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Sr. Principal Application Engineer at Cadence Design Systems, Inc.: H-1B salaries

36 labor condition applications for the job title Sr. Principal Application Engineer at Cadence Design Systems, Inc.. Median offered base salary $171,350; middle half $154,200–$187,741.

Applications (LCAs)36
Median offered salary$171,350
Middle half of salaries$154,200–$187,741
10th–90th percentile$149,646–$200,304

By fiscal year

Fiscal yearLCAsMedian salary
FY202311$166,275
FY20242$155,594
FY202513$175,029
FY20269$168,958

Applications

Base salaryLocationSubmittedStart dateStatus
$168,958–$257,400
Level III		San Jose, CAApr 9, 2026Aug 2, 2026Certified
$161,179–$249,600
Level IV		Austin, TXFeb 27, 2026Aug 21, 2026Certified
$151,659–$257,400San Jose, CAJan 29, 2026Jul 15, 2026Certified
$198,702–$257,400
Level IV		San Jose, CAJan 20, 2026Jul 17, 2026Certified
$181,216–$223,600San Jose, CAJan 9, 2026May 22, 2026Certified
$166,899–$240,500
Level IV		Austin, TXJan 8, 2026Jun 22, 2026Certified
$154,835–$247,000
Level IV		San Diego, CAJan 5, 2026Mar 16, 2026Certified
$198,702–$257,400
Level IV		San Jose, CADec 2, 2025Apr 28, 2026Certified
$198,702–$266,500
Level IV		San Jose, CASep 25, 2025Feb 6, 2026Certified
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Level IV		Portland, ORJun 6, 2025Jun 23, 2025Certified
$166,941–$257,400
Level IV		San Marcos, CAMay 2, 2025Sep 1, 2025Certified
$200,304–$257,400
Level IV		San Jose, CAApr 18, 2025Apr 28, 2025Certified
$175,029–$257,400San Jose, CAApr 10, 2025Oct 1, 2025Certified
$200,304–$257,400
Level IV		San Jose, CAMar 19, 2025Aug 15, 2025Certified
$149,646–$257,400San Jose, CAMar 11, 2025Aug 15, 2025Certified
$149,646–$257,400San Jose, CAFeb 19, 2025Jul 15, 2025Certified
$171,995–$240,500
Level IV		Austin, TXDec 20, 2024May 26, 2025Certified
$200,304–$257,400
Level IV		San Jose, CADec 11, 2024Mar 28, 2025Certified
$200,304–$257,400
Level IV		San Jose, CANov 14, 2024May 6, 2025Certified
$153,171–$257,400
Level IV		San Diego, CANov 1, 2024Nov 18, 2024Certified
$200,304–$257,400
Level IV		San Jose, CAOct 31, 2024Nov 11, 2024Certified
$172,711–$257,400San Jose, CAOct 28, 2024Apr 8, 2025Certified
$187,741–$257,400
Level IV		San Jose, CAMar 29, 2024Sep 13, 2024Certified, then withdrawn
$169,770–$257,400
Level IV		Irvine, CAMar 25, 2024Aug 22, 2024Certified
$141,419–$221,000
Level IV		Cary, NCMar 8, 2024Sep 1, 2024Certified
$153,566–$221,000
Level IV		San Diego, CASep 14, 2023Feb 15, 2024Certified
$152,360–$236,600
Level IV		Irvine, CASep 6, 2023Feb 1, 2024Certified
$187,741–$236,600
Level IV		San Jose, CAJul 7, 2023Jul 17, 2023Certified
$185,723–$236,600
Level IV		San Jose, CAApr 20, 2023Apr 28, 2023Certified
$94,557–$223,600
Level II		Conroe, TXMar 15, 2023Jul 13, 2023Certified
$185,723–$236,600
Level IV		San Jose, CAMar 3, 2023Mar 20, 2023Certified
$166,275–$214,500
Level IV		Fort Collins, COFeb 27, 2023Aug 18, 2023Certified
$148,845–$223,600
Level IV		Austin, TXFeb 3, 2023Jun 22, 2023Certified
$185,723–$236,600
Level IV		San Jose, CAJan 31, 2023Feb 6, 2023Certified
$171,350–$230,100
Level IV		San Jose, CAApr 20, 2022Sep 29, 2022Certified, then withdrawn
$158,371–$223,600
Level IV		San Jose, CAJun 30, 2021Nov 22, 2021Certified, then withdrawn

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Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).