Role Filing Pattern
Physical Design Engineer appears as a active H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 98 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.
Physical Design Engineer H-1B LCA Filings
SOC Code: 17-2072.00
SOC Category: Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
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)
+75.7%
Filed H-1B base wages show $202,451 vs BLS national median $115,210
Physical Design Engineer (SOC 17-2072.00, Electronics Engineers, Except Computer) appears as an active H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 98 filing records. Filed base wages span $125,060 to $213,000 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $202,451. 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
$202,451
H-1B LCA Filings
98LCA records
Top 10% Salary
$213,000
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 Apple Inc., NVIDIA Corporation, Sivaltech Inc., Meta Platforms, Inc, and NXP USA, 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 Sunnyvale, CA, Austin, TX, Santa Clara, CA, Cupertino, CA, and San Jose, CA. 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$125,060
P25$150,000
Median$202,451
P75$182,477
Max$213,000
Top Employers by LCA Filings
- Apple Inc.N/A64
- NVIDIA Corporation$216,0918
- Sivaltech Inc.$150,0004
- Meta Platforms, Inc$271,8913
- NXP USA, Inc.$135,7463
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- Sintegra, Inc.$152,5002
- Ulkasemi$128,1492
- Altera Corporation$173,4152
- Aptamitra USA Consulting LLC$89,0001
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- 1
- 1
- Vivid Soft Global, Inc.$90,5011
- Groq, Inc.$200,0001
Filed Wage by City
- Santa Clara, CA$216,09111
- Cupertino, CA$216,0917
- Menlo Park, CA$213,0001
- San Jose, CA$187,5386
- Austin, TX$182,50222
- Beaverton, OR$176,0305
- San Diego, CA$166,9415
- Waltham, MA$157,8001
- Chandler, AZ$150,6961
- Milpitas, CA$150,0003
- Westford, MA$148,0541
- Scottsdale, AZ$90,5011
- JACKSON, WY$89,0001
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Physical Design Engineer?
The median filed base salary for Physical Design Engineer H-1B LCA records is $202,451 per year.
How many Physical Design Engineer H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 98 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Physical Design Engineer role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Physical Design Engineer?
Top employers filing LCAs for Physical Design Engineer include: Apple Inc., NVIDIA Corporation, Sivaltech Inc..
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