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Design Engineer in Santa Clara, CA

Job title · Santa Clara, California

Job title as filed
Design Engineer
City
Santa Clara, California
Applications FY2022–FY2026
33
Median offered wage
$167,475
Most common occupation
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
Median wage$167,475certified 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 Santa Clara.

Applications by fiscal year

815FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
815FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY20226
FY20235
FY20243
FY202515
FY2026*4
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
13
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. Applied Materials, Inc.16
  2. AI-Fabrics, LLC4
  3. Opal Soft, Inc.2
  4. Structural Engineers Incorporated2
  5. Tech Mahindra (americas),inc.1
  6. Aeonsemi Technologies, Inc.1
  7. Baya Systems, Inc.1
  8. Achronix Semiconductor Corporation1
  9. Crossbar, Inc.1
  10. Auradine, Inc.1
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 $167,475; middle half $141,412 to $190,000 · median prevailing wage $155,043 (marker) · 31 applications.

$100k$130k$160k$190k$220k
$100k$130k$160k$190k$220k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I9
  2. Level II5
  3. Level III13
  4. Level IV6
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 Santa Clara is 94.9% 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 Santa Clara
1.3%
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 Santa Clara job market

Santa Clara has 33,150 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 7,478 job titles and 2,175 employers; "Design Engineer" ranks #130 by applications, with 0.1% of them.

Applications in Santa Clara, all job titles
33,150
Job titles filed
7,478
Rank of Design Engineer in Santa Clara
130
Median offered wage in Santa Clara, all job titles
$163,031
National median wage, Electronics Engineers, Except Computer (all job titles)
$135,150
Other job titles in Santa Clara
  1. Software Engineer2,663
  2. Component Design Engineer950
  3. Software Development Engineer II635
  4. Senior Software Engineer609
  5. Hardware Engineer, Electronics460
  6. Staff Software Engineer354
  7. Engineer Senior Systems Software317
  8. Process Engineer276
  9. Principal Software Engineer248
  10. Software Development Engineer I231
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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