2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays

Samsung Semiconductor

Offered base salaries from 111 certified H-1B filings, across 7 roles in 3 metro areas.

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

Half of Samsung Semiconductor's certified filings offered $172,740 or more.

The middle half of offers fell between $139,443 and $192,015. 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
Software Developers$172,931$127k – $226k49
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$161,179$119k – $216k19
Computer Hardware Engineers$191,048$148k – $216k8
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$133,432$100k – $173k7
Computer and Information Systems Managers$223,480$164k – $257k6
Electrical Engineers$156,624$157k – $214k5
Sales Engineers$139,256$126k – $200k3
Table 3 — Metro areas

Where they hire

The same filings by worksite metro area.

Metro areaMedian offerRangeFilings
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$172,967$82k – $257k82
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$126,880$110k – $185k17
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$161,179$155k – $161k4
Table 4 — Against the market

Offers beside the local going rate

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

Role — MetroMedian offerFilingsvs. market
Software Developers — San Jose$172,93136−18.9%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer — San Jose$178,00612−8.4%
Software Developers — San Diego$126,88011−22.3%
Computer and Information Systems Managers — San Jose$223,4806−23.4%
Computer Hardware Engineers — San Jose$191,0486−9.0%
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers — San Jose$133,4325−19.9%
Electrical Engineers — San Jose$156,6245−16.3%
Sources

How this page was made

Employer pay
US Department of Labor, Labor Condition Application disclosures, FY 2025. Public records.
Coverage
111 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 Samsung Semiconductor'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.