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754 H-1B & PERM records for "section", 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.

754

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$137182

Average Salary

$22145

Minimum

$840900

Maximum

Active filters: Job: section
Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
NVIDIA CORPORATION Sectional Systems Software Manager SANTA CLARA, CA $157477 Green Card Oct 4, 2016
NVIDIA CORPORATION MANAGER SECTION HARDWARE ENGINEER Santa Clara, CA $157269 - $181500 H-1B Jun 19, 2019
NVIDIA CORPORATION SECTION MANAGER SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT Santa Clara, CA $157269 - $175500 H-1B Mar 12, 2019
NVIDIA CORPORATION MANAGER SECTION SYSTEMS SOFTWARE Santa Clara, CA $157269 - $205000 H-1B Feb 11, 2019
Texas Instruments Incorporated Engineering Section Manager Lehi, UT $157000 H-1B Oct 17, 2024
XILINX, INC. Design Engineering Section Manager San Jose, CA $156960 - $224900 Green Card Jan 26, 2023
Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, … Section Manager Construction Wallingford, CT $156871 H-1B Dec 16, 2024
NVIDIA CORPORATION MANAGER SECTION SYSTEMS SOFTWARE SANTA CLARA, CA $156337 - $194028 H-1B Nov 29, 2017
NVIDIA CORPORATION MANAGER SECTION SYSTEMS SOFTWARE SANTA CLARA, CA $156337 - $194028 H-1B Nov 29, 2017
Texas Instruments Incorporated Engineering Section Manager Lehi, UT $155290 H-1B Oct 7, 2021
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO SECTION CHIEF OF GENERAL ACADEMIC PEDIATRICS LAS VEGAS, NV $155140 H-1B Oct 16, 2015
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO SECTION CHIEF OF GENERAL ACEDEMIC PEDIATRICS LAS VEGAS, NV $155140 H-1B Sep 24, 2015
Bombardier US Aerostructures LLC Structural Stress – Section Chief Red Oak, TX $155000 H-1B Jul 16, 2024
Bombardier US Aerostructures LLC Structural Stress - Section Chief Red Oak, TX $155000 H-1B Jul 19, 2024
THE METROHEALTH SYSTEM Section Head – Clinical Chemistry Cleveland, OH $155000 Green Card Sep 7, 2020
METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER Section Head - Clinical Chemistry Cleveland, OH $155000 H-1B Apr 3, 2020
NVIDIA CORPORATION MANAGER SECTION SYSTEMS SOFTWARE SANTA CLARA, CA $154634 - $184681 H-1B Mar 9, 2016
ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP SECTION DIRECTOR PVRC GAITHERSBURG, MD $153900 - $188100 H-1B Mar 1, 2017
NVIDIA CORPORATION MANAGER SECTION SYSTEMS SOFTWARE SANTA CLARA, CA $153632 - $174370 H-1B Aug 7, 2017
The Procter & Gamble Company Upstream Technology Section Head Cincinnati, OH $153550 H-1B May 4, 2020
BURNS & MCDONNELL ENGINEERING COMPANY, … Section Manager CENTENNIAL, CO $153254 H-1B Feb 15, 2023
IM FLASH TECHNOLOGIES, LLC SECTION MANAGER - YIELD ENHANCEMENT LEHI, UT $152600 H-1B Oct 29, 2015
HNTB CORPORATION SECTION MANAGER Arlington, VA $152589 H-1B Jun 18, 2019
BURNS & MCDONNELL ENGINEERING COMPANY, … Section Manager Detroit, MI $151154 H-1B Jan 10, 2024
MICROPATENT LLC SECTION MANAGER SUNNYVALE, CA $150997 H-1B Dec 15, 2014
NVIDIA CORPORATION Manager, Section SW QA SANTA CLARA, CA $150895 Green Card Dec 21, 2017
Yokogawa Corporation of America Engineering Section Manager I Sugar Land, TX $150665 Green Card Jul 6, 2016
CH2M HILL, INC. Section Manager ENGLEWOOD, CO $150300 Green Card Nov 22, 2013
Continental Tire The Americas, LLC Manager Test Engineering (Section Manager – Wear… Uvalde, TX $150000 - $188760 H-1B Dec 1, 2025
TECHNICOLOR CREATIVE SERVICES USA, INC. Co-Head of Nuke (Compositing Supervisor) * See Se… Culver City, CA $150000 Green Card Aug 20, 2020
NOKIA USA INC. *Senior Architect (Principal Systems Software Eng… SUNNYVALE, CA $150000 Green Card Aug 12, 2014
SIMPSON SPENCE & YOUNG SENIOR MANAGER, FAR EAST CHARTERING SECTION STAMFORD, CT $150000 H-1B Jul 25, 2012
NVIDIA CORPORATION MANAGER SECTION, SYSTEM SOFTWARE SANTA CLARA, CA $149725 H-1B Jan 31, 2012
BURNS & MCDONNELL ENGINEERING COMPANY, … Section Manager Austin, TX $149074 H-1B May 12, 2023
BURNS & MCDONNELL ENGINEERING COMPANY, … Section Manager Houston, TX $149074 H-1B May 12, 2023
NVIDIA CORPORATION SECTION SOFTWARE QUALITY MANAGER Santa Clara, CA $148803 - $161244 H-1B Apr 9, 2019
TSMC Arizona Corporation Section Manager Phoenix, AZ $148587 H-1B May 29, 2026
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Section Manager Product Development Engineer Austin, TX $147638 - $180310 H-1B Apr 13, 2023
DET NORSKE VERITAS (U.S.A.), INC. HEAD OF SECTION--RISER MOORING & PIPELINE KATY, TX $147500 - $181500 H-1B Nov 5, 2015
BURNS & MCDONNELL ENGINEERING COMPANY, … Section Manager Kansas City, MO $147358 H-1B Apr 30, 2026
HDR Engineering, Inc. Deputy Bridge Section Manager Bellevue, WA $147014 H-1B Aug 13, 2025
Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, … Section Manager Kansas City, MO $146973 H-1B Sep 6, 2022
Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic… Assistant Agency Director and Virology Section He… College Station, TX $146851 H-1B Jan 2, 2023
Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, … Section Manager $145642 - $220000 Green Card Aug 31, 2023
Nokia of America Corporation Principal IP Architect & rPLM (Senior Solutions A… Bellevue, WA $145558 - $178286 Green Card Jun 3, 2020
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Data Visualization Senior Section Lead Akron, OH $145246 H-1B May 4, 2026
HDR ENGINEERING, INC. SUBSTATION SECTION MANAGER MINNEAPOLIS, MN $145018 H-1B Mar 13, 2015
National Electric Coil Co., LP Design Group, Electrical Design Section Leader Brownsville, TX $145000 Green Card Sep 29, 2017
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO Economist II Macroeconomics and Microeconomics Se… SAN FRANCISCO, CA $145000 - $165000 Green Card Sep 9, 2016
HDR ENGINEERING, INC. BRIDGE ENGINEERING SECTION MANAGER Tampa, FL $144997 H-1B Jan 10, 2019
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This data comes from the U.S. Department of Labor's public disclosure files for H-1B (temporary work visa) and green card (PERM labor certification) applications.

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