Intuitive Surgical Operations
Offered base salaries from 225 certified H-1B filings, across 19 roles in 3 metro areas.
Half of Intuitive Surgical Operations's certified filings offered $150,100 or more.
The middle half of offers fell between $130,514 and $172,994. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Engineers | $142,293 | $88k – $179k | 55 |
| Software Developers | $180,400 | $131k – $265k | 36 |
| Mechanical Engineers | $155,043 | $111k – $186k | 17 |
| Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers | $143,166 | $108k – $186k | 14 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | $165,422 | $112k – $195k | 12 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $172,994 | $144k – $208k | 9 |
| Data Scientists | $139,400 | $103k – $180k | 9 |
| Compliance Officers | $140,504 | $87k – $151k | 8 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | $160,930 | $133k – $195k | 7 |
| Database Architects | $171,668 | $130k – $213k | 6 |
Where they hire
The same filings by worksite metro area.
| Metro area | Median offer | Range | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $153,254 | $87k – $265k | 192 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $130,000 | $88k – $171k | 13 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $104,600 | $91k – $145k | 6 |
Offers beside the local going rate
Each row compares Intuitive Surgical Operations's median offer with the median for everyone in that occupation and metro, from federal wage statistics.
| Role — Metro | Median offer | Filings | vs. market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Engineers — San Jose | $142,293 | 52 | +3.9% |
| Software Developers — San Jose | $180,400 | 31 | −15.3% |
| Mechanical Engineers — San Jose | $155,043 | 17 | −7.7% |
| Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers — San Jose | $143,166 | 13 | +4.9% |
| Computer Systems Analysts — San Jose | $174,300 | 9 | +10.9% |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers — San Jose | $172,994 | 7 | −26.3% |
| Compliance Officers — San Jose | $125,528 | 7 | +1.5% |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers — San Jose | $160,930 | 7 | −3.4% |
| Data Scientists — San Jose | $148,699 | 5 | −19.7% |
| Electrical Engineers — San Jose | $156,624 | 5 | −16.3% |
How this page was made
- Employer pay
- US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
- Coverage
- 225 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 Intuitive Surgical Operations'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.