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Design Engineer in San Jose, CA

Job title · San Jose, California

Job title as filed
Design Engineer
City
San Jose, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
93
Median offered wage
$126,984
Most common occupation
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
Median wage$126,984certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition applications with the job title "Design Engineer" and a worksite in San Jose.

Applications by fiscal year

1427FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1427FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202218
FY20238
FY202416
FY202527
FY2026*24
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
14
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Employers

Employers filing for this title in this city.

Applications by employer
  1. TSMC Technology, Inc.46
  2. NXP USA, Inc.11
  3. Cadence Design Systems, Inc.10
  4. Micron Technology, Inc.7
  5. Lattice Semiconductor Corporation6
  6. Tata Consultancy Services Limited3
  7. Winbond Electronics Corporation2
  8. Xilinx, Inc.2
  9. Adaptrum, Inc.1
  10. Nextgen Technologies Inc.1
  11. Arm, Inc.1
  12. Super Micro Computer, Inc1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wage on certified applications, FY2022–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $126,984; middle half $124,197 to $134,950 · median prevailing wage $124,197 (marker) · 90 applications.

$100k$115k$130k$145k$160k
$100k$115k$130k$145k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I31
  2. Level II33
  3. Level III3
  4. Level IV3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Across the United States

Nationwide, the job title "Design Engineer" appears on 2,617 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 679 employers for worksites in 573 cities; the median offered wage is $85,946, so the median in San Jose is 47.7% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
2,617
Employers nationwide
679
Cities with filings
573
National median offered wage
$85,946
Share of national filings in San Jose
3.6%
Cities with the most applications for Design Engineer
  1. Austin, TX125
  2. Raymond, OH116
  3. San Jose, CA93
  4. Irvine, CA89
  5. Houston, TX60
  6. Auburn Hills, MI50
  7. Troy, MI38
  8. San Francisco, CA37
  9. Seattle, WA36
  10. Farmington Hills, MI33
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The San Jose job market

San Jose has 52,029 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 13,727 job titles and 4,101 employers; "Design Engineer" ranks #58 by applications, with 0.2% of them.

Applications in San Jose, all job titles
52,029
Job titles filed
13,727
Rank of Design Engineer in San Jose
58
Median offered wage in San Jose, all job titles
$158,732
National median wage, Electronics Engineers, Except Computer (all job titles)
$135,150
Other job titles in San Jose
  1. Software Engineer2,964
  2. Software Development Engineer1,223
  3. Senior Software Engineer972
  4. Software Engineer 3804
  5. MTS 1, Software Engineer642
  6. Machine Learning Engineer615
  7. Software Developer559
  8. Product Manager454
  9. Member of Technical Staff446
  10. MTS 2, Software Engineer390
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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