H-1B sponsor profile

Cadence Design

Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications · trailing 12 months

Median base salary

$153,493

▲ +1.81% YoY

Average salary

$151,515

Mean of all filings

Certified LCAs

275

Full-time positions

Occupations

SOC codes with 5+ filings

H-1B wage level mix

Level I196.9% of LCAs

Level II4817.5% of LCAs

Level III207.3% of LCAs

Level IV6523.6% of LCAs

123 filings had no wage level.

Top occupations

Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
Software Developers
Sales Engineers
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Biological Scientists, All Other

Top worksite metros

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Raleigh-Cary, NC
Santa Fe, NM

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Cadence Design H-1B pay range

Annual base pay across all 275 certified full-time H-1B filings.

P10$106,052

P25$123,836

Median$153,493

P75$172,869

P90$198,702

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Cadence Design salaries by job title

Cadence Design's pay for each job title compared with the median of all H-1B sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation. Tap a row for the full range and competing sponsors.

Job title	LCAs	Cadence Design median	All sponsors	vs all
Principal Software Engineer SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	27	$172,744	$168,169	+2.7%
Cadence Design · Principal Software Engineer (27 LCAs) P10$152,528 P25$154,482 Median$172,744 P75$183,093 P90$186,460 Wage levels: I 0 · II 4 · III 2 · IV 4 \| All sponsors: P25 $150,080 · median $168,169 · P75 $201,000 (1,025 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Principal Software Engineer Wal Mart Associates $153,301 (78) Dell L P $164,689 (32) Mastercard $165,000 (29) Palo Alto Networks $215,113 (24) Principal Software Engineer at all sponsors →
Principal Application Engineer SOC 41-9031 · Sales Engineers	24	$166,962	$167,024	0%
Cadence Design · Principal Application Engineer (24 LCAs) P10$142,599 P25$151,356 Median$166,962 P75$185,588 P90$198,702 Wage levels: I 0 · II 2 · III 0 · IV 13 \| All sponsors: P25 $151,659 · median $167,024 · P75 $181,216 (25 LCAs) Principal Application Engineer at all sponsors →
Principal Design Engineer SOC 17-2072 · Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	15	$156,853	$156,853	+0%
Cadence Design · Principal Design Engineer (15 LCAs) P10$144,628 P25$152,828 Median$156,853 P75$165,323 P90$188,671 Wage levels: I 0 · II 3 · III 1 · IV 5 \| All sponsors: P25 $154,565 · median $156,853 · P75 $167,700 (17 LCAs)
Software Engineer SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	15	$137,259	$142,864	-3.9%
Cadence Design · Software Engineer (15 LCAs) P10$100,115 P25$119,076 Median$137,259 P75$150,390 P90$152,758 Wage levels: I 3 · II 4 · III 0 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $114,399 · median $142,864 · P75 $182,002 (37,090 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Software Engineer Google $194,000 (3,054) Meta $214,032 (2,657) Wal Mart Associates $130,000 (1,162) Paypal $150,957 (600) Software Engineer at all sponsors →
Lead Software Engineer SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	11	$153,110	$149,781	+2.2%
Cadence Design · Lead Software Engineer (11 LCAs) P10$121,585 P25$141,842 Median$153,110 P75$153,493 P90$154,359 Wage levels: I 0 · II 0 · III 2 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $133,536 · median $149,781 · P75 $165,000 (1,606 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Lead Software Engineer Capital One $173,763 (147) Wells Fargo Bank N A $154,669 (143) Mastercard $138,000 (85) Globallogic $112,923 (74) Lead Software Engineer at all sponsors →
Application Engineer SOC 41-9031 · Sales Engineers	11	$119,664	$110,790	+8%
Cadence Design · Application Engineer (11 LCAs) P10$89,981 P25$99,352 Median$119,664 P75$121,308 P90$150,447 Wage levels: I 4 · II 1 · III 0 · IV 1 \| All sponsors: P25 $96,180 · median $110,790 · P75 $141,388 (31 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Application Engineer The Mathworks $139,256 (5) Application Engineer at all sponsors →
Principal Product Engineer SOC 17-2072 · Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	10	$164,098	$167,016	-1.7%
Cadence Design · Principal Product Engineer (10 LCAs) P10$132,469 P25$150,254 Median$164,098 P75$168,256 P90$174,428 Wage levels: I 0 · II 1 · III 2 · IV 1 \| All sponsors: P25 $150,000 · median $167,016 · P75 $171,704 (13 LCAs)
Lead Application Engineer SOC 41-9031 · Sales Engineers	9	$139,235	$139,235	+0%
Cadence Design · Lead Application Engineer (9 LCAs) P10$131,974 P25$135,640 Median$139,235 P75$140,733 P90$153,969 Wage levels: I 0 · II 3 · III 1 · IV 1 \| All sponsors: P25 $135,640 · median $139,235 · P75 $140,457 (10 LCAs)
Design Engineer SOC 17-2072 · Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	9	$110,947	$124,200	-10.7%
Cadence Design · Design Engineer (9 LCAs) P10$94,898 P25$105,893 Median$110,947 P75$124,197 P90$130,531 Wage levels: I 4 · II 4 · III 0 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $121,260 · median $124,200 · P75 $154,565 (88 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Design Engineer Tsmc Technology $124,197 (20) Arm $135,907 (11) Nxp $151,198 (8) Design Engineer at all sponsors →
Lead Design Engineer SOC 17-2072 · Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	8	$126,808	only sponsor	—
Cadence Design · Lead Design Engineer (8 LCAs) P10$97,729 P25$116,512 Median$126,808 P75$138,610 P90$153,213 Wage levels: I 0 · II 3 · III 2 · IV 0
Scientific Developer SOC 19-1029 · Biological Scientists, All Other	6	$94,702	only sponsor	—
Cadence Design · Scientific Developer (6 LCAs) P10$89,294 P25$94,702 Median$94,702 P75$108,774 P90$124,218 Wage levels: I 0 · II 0 · III 2 · IV 4
Solutions Engineer SOC 17-2072 · Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	6	$106,291	$115,232	-7.8%
Cadence Design · Solutions Engineer (6 LCAs) P10$94,930 P25$105,258 Median$106,291 P75$117,813 P90$122,564 Wage levels: I 1 · II 0 · III 0 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $106,291 · median $115,232 · P75 $129,773 (10 LCAs) Solutions Engineer at all sponsors →
Principal Solutions Engineer SOC 17-2072 · Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	6	$158,808	only sponsor	—
Cadence Design · Principal Solutions Engineer (6 LCAs) P10$123,475 P25$131,716 Median$158,808 P75$161,179 P90$183,040 Wage levels: I 0 · II 0 · III 0 · IV 4
Product Engineer SOC 17-2072 · Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	6	$133,838	$131,470	+1.8%
Cadence Design · Product Engineer (6 LCAs) P10$103,742 P25$114,354 Median$133,838 P75$158,947 P90$176,744 Wage levels: I 0 · II 1 · III 1 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $115,290 · median $131,470 · P75 $148,114 (86 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Product Engineer Intel $131,470 (52) Siemens Industry Software $166,504 (7) Product Engineer at all sponsors →
Lead Product Engineer SOC 17-2072 · Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	5	$151,091	only sponsor	—
Cadence Design · Lead Product Engineer (5 LCAs) P10$118,763 P25$134,667 Median$151,091 P75$151,091 P90$154,548 Wage levels: I 0 · II 4 · III 0 · IV 0

Titles need 5+ filings at Cadence Design. “All sponsors” is the median for the same title and SOC across every sponsor, including Cadence Design; “only sponsor” means no other employer filed it.

Cadence Design salaries by occupation

Each SOC occupation Cadence Design sponsors, compared with the BLS national median for all U.S. workers. Tap a row for wage levels, job titles and what competing sponsors pay.

Occupation	LCAs	Cadence Design median	BLS median	vs BLS
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer SOC 17-2072	83	$148,054	$130,220	+13.7%
Cadence Design pay range · Electronics Engineers, Except Computer P10$106,291 P25$117,867 Median$148,054 P75$161,179 P90$181,521 By H-1B wage level Level I—5 LCAs · 6% Level II$110,94718 LCAs · 22% Level III—6 LCAs · 7% Level IV$161,17916 LCAs · 19% Job titles filed under this SOC Principal Design Engineer15 LCAs · median $156,853 · +0% vs all sponsors Principal Product Engineer10 LCAs · median $164,098 · -1.7% vs all sponsors Design Engineer9 LCAs · median $110,947 · -10.7% vs all sponsors Lead Design Engineer8 LCAs · median $126,808 · only sponsor Solutions Engineer6 LCAs · median $106,291 · -7.8% vs all sponsors Principal Solutions Engineer6 LCAs · median $158,808 · only sponsor Product Engineer6 LCAs · median $133,838 · +1.8% vs all sponsors Lead Product Engineer5 LCAs · median $151,091 · only sponsor What competing sponsors pay for Electronics Engineers, Except Computer All-sponsor median $153,402 · average excluding Cadence Design $155,173 Apple $169,022 (1,024) Qualcomm $152,506 (685) Nvidia $187,937 (652) Intel $133,050 (646) Pay vs BLS national median 1.14× Cadence Design $148,054 vs BLS $130,220 Where Cadence Design's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Electronics Engineers, Except Computer occupation profile →
Software Developers SOC 15-1252	71	$153,493	$135,980	+12.9%
Cadence Design pay range · Software Developers P10$115,182 P25$135,863 Median$153,493 P75$173,498 P90$183,093 By H-1B wage level Level I—3 LCAs · 4% Level II—8 LCAs · 11% Level III—5 LCAs · 7% Level IV—6 LCAs · 8% Job titles filed under this SOC Principal Software Engineer27 LCAs · median $172,744 · +2.7% vs all sponsors Software Engineer15 LCAs · median $137,259 · -3.9% vs all sponsors Lead Software Engineer11 LCAs · median $153,110 · +2.2% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Software Developers All-sponsor median $136,433 · average excluding Cadence Design $144,909 Amazon $155,000 (9,778) Microsoft $175,760 (4,681) Google $194,000 (3,386) Meta $214,032 (3,009) Pay vs BLS national median 1.13× Cadence Design $153,493 vs BLS $135,980 Where Cadence Design's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Software Developers occupation profile →
Sales Engineers SOC 41-9031	63	$154,835	$124,900	+24%
Cadence Design pay range · Sales Engineers P10$112,362 P25$137,438 Median$154,835 P75$174,282 P90$198,702 By H-1B wage level Level I—4 LCAs · 6% Level II—9 LCAs · 14% Level III—3 LCAs · 5% Level IV$173,53425 LCAs · 40% Job titles filed under this SOC Principal Application Engineer24 LCAs · median $166,962 · 0% vs all sponsors Application Engineer11 LCAs · median $119,664 · +8% vs all sponsors Lead Application Engineer9 LCAs · median $139,235 · +0% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Sales Engineers All-sponsor median $147,826 · average excluding Cadence Design $149,246 Google $171,000 (163) Microsoft $178,110 (89) Cisco $140,700 (73) Nvidia $198,702 (57) Pay vs BLS national median 1.24× Cadence Design $154,835 vs BLS $124,900 Where Cadence Design's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Sales Engineers occupation profile →
Architectural and Engineering Managers SOC 11-9041	15	$201,355	$171,270	+17.6%
Cadence Design pay range · Architectural and Engineering Managers P10$169,463 P25$175,906 Median$201,355 P75$218,660 P90$254,064 By H-1B wage level Level I—3 LCAs · 20% Level II—3 LCAs · 20% Level III—2 LCAs · 13% Level IV—2 LCAs · 13% What competing sponsors pay for Architectural and Engineering Managers All-sponsor median $182,728 · average excluding Cadence Design $190,407 Nvidia $224,000 (135) Intel $202,299 (127) Apple $213,512 (77) Meta $251,766 (76) Pay vs BLS national median 1.18× Cadence Design $201,355 vs BLS $171,270 Where Cadence Design's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Architectural and Engineering Managers occupation profile →
Biological Scientists, All Other SOC 19-1029	7	$94,702	$98,920	-4.3%
Cadence Design pay range · Biological Scientists, All Other P10$90,376 P25$94,702 Median$94,702 P75$119,153 P90$128,894 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—0 LCAs · 0% Level III—2 LCAs · 29% Level IV—5 LCAs · 71% Job titles filed under this SOC Scientific Developer6 LCAs · median $94,702 · only sponsor What competing sponsors pay for Biological Scientists, All Other All-sponsor median $83,513 · average excluding Cadence Design $93,543 Dana Farber Cancer Institute $76,000 (109) Zifo $79,500 (103) The Leland Stanford Jr University $83,000 (94) University Of Michigan $67,158 (70) Pay vs BLS national median 0.96× Cadence Design $94,702 vs BLS $98,920 Where Cadence Design's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Biological Scientists, All Other occupation profile →
Mechanical Engineers SOC 17-2141	5	$104,472	$104,110	+0.3%
Cadence Design pay range · Mechanical Engineers P10$86,915 P25$87,589 Median$104,472 P75$118,622 P90$126,734 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—3 LCAs · 60% Level III—1 LCAs · 20% Level IV—0 LCAs · 0% What competing sponsors pay for Mechanical Engineers All-sponsor median $106,730 · average excluding Cadence Design $114,772 Tesla $150,000 (388) Cummins $95,847 (273) Apple $158,995 (242) Rivian Automotive $154,410 (196) Pay vs BLS national median 1× Cadence Design $104,472 vs BLS $104,110 Where Cadence Design's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Mechanical Engineers occupation profile →