Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
H-1B pay data: 876 certified positions, FY2023–FY2026.
876
certified positions
$150,000
Median pay
$132,142
25th pct
$173,014
75th pct
$194,938
90th pct
$114,800
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are
employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not
people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our
disclaimer & terms.
Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated October 2026
Salaries by job title
| Job title | Filings | Median salary | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Engineer | 33 | $133,224 | $98,459 – $142,293 |
| Software Engineer | 22 | $168,650 | $130,991 – $188,334 |
| Manufacturing Engineer | 18 | $125,389 | $107,610 – $145,205 |
| Senior Software Engineer | 17 | $172,200 | $155,115 – $205,208 |
| Senior Supplier Engineer | 14 | $146,937 | $140,816 – $170,248 |
| Supplier Engineer | 14 | $123,521 | $117,141 – $164,684 |
| Mechanical Engineer | 13 | $137,363 | $111,746 – $155,043 |
| Data Scientist | 10 | $128,108 | $106,606 – $150,848 |
| Senior Quality Engineer | 10 | $141,637 | $118,500 – $167,291 |
| Staff Software Engineer | 10 | $214,034 | $183,990 – $234,330 |
| Mechanical Design Engineer | 9 | $151,700 | $126,732 – $174,152 |
| Regulatory Affairs Specialist | 9 | $115,877 | $113,407 – $143,800 |
| Industrial Engineer | 8 | $118,914 | $105,241 – $140,577 |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 8 | $146,200 | $129,709 – $193,180 |
| Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist | 8 | $135,252 | $125,416 – $144,210 |
| Software Development Engineer | 8 | $180,980 | $146,624 – $205,208 |
| Systems Analyst | 8 | $153,277 | $142,830 – $154,896 |
| Clinical Development Engineer | 7 | $136,202 | $125,120 – $157,839 |
| Manager, Application Development | 7 | $199,534 | $184,680 – $232,576 |
| Program Manager | 7 | $208,125 | $188,977 – $222,860 |
| Senior Manufacturing Engineer | 7 | $142,293 | $135,321 – $154,025 |
| Electrical Engineer | 6 | $130,014 | $125,674 – $159,609 |
| Human Factors Engineer | 6 | $142,293 | $130,350 – $170,248 |
| FPGA Engineer | 5 | $156,624 | $147,175 – $176,508 |
| Machine Learning Scientist | 5 | $135,949 | $103,813 – $182,480 |
Showing the top 25 of 150 job titles.
Typical range = 10th to 90th percentile of offered salaries.
$143,916
Median prevailing wage
Sponsorship score: 76 / 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 →
876
H-1B LCA filings
315
PERM certifications
0.9%
PERM denial rate
4 of 4
Years filing
0.36
PERM per H-1B filing
Components: volume 25 · trend 15 · denial 20 · consistency 10 · conversion 7. FY24 → FY25 filings rising (+47%); 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.
$114,800$150,000 median$194,938
Quarterly median pay 2022-Q4 → 2026-Q2 · ▲ 17.6%
Wage-level mix DOL prevailing-wage levels on these filings
Level I · Entry — 60 (9%), med $133,542Level II · Qualified — 168 (25%), med $132,142Level III · Experienced — 190 (28%), med $145,288Level IV · Fully competent — 252 (38%), med $166,962
Pay by role
| Role | Positions | Median | Vs prevailing wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Engineers 17-2112 | 174 | $142,293 | +1% · Around prevailing wage |
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 158 | $172,931 | +2% · Around prevailing wage |
| Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 | 58 | $155,043 | +0% · Around prevailing wage |
| Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 17-2031 | 51 | $135,480 | +2% · Around prevailing wage |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1211 | 41 | $161,208 | +0% · Around prevailing wage |
| Data Scientists 15-2051 | 39 | $144,870 | +3% · Around prevailing wage |
| Regulatory Affairs Specialists 13-1041 | 35 | $125,715 | +15% · Above prevailing wage |
| Nanosystems Engineers 17-2199 | 33 | $153,254 | +5% · Above prevailing wage |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers 11-9041 | 27 | $187,800 | +5% · Above prevailing wage |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 | 25 | $160,930 | +11% · Above prevailing wage |
| Logisticians 13-1081 | 21 | $131,019 | +0% · Around prevailing wage |
| Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 15-1299 | 18 | $164,481 | +14% · Above prevailing wage |
| Electrical Engineers 17-2071 | 17 | $156,624 | +0% · Around prevailing wage |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 17-2072 | 17 | $166,034 | +6% · Above prevailing wage |
| Quality Control Systems Managers 11-3051 | 16 | $180,932 | +1% · Around prevailing wage |
| Information Security Analysts 15-1212 | 16 | $175,649 | +13% · Above prevailing wage |
| Database Architects 15-1243 | 14 | $167,250 | +3% · Around prevailing wage |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021 | 13 | $184,370 | +0% · Around prevailing wage |
| Financial and Investment Analysts 13-2051 | 13 | $135,658 | +0% · Around prevailing wage |
| Database Administrators 15-1242 | 10 | $157,348 | +6% · Above prevailing wage |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244 | 9 | $170,400 | — |
| Commercial and Industrial Designers 27-1021 | 9 | $148,741 | — |
| Molecular and Cellular Biologists 19-1029 | 7 | $155,000 | — |
| Regulatory Affairs Managers 11-9199 | 7 | $168,892 | — |
| Management Analysts 13-1111 | 5 | $140,700 | — |
Pay by state
| State | Positions | Median |
|---|---|---|
| California | 761 | $155,000 |
| Georgia | 51 | $126,506 |
| North Carolina | 16 | $129,375 |
| Texas | 13 | $143,666 |
| Washington | 8 | $142,541 |
| Virginia | 5 | $104,800 |
| New Jersey | 4 | $140,207 |
| Indiana | 2 | $121,078 |
| Michigan | 2 | $122,650 |
| Massachusetts | 2 | $148,990 |
| Colorado | 2 | $105,088 |
| Connecticut | 2 | $114,228 |
| New York | 1 | $111,717 |
| Nevada | 1 | $153,000 |
| Arizona | 1 | $144,870 |
About the prevailing-wage column. It compares the median offered wage for each role with the median DOL prevailing wage for that employer and role. Both medians mix job levels and worksite locations, so a negative gap does not mean any individual case paid below its required prevailing wage — it describes the mix of filings, not compliance. See our disclaimer & terms.
All filings
Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. has 876 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.