Role Filing Pattern
CAD Engineer appears as a limited H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 18 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.
CAD Engineer H-1B LCA Filings
SOC Code: 17-2141.00
SOC Category: Mechanical Engineers
LCA FY2024-FY2026 · PERM FY2024-FY2025 · USCIS Employer Data Hub 2023 · BLS OEWS May 2023
Updated 2026-05-23
Macro Wage Baseline (BLS OEWS May 2023)
+89.6%
Filed H-1B base wages show $188,699 vs BLS national median $99,510
CAD Engineer (SOC 17-2141.00, Mechanical Engineers) appears as a limited H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 18 filing records. Filed base wages span $91,520 to $196,000 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $188,699. Filed base wages for this role sit above the BLS occupational wage baseline used as a macro reference. These are filed LCA records for this role, not visa approvals, hires, or open roles, and the figures generally exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.
Median Salary
$188,699
H-1B LCA Filings
18LCA records
Top 10% Salary
$196,000
LCA filings are not visa approvals or open roles — see why this matters
Public filing data is normalized for browsing. LCA filings are not visa approvals or job openings, PERM filings are not individual green-card success rates, and salary figures generally use the lower bound of filed wage ranges and exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.
Employer Concentration
The strongest employer filing concentration for this role comes from NVIDIA Corporation, Tata Technologies, Inc., Apple Inc., Colonial Staffing Group, Inc., and Technosoft Engineering, Inc.. Use this as a filing-volume signal, not as a guarantee of current hiring or petition outcomes.
Location Pattern
Filed worksites for this role are concentrated in places such as Santa Clara, CA, Austin, TX, Detroit, MI, Cupertino, CA, and Waller, TX. City-level wage differences can reflect seniority, worksite rules, employer mix, and local labor market differences.
BLS Comparison Caveat
The BLS baseline shown here is a broad occupational wage reference, while the H-1B figure is a filed base wage from LCA records. Neither figure includes equity, bonus, benefits, or every compensation change after filing.
Salary Distribution (Base)
LCA filingsQuartile breakdown of filed annual base wages.
Min$91,520
P25$103,250
Median$188,699
P75$196,000
Max$196,000
Top Employers by LCA Filings
- NVIDIA Corporation$196,00011
- Tata Technologies, Inc.$90,2682
- Apple Inc.$181,3971
- 1
- Technosoft Engineering, Inc.$103,2501
- Tesla, Inc.N/A1
- 1
Filed Wage by City
- Santa Clara, CA$216,0917
- Austin, TX$196,0005
- Cupertino, CA$181,3971
- Rochester, NH$103,2501
- Waller, TX$91,5201
- Detroit, MI$90,2682
- Columbus, INN/A1
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a CAD Engineer?
The median filed base salary for CAD Engineer H-1B LCA records is $188,699 per year.
How many CAD Engineer H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 18 Labor Condition Applications filed for the CAD Engineer role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for CAD Engineer?
Top employers filing LCAs for CAD Engineer include: NVIDIA Corporation, Tata Technologies, Inc., Apple Inc..
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