Intel
Offered base salaries from 1,166 certified H-1B filings, across 14 roles in 16 metro areas.
Half of Intel's certified filings offered $133,432 or more.
The middle half of offers fell between $120,400 and $155,792. Offered base salary excludes equity and bonus — read every figure on this page as a floor on total pay, not an average.
What they hire for
Offered base salary by occupation, nationwide, ordered by filing volume.
| Role | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $133,050 | $99k – $223k | 405 |
| Software Developers | $142,620 | $101k – $226k | 328 |
| Materials Engineers | $130,291 | $90k – $171k | 211 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $176,176 | $121k – $278k | 59 |
| Computer Hardware Engineers | $163,778 | $100k – $216k | 36 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | $134,900 | $80k – $201k | 29 |
| Industrial Engineers | $108,971 | $93k – $140k | 24 |
| Statisticians | $117,590 | $94k – $167k | 23 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | $170,950 | $108k – $225k | 15 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | $198,411 | $139k – $294k | 10 |
Where they hire
The same filings by worksite metro area.
| Metro area | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $130,291 | $89k – $209k | 398 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $163,778 | $109k – $294k | 255 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $124,051 | $80k – $233k | 144 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $139,710 | $106k – $215k | 126 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $133,050 | $101k – $226k | 94 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $110,219 | $90k – $176k | 39 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $137,259 | $115k – $187k | 23 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $118,144 | $101k – $162k | 17 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $165,069 | $115k – $198k | 12 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $152,920 | $105k – $187k | 8 |
Offers beside the local going rate
Each row compares Intel's median offer with the median for everyone in that occupation and metro, from federal wage statistics.
| Role — Metro | Median offer | Filings | vs. market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials Engineers — Portland | $130,291 | 151 | +1.6% |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer — San Jose | $151,433 | 118 | −22.1% |
| Software Developers — Portland | $137,730 | 103 | −11.7% |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer — Portland | $117,590 | 80 | −9.1% |
| Software Developers — San Jose | $173,199 | 79 | −18.7% |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer — Sacramento | $139,710 | 64 | −1.9% |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer — Austin | $131,352 | 59 | −19.4% |
| Software Developers — Phoenix | $128,877 | 52 | −2.2% |
| Software Developers — Sacramento | $146,245 | 39 | +4.7% |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer — Phoenix | $123,490 | 39 | −4.7% |
How this page was made
- Employer pay
- US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
- Coverage
- 1,166 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 Intel'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.