CAD Engineer salaries
2,140 H-1B & PERM records for "CAD Engineer", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.
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$96396
Average Salary
$31283
Minimum
$270000
Maximum
| 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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