H-1B sponsor profile

Western Digital

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

Median base salary

$137,093

▲ +0.07% YoY

Average salary

$136,537

Mean of all filings

Certified LCAs

290

Full-time positions

Occupations

SOC codes with 5+ filings

H-1B wage level mix

Level I8027.6% of LCAs

Level II5820% of LCAs

Level III4314.8% of LCAs

Level IV3512.1% of LCAs

74 filings had no wage level.

Top occupations

Software Developers
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
Mechanical Engineers
Industrial Engineers
Materials Engineers

Top worksite metros

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
Colorado Springs, CO

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Western Digital H-1B pay range

Annual base pay across all 290 certified full-time H-1B filings.

P10$97,724

P25$115,016

Median$137,093

P75$155,199

P90$174,783

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Western Digital salaries by job title

Western Digital'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	Western Digital median	All sponsors	vs all
Staff Engineer SOC 1/5 SOC 17-2131 · Materials Engineers	26	$144,664	$142,813	+1.3%
Western Digital · Staff Engineer (26 LCAs) P10$119,496 P25$134,800 Median$144,664 P75$154,838 P90$155,251 Wage levels: I 0 · II 10 · III 14 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $124,024 · median $142,813 · P75 $151,676 (38 LCAs) Staff Engineer at all sponsors →
Staff Engineer SOC 2/5 SOC 17-2141 · Mechanical Engineers	19	$132,142	$131,290	+0.7%
Western Digital · Staff Engineer (19 LCAs) P10$102,336 P25$102,336 Median$132,142 P75$151,480 P90$154,728 Wage levels: I 6 · II 6 · III 2 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $107,718 · median $131,290 · P75 $154,649 (60 LCAs) Staff Engineer at all sponsors →
Principal Engineer SOC 1/4 SOC 17-2072 · Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	13	$158,735	$165,558	-4.1%
Western Digital · Principal Engineer (13 LCAs) P10$135,608 P25$139,650 Median$158,735 P75$165,117 P90$178,006 Wage levels: I 0 · II 2 · III 5 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $151,091 · median $165,558 · P75 $200,000 (142 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Principal Engineer Arm $161,179 (19) Sandisk $162,182 (16) Tsmc Technology $178,006 (13) Analog Devices $195,859 (11) Principal Engineer at all sponsors →
Engineer, Software Development & Engineering SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	13	$118,944	$125,844	-5.5%
Western Digital · Engineer, Software Development & Engineering (13 LCAs) P10$92,011 P25$93,974 Median$118,944 P75$118,944 P90$133,924 Wage levels: I 5 · II 0 · III 0 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $91,406 · median $125,844 · P75 $146,078 (143 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Engineer, Software Development & Engineering Comcast Cable Communications $127,078 (116) Sandisk $136,297 (11) Engineer, Software Development & Engineering at all sponsors →
Staff Engineer SOC 3/5 SOC 17-2072 · Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	12	$151,162	$161,179	-6.2%
Western Digital · Staff Engineer (12 LCAs) P10$117,565 P25$132,953 Median$151,162 P75$156,853 P90$161,795 Wage levels: I 2 · II 4 · III 3 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $149,960 · median $161,179 · P75 $186,472 (276 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Staff Engineer Analog Devices $155,681 (47) Arm $161,179 (44) Samsung Austin Semiconductor $180,200 (38) Samsung Semiconductor $186,472 (24) Staff Engineer at all sponsors →
Engineer, Industrial Engineering SOC 17-2112 · Industrial Engineers	12	$92,976	$92,976	+0%
Western Digital · Engineer, Industrial Engineering (12 LCAs) P10$90,524 P25$92,976 Median$92,976 P75$108,000 P90$116,512 Wage levels: I 8 · II 2 · III 0 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $92,976 · median $92,976 · P75 $95,139 (34 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Engineer, Industrial Engineering Sandisk $92,976 (16)
Scientist, Data Science SOC 15-2051 · Data Scientists	10	$143,543	$143,543	+0%
Western Digital · Scientist, Data Science (10 LCAs) P10$76,461 P25$143,543 Median$143,543 P75$171,149 P90$174,783 Wage levels: I 2 · II 0 · III 0 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $115,014 · median $143,543 · P75 $172,726 (23 LCAs)
Principal Engineer SOC 2/4 SOC 17-2141 · Mechanical Engineers	9	$155,043	$145,642	+6.5%
Western Digital · Principal Engineer (9 LCAs) P10$134,800 P25$134,800 Median$155,043 P75$155,043 P90$158,995 Wage levels: I 0 · II 5 · III 4 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $125,360 · median $145,642 · P75 $169,553 (66 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Principal Engineer Sandisk $176,509 (6) Principal Engineer at all sponsors →
Engineer, Development Engineering SOC 1/2 SOC 17-2141 · Mechanical Engineers	9	$102,336	only sponsor	—
Western Digital · Engineer, Development Engineering (9 LCAs) P10$77,314 P25$102,336 Median$102,336 P75$114,922 P90$114,922 Wage levels: I 9 · II 0 · III 0 · IV 0
Principal Engineer SOC 3/4 SOC 17-2041 · Chemical Engineers	8	$170,498	$159,300	+7%
Western Digital · Principal Engineer (8 LCAs) P10$129,085 P25$154,029 Median$170,498 P75$178,651 P90$178,651 Wage levels: I 0 · II 0 · III 2 · IV 6 \| All sponsors: P25 $135,396 · median $159,300 · P75 $177,300 (16 LCAs) Principal Engineer at all sponsors →
Engineer, Development Engineering SOC 2/2 SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	6	$115,855	only sponsor	—
Western Digital · Engineer, Development Engineering (6 LCAs) P10$106,600 P25$108,914 Median$115,855 P75$119,016 P90$120,069 Wage levels: I 2 · II 0 · III 0 · IV 0
Analyst, Business Applications SOC 15-1299 · Computer Occupations, All Other	6	$169,328	only sponsor	—
Western Digital · Analyst, Business Applications (6 LCAs) P10$166,962 P25$167,554 Median$169,328 P75$169,328 P90$169,328 Wage levels: I 0 · II 0 · III 2 · IV 1
Staff Engineer SOC 4/5 SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	6	$137,669	$187,574	-26.6%
Western Digital · Staff Engineer (6 LCAs) P10$115,855 P25$121,308 Median$137,669 P75$149,617 P90$153,600 Wage levels: I 0 · II 0 · III 0 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $157,934 · median $187,574 · P75 $215,000 (585 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Staff Engineer Government Employee Insurance Geico $194,625 (134) Samsung Semiconductor $193,024 (25) Equinix $155,605 (25) Nutanix $226,158 (14) Staff Engineer at all sponsors →
Principal Engineer SOC 4/4 SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	5	$155,605	$159,000	-2.1%
Western Digital · Principal Engineer (5 LCAs) P10$150,470 P25$150,470 Median$155,605 P75$155,605 P90$155,605 Wage levels: I 0 · II 1 · III 0 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $140,013 · median $159,000 · P75 $200,000 (503 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Principal Engineer Rockwell Collins $133,494 (57) Charter Communications $150,834 (31) Wells Fargo Bank N A $159,000 (29) Optum $147,743 (20) Principal Engineer at all sponsors →
Staff Engineer SOC 5/5 SOC 17-2041 · Chemical Engineers	5	$109,574	$137,500	-20.3%
Western Digital · Staff Engineer (5 LCAs) P10$109,574 P25$109,574 Median$109,574 P75$109,574 P90$109,574 Wage levels: I 0 · II 5 · III 0 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $109,574 · median $137,500 · P75 $151,070 (16 LCAs) Staff Engineer at all sponsors →
Engineer, Data Engineering SOC 15-2051 · Data Scientists	5	$117,291	$121,646	-3.6%
Western Digital · Engineer, Data Engineering (5 LCAs) P10$117,291 P25$117,291 Median$117,291 P75$117,291 P90$117,291 Wage levels: I 5 · II 0 · III 0 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $117,291 · median $121,646 · P75 $138,570 (10 LCAs)
Engineer, ASIC Development Engineering SOC 17-2072 · Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	5	$90,376	only sponsor	—
Western Digital · Engineer, ASIC Development Engineering (5 LCAs) P10$90,376 P25$90,376 Median$90,376 P75$90,376 P90$90,376 Wage levels: I 5 · II 0 · III 0 · IV 0

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

Western Digital salaries by occupation

Each SOC occupation Western Digital 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	Western Digital median	BLS median	vs BLS
Software Developers SOC 15-1252	46	$128,869	$135,980	-5.2%
Western Digital pay range · Software Developers P10$104,302 P25$115,855 Median$128,869 P75$154,440 P90$176,109 By H-1B wage level Level I—9 LCAs · 20% Level II—2 LCAs · 4% Level III—0 LCAs · 0% Level IV—5 LCAs · 11% Job titles filed under this SOC Engineer, Software Development & Engineering13 LCAs · median $118,944 · -5.5% vs all sponsors Engineer, Development Engineering6 LCAs · median $115,855 · only sponsor Staff Engineer6 LCAs · median $137,669 · -26.6% vs all sponsors Principal Engineer5 LCAs · median $155,605 · -2.1% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Software Developers All-sponsor median $136,433 · average excluding Western Digital $144,915 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 0.95× Western Digital $128,869 vs BLS $135,980 Where Western Digital's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Software Developers occupation profile →
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer SOC 17-2072	46	$134,597	$130,220	+3.4%
Western Digital pay range · Electronics Engineers, Except Computer P10$90,376 P25$111,800 Median$134,597 P75$155,448 P90$165,117 By H-1B wage level Level I$104,00019 LCAs · 41% Level II—6 LCAs · 13% Level III—8 LCAs · 17% Level IV—3 LCAs · 7% Job titles filed under this SOC Principal Engineer13 LCAs · median $158,735 · -4.1% vs all sponsors Staff Engineer12 LCAs · median $151,162 · -6.2% vs all sponsors Engineer, ASIC Development Engineering5 LCAs · median $90,376 · only sponsor What competing sponsors pay for Electronics Engineers, Except Computer All-sponsor median $153,402 · average excluding Western Digital $155,184 Apple $169,022 (1,024) Qualcomm $152,506 (685) Nvidia $187,937 (652) Intel $133,050 (646) Pay vs BLS national median 1.03× Western Digital $134,597 vs BLS $130,220 Where Western Digital's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Electronics Engineers, Except Computer occupation profile →
Mechanical Engineers SOC 17-2141	39	$132,142	$104,110	+26.9%
Western Digital pay range · Mechanical Engineers P10$102,336 P25$102,336 Median$132,142 P75$154,649 P90$155,043 By H-1B wage level Level I$102,33617 LCAs · 44% Level II$134,38311 LCAs · 28% Level III—6 LCAs · 15% Level IV—0 LCAs · 0% Job titles filed under this SOC Staff Engineer19 LCAs · median $132,142 · +0.7% vs all sponsors Principal Engineer9 LCAs · median $155,043 · +6.5% vs all sponsors Engineer, Development Engineering9 LCAs · median $102,336 · only sponsor What competing sponsors pay for Mechanical Engineers All-sponsor median $106,730 · average excluding Western Digital $114,719 Tesla $150,000 (388) Cummins $95,847 (273) Apple $158,995 (242) Rivian Automotive $154,410 (196) Pay vs BLS national median 1.27× Western Digital $132,142 vs BLS $104,110 Where Western Digital's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Mechanical Engineers occupation profile →
Industrial Engineers SOC 17-2112	30	$117,458	$102,440	+14.7%
Western Digital pay range · Industrial Engineers P10$92,976 P25$93,517 Median$117,458 P75$138,856 P90$145,205 By H-1B wage level Level I$92,97612 LCAs · 40% Level II—9 LCAs · 30% Level III—5 LCAs · 17% Level IV—0 LCAs · 0% Job titles filed under this SOC Engineer, Industrial Engineering12 LCAs · median $92,976 · +0% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Industrial Engineers All-sponsor median $107,938 · average excluding Western Digital $113,922 Tesla $130,650 (841) Amazon $133,632 (316) Apple $166,962 (247) Rivian Automotive $126,641 (129) Pay vs BLS national median 1.15× Western Digital $117,458 vs BLS $102,440 Where Western Digital's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Industrial Engineers occupation profile →
Materials Engineers SOC 17-2131	30	$137,093	$112,860	+21.5%
Western Digital pay range · Materials Engineers P10$102,500 P25$119,496 Median$137,093 P75$153,600 P90$155,251 By H-1B wage level Level I—4 LCAs · 13% Level II$119,49610 LCAs · 33% Level III$144,66414 LCAs · 47% Level IV—0 LCAs · 0% Job titles filed under this SOC Staff Engineer26 LCAs · median $144,664 · +1.3% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Materials Engineers All-sponsor median $121,400 · average excluding Western Digital $119,802 Intel $124,090 (472) Lam Research $137,093 (82) Asm $124,051 (63) Applied Materials $149,227 (60) Pay vs BLS national median 1.21× Western Digital $137,093 vs BLS $112,860 Where Western Digital's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Materials Engineers occupation profile →
Data Scientists SOC 15-2051	21	$143,543	$120,230	+19.4%
Western Digital pay range · Data Scientists P10$117,291 P25$117,291 Median$143,543 P75$174,783 P90$183,500 By H-1B wage level Level I—7 LCAs · 33% Level II—2 LCAs · 10% Level III—0 LCAs · 0% Level IV—4 LCAs · 19% Job titles filed under this SOC Scientist, Data Science10 LCAs · median $143,543 · +0% vs all sponsors Engineer, Data Engineering5 LCAs · median $117,291 · -3.6% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Data Scientists All-sponsor median $123,531 · average excluding Western Digital $130,948 Amazon $139,146 (2,008) Microsoft $172,526 (835) Wal Mart Associates $147,344 (752) Jpmorgan Chase $140,000 (521) Pay vs BLS national median 1.19× Western Digital $143,543 vs BLS $120,230 Where Western Digital's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Data Scientists occupation profile →
Computer Occupations, All Other SOC 15-1299	17	$166,962	$116,580	+43.2%
Western Digital pay range · Computer Occupations, All Other P10$136,552 P25$150,405 Median$166,962 P75$169,328 P90$186,828 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—0 LCAs · 0% Level III—3 LCAs · 18% Level IV—6 LCAs · 35% Job titles filed under this SOC Analyst, Business Applications6 LCAs · median $169,328 · only sponsor What competing sponsors pay for Computer Occupations, All Other All-sponsor median $111,779 · average excluding Western Digital $120,405 Cognizant $111,384 (7,461) Infosys $92,217 (5,202) Tata Consultancy Services $86,445 (3,415) HCL $118,310 (1,525) Pay vs BLS national median 1.43× Western Digital $166,962 vs BLS $116,580 Where Western Digital's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Computer Occupations, All Other occupation profile →
Chemical Engineers SOC 17-2041	13	$129,085	$125,040	+3.2%
Western Digital pay range · Chemical Engineers P10$109,574 P25$109,574 Median$129,085 P75$178,651 P90$178,651 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—5 LCAs · 38% Level III—2 LCAs · 15% Level IV—6 LCAs · 46% Job titles filed under this SOC Principal Engineer8 LCAs · median $170,498 · +7% vs all sponsors Staff Engineer5 LCAs · median $109,574 · -20.3% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Chemical Engineers All-sponsor median $114,400 · average excluding Western Digital $117,845 Eli Lilly And $139,050 (27) Micron Technology $119,505 (20) Evonik $112,500 (18) Tesla $145,000 (17) Pay vs BLS national median 1.03× Western Digital $129,085 vs BLS $125,040 Where Western Digital's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Chemical Engineers occupation profile →
Materials Scientists SOC 19-2032	7	$153,600	$117,790	+30.4%
Western Digital pay range · Materials Scientists P10$133,890 P25$133,890 Median$153,600 P75$153,600 P90$153,600 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—5 LCAs · 71% Level III—0 LCAs · 0% Level IV—0 LCAs · 0% What competing sponsors pay for Materials Scientists All-sponsor median $92,810 · average excluding Western Digital $98,838 Ut Battelle Oak Ridge National Laboratory $88,924 (38) The Dow Chemical $106,995 (38) Brookhaven National Laboratory $84,750 (28) Iowa State University Of Science And Technology $80,000 (13) Pay vs BLS national median 1.3× Western Digital $153,600 vs BLS $117,790 Where Western Digital's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Materials Scientists occupation profile →
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers SOC 15-1253	7	$99,861	$104,300	-4.3%
Western Digital pay range · Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers P10$92,144 P25$96,002 Median$99,861 P75$148,757 P90$152,900 By H-1B wage level Level I—2 LCAs · 29% Level II—2 LCAs · 29% Level III—0 LCAs · 0% Level IV—2 LCAs · 29% What competing sponsors pay for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers All-sponsor median $104,728 · average excluding Western Digital $111,674 Cognizant $100,984 (1,711) Tata Consultancy Services $86,611 (431) Capgemini $120,000 (356) Amazon $143,700 (320) Pay vs BLS national median 0.96× Western Digital $99,861 vs BLS $104,300 Where Western Digital's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers occupation profile →