Physical Design Engineer H-1B Salary

507 certified H-1B filings list the job title Physical Design Engineer (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $157,800; the middle half of filings fall between $132,100 and $182,477. The largest sponsor for this title is Apple Inc. (286 filings).

507
certified filings
$157,800
Median base salary
$132,100
25th pct
$182,477
75th pct
$208,254
90th pct
$107,423
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 November 2026
$107,423$157,800 median$208,254

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY2026123$162,500
FY2025159$157,800
FY2024114$152,395
FY2023111$159,790

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Sunnyvale, CA96$177,341
Austin, TX86$152,613
Santa Clara, CA61$165,000
San Jose, CA29$181,100
Beaverton, OR27$148,866
Cupertino, CA20$178,170
San Diego, CA19$166,600
West Lake Hills, TX17$150,509
Waltham, MA15$153,200
Frisco, TX10$96,000
Jackson, WY10$81,000
Portland, OR9$126,500
Hillsboro, OR7$158,288
Chandler, AZ6$118,720
Mountain View, CA6$208,046
Cambridge, MA4$148,179
Irving, TX4$95,000
Milpitas, CA4$150,000
Ann Arbor, MI3$196,000
Seattle, WA3$164,000

Physical Design Engineer salary by employer

Top 45 sponsors by number of filings. Click a column to sort.

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
Apple Inc.286$160,553
NVIDIA Corporation52$177,341
Aptamitra USA Consulting LLC17$84,500
Intel Corporation17$126,464
CIRRUS LOGIC INTERNATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR LTD.15$175,000
Ampere Computing LLC13$147,000
Sintegra, Inc.13$151,091
Fiori Technology Solutions, Inc.12$96,500
Synapse Design Automation Inc.8$135,000
NXP USA, Inc.6$134,681
Meta Platforms, Inc5$213,000
Sivaltech Inc.5$150,000
Enfabrica Corporation4$227,500
Altera Corporation3$171,753
Google LLC3$197,000
Groq, Inc.3$200,000
Mellanox Technologies, Inc.3$216,091
SAIKA TECHNOLOGIES INC3$151,091
Ulkasemi3$128,149
Achronix Semiconductor Corporation2$157,500
Astera Labs INC2$127,692
IQZ Designs USA LLC2$65,000
MatX Inc.2$216,091
MSR TECHNOLOGY GROUP LLC2$108,500
Neetha Consulting LLC2$136,069
North Point IT Corp2$172,931
OCTOPODE LLC2$93,000
Tenstorrent USA Inc.2$125,000
USG, Inc.2$82,000
Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc.1$182,000
DVG TECH SOLUTIONS LLC.1$90,293
eInfochips Inc.1$177,341
Gapbridge Software Services USA LLC1$72,000
Juntran Technologies TSMI Consortium LLC1$80,000
LeadIC Design USA LLC1$101,100
Leadsoc Technologies USA LLC1$89,000
Microchip Technology Inc.1$119,545
Movellus Circuits Inc.1$80,000
Neni TechSystems Inc1$151,091
Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.1$125,060
Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC1$124,197
Sunlune Corporation1$142,867
Teradyne, Inc.1$173,858
Upscale AI, Inc1$130,000
Vivid Soft Global, Inc.1$90,501

Related job titles

Design Engineer $88,000Component Design Engineer $121,680Mechanical Design Engineer $90,000Design Verification Engineer $153,504Senior Design Engineer $111,120Product Design Engineer $140,525Analog Design Engineer $133,947Electrical Design Engineer $94,612Module Design Engineer $158,995Silicon Design Engineer $125,000

Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid. Not legal, financial, or career advice. Full disclaimer