What Intel certifies it pays.
Base-pay bands from 15,168 certified Department of Labor wage filings across every fiscal year on record, through FY2026. (The /pay index card counts FY2026 alone.) Filed under penalty of perjury — not self-reported.
Related record: Intel’s full H-1B sponsor file
Base-salary bands by role
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists
5,663 filingsMaterials Engineers
3,222 filingsSoftware Developers
2,643 filingsSoftware Developers, Systems Software
1,105 filingsBiofuels/biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
602 filingsIndustrial Engineers
406 filingsComputer Hardware Engineers
275 filingsStatisticians
247 filingsMedian by state
| OR | 6,291 filings | $108K |
| CA | 4,720 filings | $134K |
| AZ | 1,726 filings | $106K |
| TX | 1,231 filings | $111K |
| NM | 331 filings | $95K |
| MA | 252 filings | $111K |
| WA | 199 filings | $137K |
| CO | 82 filings | $106K |
Median by seniority level
| Level I · Entry | 53 filings | $131K |
| Level II · Qualified | 4,710 filings | $101K |
| Level III · Experienced | 7,178 filings | $121K |
| Level IV · Fully competent | 856 filings | $172K |
OES prevailing-wage levels from the filings — a defensible seniority proxy, not job ladders.
H-1B sponsorship profile
Intel certifies 15,168 H-1B / E-3 wage filings through FY2026 — filing volume cooling. Below, how those offers compare to the legal prevailing-wage floor each role must clear.
Median offer sits essentially at the required minimum.
The rest are set exactly at the prevailing wage — legal, and common among high-volume filers.
vs. $115K prevailing-wage floor.
Seniority mix (OES wage level)
Filing volume by fiscal year
Filed across 1 legal entity under this brand — largest: Intel Corporation (15,168).
Every H-1B role carries a legally required prevailing-wage floor (the OES rate for that occupation, area, and level). The offered wage on the certified filing must meet or exceed it — so “% above floor” distinguishes employers who genuinely pay a premium from those who file at the minimum. Certified DOL disclosure data, offered base wage only; reusable under CC BY 4.0 with attribution.
Green-card sponsorship record
Intel has 17,995 certified permanent-residency (PERM) applications on the federal record through FY2026 — filing volume cooling. The question this answers: does this employer put workers on the path to a green card, or only on visas?
All fiscal years on record · applications, not people
Of 18,457 decided applications (certified + denied)
Certified green-card applications per 100 certified H-1B wage filings (17,995 vs 15,168) — filings and applications, not headcount
Source: DOL OFLC PERM (Form ETA-9089) disclosure data, decision-basis by federal fiscal year; the current fiscal year is partial by construction. PERM has no prevailing-wage field — this card reads sponsorship posture, not pay.
What this data is — and isn't
These bands come from certified H-1B Labor Condition Application disclosures — the base salary employers commit to on the record. They exclude equity, bonus, and benefits, and they cover only roles companies sponsor, which skews technical. Read them as a conservative, citable floor on what Intel pays — not total compensation. Our sources.
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