Visa Wage Index

Electronics Engineers, Except Computer in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

Employers filed 404 applications covering 22,145 positions for this role here, at a median of $152,506 a year.

What the government requires here

The prevailing wage for Electronics Engineers, Except Computer in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

LevelWho it is forA year
Level IEntry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision$105,269
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$128,898
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$152,506
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$176,134

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Level II 918,011 $128,898
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Level III 585,305 $152,506
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Level IV 585,206 $179,000
Apple Inc. Level IV 2360 $176,134
Apple Inc. Level II 16116 $139,500
Apple Inc. Level III 1274 $152,506
Arm, Inc. Level II 1212 $128,898
Apple Inc. Level I 645 $134,199
PSEMI CORPORATION Level II 66 $134,000
Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. Level III 6120 $152,506
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Level IV 44 $176,134
Arm, Inc. Level IV 44 $176,134
NVIDIA Corporation Level IV 44 $180,067
NXP USA, Inc. Level I 44 $141,788
Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. Level II 480 $128,898
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Level II 33 $128,898
Infineon Technologies Americas Corp. Level IV 312 $182,040
MediaTek USA Inc. Level II 332 $129,000
PSEMI CORPORATION Level IV 33 $180,000
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Level III 22 $152,506
Broadcom Corporation Level IV 210 $176,134
Cisco Systems, Inc. Level III 230 $152,506
MediaTek USA Inc. Level IV 261 $203,567
MEDLEY NETWORKS INC Level I 22 $106,650
PSEMI CORPORATION Level III 22 $152,506
SAMSUNG AUSTIN SEMICONDUCTOR,LLC Level III 22 $152,506
Advantest America Inc. Level IV 11 $176,134
Agiliti Health, Inc. Level II 11 $165,006
ANSYS, Inc. Level IV 11 $176,134
Arlo Technologies, Inc. Level III 11 $154,500
Arm, Inc. Level I 11 $105,269
Arm, Inc. Level III 11 $152,506
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Level II 11 $128,898
Cisco Systems, Inc. Level I 11 $106,600
Cisco Systems, Inc. Level II 115 $128,898
Cisco Systems, Inc. Level IV 115 $176,134
Cymer LLC Level IV 11 $191,999
EPC Power Corp. Level III 11 $215,000
Forza Silicon Corporation Level IV 11 $250,362
Globalstar, Inc. Level IV 11 $176,134
InnoPhase IOT, Inc. Level IV 11 $227,700
Intel Corporation Level II 11 $128,898
Intel Corporation Level IV 11 $190,610
MediaTek USA Inc. Level III 130 $153,506
Murata Electronics North America, Inc. Level III 11 $230,000
NVIDIA Corporation Level III 11 $152,506
NXP USA, Inc. Level II 11 $153,700
Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. Level II 1100 $128,898
Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. Level III 1100 $152,506
Renesas Design Technology Inc. Level IV 11 $255,000
SAMSUNG AUSTIN SEMICONDUCTOR,LLC Level IV 11 $176,134
Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. Level IV 120 $176,134
Semtech Corporation Level III 11 $158,100
Tessolve Semiconductor Inc. Level II 11 $135,000
TSMC Technology, Inc. Level II 11 $128,898
Apple Inc. Level III 55 $143,187
Apple Inc. Level II 11 $119,434
Elevate Semiconductor, Inc. Level III 11 $143,187
Apple Inc. Level III 11 $138,000
Apple Inc. Level IV 11 $161,700
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. not stated 232,301 $114,252
Apple Inc. not stated 441 $139,500
Synopsys, Inc. not stated 3180 $137,869
KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. not stated 11 $108,811
Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. not stated 1100 $114,252

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Source: OFLC disclosure data and prevailing wage library, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.