CAD Engineer salaries
2,140 H-1B & PERM records for "CAD Engineer", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.
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Source: US Dept of Labor. Represents Base Salary only. Excludes RSUs, signing bonuses, and variable compensation.2140
Results Found
$96396
Average Salary
$31283
Minimum
$270000
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | VLSI CAD Engineering | Cupertino, CA | $181100 - $272100 | H-1B | May 22, 2026 |
| Apple Inc. | VLSI CAD Engineering | Cambridge, MA | $181100 - $272100 | H-1B | Nov 8, 2025 |
| Apple Inc. | CAD Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $180250 | H-1B | Aug 16, 2021 |
| Apple Inc. | VLSI CAD Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $180028 | H-1B | Mar 8, 2022 |
| Apple Inc. | VLSI CAD Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $180003 - $256500 | H-1B | Feb 13, 2024 |
| Apple Inc. | CAD Engineer - Timing for Gate-Level Flows & Meth… | Cupertino, CA | $180003 - $256500 | H-1B | May 2, 2024 |
| Apple Inc. | VLSI CAD Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $180003 - $256500 | H-1B | Nov 27, 2023 |
| Apple Inc. | VLSI CAD Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $180003 - $256500 | H-1B | Nov 7, 2023 |
| Apple Inc. | VLSI CAD Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $180003 - $256500 | H-1B | Apr 3, 2024 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | CAD Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $180003 - $258750 | H-1B | Jun 28, 2024 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | CAD Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $180003 - $247250 | H-1B | Mar 21, 2024 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | CAD Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $180003 - $287500 | H-1B | Nov 14, 2023 |
| Apple Inc. | VLSI CAD Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $180003 - $256500 | H-1B | Aug 8, 2023 |
| Silanna Semiconductor North America, In… | Staff CAD Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $180003 - $190000 | H-1B | Sep 22, 2023 |
| SiTime Corporation | Sr. CAD Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $180000 | H-1B | Sep 28, 2023 |
| Tesla, Inc. | CAD Engineer | Hawthorne, CA | $178525 | H-1B | Apr 29, 2026 |
| APPLE INC. | CAD Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $178500 - $232800 | Green Card | Jun 10, 2021 |
| Lightmatter, Inc. | Staff IC CAD Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $178270 | H-1B | Oct 3, 2024 |
| Apple Inc. | VLSI CAD Engineering | Cupertino, CA | $178006 - $214500 | H-1B | Jun 16, 2025 |
| APPLE INC. | VLSI CAD Engineer | $177341 - $242000 | Green Card | Sep 18, 2023 | |
| NVIDIA Corporation | CAD Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $177341 - $245000 | H-1B | May 8, 2023 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | CAD Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $177341 - $279500 | H-1B | Dec 12, 2022 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Senior CAD Engineer | Urbana, IL | $177341 - $279500 | H-1B | Nov 22, 2022 |
| Apple Inc. | VLSI CAD Engineer | Beaverton, OR | $176477 | H-1B | Jan 11, 2023 |
| Apple Inc. | VLSI CAD Engineer | West Lake Hills, TX | $176319 | H-1B | Mar 13, 2023 |
| Silicon Laboratories, Inc. | Associate Staff CAD Engineer | Austin, TX | $176300 | H-1B | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Silicon Laboratories, Inc. | Associate Staff CAD Engineer | Austin, TX | $176300 | H-1B | Apr 22, 2026 |
| Apple Inc. | VLSI CAD Engineer | West Lake Hills, TX | $176129 | H-1B | Aug 8, 2022 |
| Apple Inc. | VLSI CAD Engineering | Beaverton, OR | $176030 - $244600 | H-1B | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Google LLC | Silicon CAD Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $175000 | H-1B | Feb 23, 2023 |
| Apple Inc. | CAD Engineer | CUPERTINO, CA | $175000 | H-1B | Mar 25, 2022 |
| Apple Inc. | CAD Engineer - Dashboards & Regressions | Beaverton, OR | $175000 | H-1B | Sep 22, 2022 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | CAD Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $175000 | H-1B | Jun 3, 2020 |
| SAMSUNG AUSTIN SEMICONDUCTOR LLC | SENIOR CAD ENGINEER | AUSTIN, TX | $175000 | H-1B | Aug 28, 2012 |
| SAMSUNG AUSTIN SEMICONDUCTOR, L.L.C. | SENIOR CAD ENGINEER | AUSTIN, TX | $175000 | H-1B | Aug 28, 2012 |
| SONY ELECTRONICS INC. | VLSI Analog Layout/CAD Engineer(Senior ASIC Engin… | San Jose, CA | $174900 | H-1B | Oct 17, 2019 |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | CAD Engineer | Richardson, TX | $174765 | H-1B | May 18, 2026 |
| Apple Inc. | VLSI CAD Engineering | Beaverton, OR | $174357 - $244600 | H-1B | Sep 18, 2025 |
| IBM Corporation | TCAD Engineer | Albany, NY | $173233 | H-1B | May 10, 2024 |
| CIRRUS LOGIC INTERNATIONAL SEMICONDUCTO… | CAD Engineer | Austin, TX | $173056 | H-1B | May 19, 2025 |
| APPLE INC. | CAD ENGINEER | CUPERTINO, CA | $172800 | H-1B | Apr 30, 2019 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | CAD Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $172640 - $175000 | H-1B | Apr 9, 2020 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | CAD Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $172245 - $260000 | H-1B | Feb 4, 2022 |
| Apple Inc. | VLSI CAD Engineering | Cambridge, MA | $171787 - $244600 | H-1B | Jan 8, 2026 |
| Apple Inc. | VLSI CAD Engineer | Santa Clara, CA | $171008 | H-1B | Dec 22, 2021 |
| Lightmatter, Inc. | Staff IC CAD Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $170000 | H-1B | Oct 3, 2024 |
| FLEX LOGIX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | Senior Physical Design CAD Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $170000 - $175000 | Green Card | Oct 10, 2022 |
| APPLE INC. | CAD ENGINEER | CUPERTINO, CA | $170000 - $190000 | H-1B | Mar 8, 2017 |
| Apple Inc. | VLSI CAD Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $169214 | H-1B | Feb 16, 2023 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Senior Custom CAD Engineer | Austin, TX | $168000 - $264500 | H-1B | Mar 25, 2026 |
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