 job titles.
Typical range = 10th to 90th percentile of offered salaries.
Sponsorship score: 74 / 100 — Steady sponsor
How consistently this employer sponsors foreign workers, from public DOL filings. Score = volume (40) + trend (20) + denial rate (20) + consistency (10) + H-1B-to-PERM conversion (10). Full formula →
Components: volume 25 · trend 14 · denial 20 · consistency 10 · conversion 6. FY24 → FY25 filings rising (+36%); FY26 is partial and not scored. Counts are filings, not people. Scores describe filing history only — they are not a prediction about any individual case.
Quarterly median pay 2022-Q4 → 2026-Q2 · ▲ 9.0%
Wage-level mix DOL prevailing-wage levels on these filings
Pay by role
Pay by state
| State | Positions | Median |
|---|---|---|
| California | 674 | $154,290 |
| Texas | 186 | $134,163 |
| Massachusetts | 65 | $131,082 |
| North Carolina | 38 | $114,910 |
| New Mexico | 18 | $92,997 |
| Michigan | 16 | $115,108 |
| Pennsylvania | 14 | $92,799 |
| Oregon | 10 | $127,418 |
| Washington | 7 | $163,862 |
| Colorado | 6 | $98,041 |
| Maryland | 5 | $133,328 |
| New Jersey | 5 | $156,437 |
| Georgia | 4 | $84,948 |
| Illinois | 3 | $115,918 |
| Arizona | 3 | $125,632 |
All filings
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. has 1,067 certified H-1B filings (FY2023–FY2026). The table below lists every case — job title, base salary, location, submit date and start date. Case data loads on demand, only when you open this section.