2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Altera

Offered base salaries from 67 certified H-1B filings, across 5 roles in 3 metro areas.

DOL LCA disclosures · FY 2025 Certified, full-time filings only
Table 1 — The median offer

Half of Altera's certified filings offered $148,903 or more.

The middle half of offers fell between $121,680 and $175,077. Offered base salary excludes equity and bonus — read every figure on this page as a floor on total pay, not an average.

Table 2 — Roles

What they hire for

Offered base salary by occupation, nationwide, ordered by filing volume.

RoleMedian offerRangeFilings
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$151,091$107k – $216k38
Software Developers$183,987$149k – $192k5
Computer Occupations, All Other$192,589$113k – $201k3
Industrial Engineers$161,000$156k – $170k3
Engineers, All Other$141,289$127k – $161k3
Table 3 — Metro areas

Where they hire

The same filings by worksite metro area.

Metro areaMedian offerRangeFilings
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$151,895$94k – $216k52
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$121,416$96k – $161k9
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$139,797$122k – $176k5
Table 4 — Against the market

Offers beside the local going rate

Each row compares Altera's median offer with the median for everyone in that occupation and metro, from federal wage statistics.

Role — MetroMedian offerFilingsvs. market
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer — San Jose$151,89528−21.9%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer — Austin$131,3528−19.4%
Software Developers — San Jose$183,9875−13.7%
Sources

How this page was made

Employer pay
US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
Coverage
67 certified full-time H-1B filings. Groups under 3 filings are excluded throughout.
Market comparison
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

Filings state the offered base salary at time of application; equity and bonus are not recorded, and visa-sponsored hiring skews toward larger employers and technical roles — this page describes Altera's visa filings, not its whole workforce. Employer names are normalised from filing entities, so figures cover the filing entity named above. We take no payment from employers for how any figure is presented, and corrections are welcome at press@salaryalmanac.com.