RTL Design Engineer salaries
311 H-1B & PERM records for "RTL Design Engineer", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.
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$127322
Average Salary
$72297
Minimum
$246000
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google LLC | Low Power RTL Design Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $246000 | H-1B | Nov 3, 2023 |
| Esperanto Technologies | Sr. RTL Design Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $240000 | H-1B | Apr 17, 2023 |
| Apple Inc. | RTL Design Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $230000 | H-1B | May 18, 2022 |
| Google LLC | ASIC RTL Design Engineer 1615.71679 | Sunnyvale, CA | $220000 | H-1B | Feb 21, 2022 |
| Etched.ai, Inc. | Member of Technical Staff (RTL Design Engineer) | San Jose, CA | $215592 - $300000 | H-1B | Apr 22, 2025 |
| ETCHEDAI INC | Member of Technical Staff, RTL Design Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $215592 - $300000 | H-1B | Dec 18, 2024 |
| ETCHEDAI INC | RTL Design Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $215592 - $300000 | H-1B | Nov 19, 2024 |
| Block, Inc. | RTL Design Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $192500 | H-1B | Jun 7, 2022 |
| MatX Inc. | Silicon Micro-Architecture and RTL Design Engineer | Mountain View, CA | $191048 - $400000 | H-1B | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Google LLC | ASIC RTL Design Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $187000 | H-1B | Aug 6, 2025 |
| SIFIVE INC. | Sr. Staff RTL Design Engineer | Austin, TX | $185000 | Green Card | Jan 12, 2022 |
| Apple Inc. | RTL Design Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $185000 | H-1B | Oct 7, 2021 |
| Apple Inc. | RTL Design Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $180003 - $256500 | H-1B | Nov 9, 2023 |
| TECH MAHINDRA CERIUM SYSTEMS INC | SR RTL DESIGN ENGINEER | SAN JOSE, CA | $179566 | Green Card | Feb 28, 2022 |
| TECH MAHINDRA CERIUM SYSTEMS INC | SR RTL DESIGN ENGINEER | SAN JOSE, CA | $179566 | H-1B | Dec 3, 2021 |
| TECH MAHINDRA CERIUM SYSTEMS INC | SR RTL DESIGN ENGINEER | AUSTIN, TX | $179566 | H-1B | Jun 28, 2022 |
| QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES INC. | Senior Staff SoC/RTL Design Engineer | SAN DIEGO, CA | $176717 - $210600 | Green Card | Jun 29, 2017 |
| Apple Inc. | RTL Design Engineer | Austin, TX | $175000 | H-1B | Sep 2, 2021 |
| Apple Inc. | Custom Circuit RTL Design Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $173056 - $220000 | H-1B | Mar 27, 2023 |
| Synapse Design Automation Inc. | Senior RTL Design Engineer | San Jose, CA | $170000 | H-1B | Mar 6, 2024 |
| Synapse Design Automation Inc. | Senior RTL Design Engineer | San Jose, CA | $170000 | H-1B | Mar 6, 2024 |
| Apple Inc. | RTL Design Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $170000 | H-1B | Dec 12, 2022 |
| Google LLC | ASIC RTL Design Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $170000 | H-1B | Feb 20, 2023 |
| FUNGIBLE INC. | RTL DESIGN ENGINEER (MBR. OF TECHNICAL STAFF) | SANTA CLARA, CA | $170000 - $215000 | H-1B | Sep 6, 2019 |
| XCOM Labs, Inc. | Senior Member of Technical Staff- - FPGA RTL Desi… | San Diego, CA | $168000 | H-1B | Jan 7, 2021 |
| Apple Inc. | GPU RTL Design Engineer | San Diego, CA | $166941 - $208800 | H-1B | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Apple Inc. | GPU RTL Design Engineer | San Diego, CA | $166600 - $250600 | H-1B | Dec 20, 2024 |
| Etched.ai, Inc. | Member of Technical Staff (RTL Design Engineer) | San Jose, CA | $166525 - $205000 | H-1B | Apr 23, 2025 |
| Etched.ai, Inc. | Member of Technical Staff (RTL Design Engineer) | San Jose, CA | $166525 - $205000 | H-1B | Apr 2, 2025 |
| ARM, INC. | Senior RTL Design Engineer | Austin, TX | $166001 | Green Card | May 26, 2023 |
| QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES INC. | Senior Staff SoC/RTL Design Engineer/Digital Desi… | SAN DIEGO, CA | $165776 - $190400 | Green Card | Jun 8, 2016 |
| QUALCOMM ATHEROS, INC. | Staff SoC/RTL Design Engineer/Synthesis | SAN JOSE, CA | $165215 - $176800 | Green Card | May 27, 2016 |
| CAPGEMINI AMERICA INC | ASIC RTL Design Engineer 2 | SANTA CLARA, CA | $165000 | H-1B | Dec 24, 2024 |
| Apple Inc. | RTL Design Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $165000 | H-1B | Aug 11, 2021 |
| SYNAPSE DESIGN AUTOMATION INC. | RTL Design Engineer | SANTA CLARA, CA | $165000 | Green Card | Sep 5, 2017 |
| Apple Inc. | Graphics (GPU) RTL Design Engineer | Austin, TX | $163363 - $237500 | H-1B | May 2, 2025 |
| SIFIVE INC. | RTL Design Engineer - RISC-V CPU | San Mateo, CA | $162000 | Green Card | Oct 12, 2022 |
| Ampere Computing LLC | Principal RTL Design Engineer | Portland, OR | $160000 | H-1B | Jun 25, 2021 |
| QUALCOMM ATHEROS, INC. | Staff SoC/RTL Design Engineer | SAN JOSE, CA | $159910 - $181700 | Green Card | Mar 21, 2018 |
| SiFive, Inc. | Sr. Staff RTL Design Engineer | Austin, TX | $158974 - $195000 | H-1B | Oct 26, 2020 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Silicon Engineer (Senior SoC RTL Design Engineer) | Hillsboro, OR | $157900 - $177900 | Green Card | Dec 21, 2022 |
| TenaFe, Inc. | RTL Design Engineer | Campbell, CA | $157477 - $160000 | H-1B | Aug 23, 2021 |
| ARM, INC. | Senior RTL Design Engineer | Austin, TX | $157394 | Green Card | Aug 24, 2022 |
| QUALCOMM ATHEROS, INC. | Staff SoC/RTL Design Engineer | SAN JOSE, CA | $157207 - $181700 | Green Card | Jun 22, 2017 |
| QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES INC. | Senior Staff SoC/RTL Design Engineer | SAN DIEGO, CA | $157207 - $200000 | Green Card | Jan 19, 2017 |
| SYNAPSE DESIGN AUTOMATION, INC. | RTL DESIGN ENGINEER | SANTA CLARA, CA | $157019 | H-1B | May 29, 2018 |
| Apple Inc. | RTL Design Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $155980 - $264200 | H-1B | Sep 30, 2024 |
| QUALCOMM ATHEROS, INC. | Staff SoC/RTL Design Engineer | SAN JOSE, CA | $155855 - $181700 | Green Card | Sep 5, 2017 |
| SiFive, Inc. | Senior Staff RISC-V CPU RTL Design Engineer | San Mateo, CA | $155647 - $195000 | H-1B | Dec 3, 2020 |
| Celestial AI Inc. | RTL Design Engineer | Irvine, CA | $155000 | H-1B | Jun 21, 2023 |
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