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CAD Engineer salaries

2,140 H-1B & PERM records for "CAD Engineer", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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2140

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$96396

Average Salary

$31283

Minimum

$270000

Maximum

Active filters: Job: CAD Engineer
Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
Tesla, Inc. Sr. CAD Engineer Hawthorne, CA $159600 E-3 Jan 23, 2024
MICROSOFT CORPORATION CAD ENGINEER MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA $158600 H-1B Mar 15, 2018
Micron Technology, Inc. Senior CAD Engineer Atlanta, GA $158000 H-1B Dec 18, 2024
IBM Corporation TCAD Engineer, Hardware Developer Albany, NY $157977 H-1B May 12, 2026
Apple Inc. VLSI CAD Engineering Austin, TX $157800 - $237500 H-1B Jan 2, 2025
INTEL CORPORATION CAD Engineer San Jose, CA $157477 - $278870 Green Card Jun 27, 2022
Ericsson Inc. Physical Design CAD Engineer Austin, TX $157394 - $189600 H-1B May 4, 2022
NVIDIA Corporation CAD Engineer Austin, TX $157394 - $193100 H-1B Mar 1, 2022
NVIDIA Corporation Senior CAD Engineer, Physical Design La Jolla, CA $157394 - $234000 H-1B Feb 18, 2022
ARICENT TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS LTD. Technial Leader (PCB CAD Engineer) SANTA CLARA, CA $157019 Green Card Oct 12, 2018
MICROSEMI SOC CORP. PRINCIPAL CAD ENGINEER SAN JOSE, CA $157019 H-1B Feb 8, 2018
NVIDIA Corporation CAD Engineer $157000 - $194000 Green Card Apr 12, 2024
APPLE INC. CAD ENGINEER CUPERTINO, CA $157000 - $177000 H-1B Jul 19, 2013
Apple Inc. VLSI CAD Engineering Cupertino, CA $156853 - $220900 H-1B Mar 7, 2026
Populus Group LLC Power Electronics CAD Engineer Gardena, CA $156000 H-1B Jan 5, 2022
MICROSEMI SOC CORP. PRINCIPAL CAD ENGINEER SAN JOSE, CA $155106 H-1B Mar 2, 2017
Apple Inc. VLSI CAD Engineering Cupertino, CA $155043 - $214500 H-1B Jan 13, 2025
Apple Inc. CAD Engineer - IP QA Methodology and Applications Cupertino, CA $155000 H-1B Oct 25, 2022
NVIDIA CORPORATION Sr. CAD Engineer Santa Clara, CA $155000 - $165000 Green Card Jun 14, 2022
Microsoft Corporation Senior EMIR CAD Engineer Austin, TX $155000 H-1B Feb 15, 2022
NVIDIA Corporation CAD Engineer Santa Clara, CA $155000 H-1B Apr 12, 2021
APPLE INC. CAD Engineer Austin, TX $155000 - $176400 Green Card Oct 4, 2019
APPLE INC. CAD ENGINEER CUPERTINO, CA $155000 - $175000 H-1B Dec 22, 2017
ALTERA CORPORATION MANAGER, CAD ENGINEERING SAN JOSE, CA $155000 H-1B Mar 14, 2013
TESLA, INC. STAFF CAD ENGINEER AUSTIN, TX $154958 H-1B Feb 20, 2024
NVIDIA Corporation CAD Engineer Austin, TX $154800 - $251550 H-1B Dec 19, 2022
NVIDIA Corporation CAD Engineer Austin, TX $154800 - $251550 H-1B Dec 2, 2022
NVIDIA Corporation CAD Engineer Austin, TX $154800 - $251550 H-1B Nov 23, 2022
Broadcom Corporation R&D CAD Engineer Irvine, CA $154586 H-1B Jun 22, 2021
Ericsson Inc. Developer (Front End Infrastructure CAD Engineer) Austin, TX $154565 - $175200 H-1B May 13, 2025
Ericsson Inc. Developer (PHYSICAL DESIGN CAD ENGINEER ) Austin, TX $154565 - $172508 H-1B Jan 7, 2025
Apple Inc. VLSI CAD Engineer Austin, TX $154565 - $230600 H-1B Jul 23, 2024
QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES INC. Staff ASICS PDK/CAD Engineer San Diego, CA $154522 - $188000 Green Card Aug 5, 2022
Micron Technology, Inc. Sr. CAD Engineer Richardson, TX $154086 H-1B Apr 14, 2026
Apple Inc. VLSI CAD Engineering Sunnyvale, CA $153929 - $214500 H-1B Jun 17, 2025
Apple Inc. VLSI CAD Engineering Cupertino, CA $153929 - $220900 H-1B Aug 11, 2025
NVIDIA Corporation CAD Engineer Santa Clara, CA $153504 - $195500 H-1B Mar 18, 2024
NVIDIA Corporation CAD Engineer Santa Clara, CA $153504 - $195500 H-1B Nov 3, 2023
Apple Inc. VLSI CAD Engineering Santa Clara, CA $153385 - $214500 H-1B Apr 21, 2025
ANALOG DEVICES INC Senior CAD Engineer Santa Clara, CA $153208 H-1B Jan 11, 2022
Apple Inc. VLSI CAD Engineer West Lake Hills, TX $153200 - $230600 H-1B Apr 3, 2024
Apple Inc. VLSI CAD Engineer West Lake Hills, TX $153200 - $230600 H-1B Jan 5, 2024
Apple Inc. VLSI CAD Engineer West Lake Hills, TX $153200 - $230600 H-1B Feb 14, 2024
ALTERA CORPORATION CAD Engineer, Sr. MTS SAN JOSE, CA $153032 - $189277 Green Card Sep 14, 2015
APPLE INC. SR. PHYSICAL DESIGN CAD ENGINEER AUSTIN, TX $153000 - $173000 H-1B Jun 10, 2015
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. Staff CAD Engineer BOISE, ID $152526 - $172526 Green Card Apr 25, 2019
NVIDIA CORPORATION CAD ENGINEER Santa Clara, CA $152526 - $220000 H-1B Jun 14, 2019
NVIDIA Corporation Senior CAD Engineer San Diego, CA $152506 - $212750 H-1B Sep 25, 2025
Apple Inc. VLSI CAD Engineer Cupertino, CA $152144 H-1B Aug 25, 2021
MICROSEMI SOC CORP. PRINCIPAL CAD ENGINEER SAN JOSE, CA $152131 H-1B Mar 2, 2016
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