Cadence Design Systems salaries in Austin, TX

Based on 114 certified H-1B filings by Cadence Design Systems, Inc. in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$135,907
Middle 50%$110.7k–$161.2k
vs. all employers here+5%comparison median $130,000
Filings114FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $85,004 and $222,369.
PercentileSalary
10th$99,611
25th$110,656
50th (median)$135,907
75th$161,179
90th$167,109

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $125k $150k FY2020: median $125,715 (43 filings) FY2021: median $124,550 (40 filings) FY2022: median $119,111 (42 filings) FY2023: median $128,748 (44 filings) FY2024: median $124,285 (40 filings) FY2025: median $135,907 (51 filings) FY2026: median $135,907 (63 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 43 filings FY20 FY2021: 40 filings FY21 FY2022: 42 filings FY22 FY2023: 44 filings FY23 FY2024: 40 filings FY24 FY2025: 51 filings FY25 FY2026: 63 filings FY26 63
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$125,715$96,987$143,79643
FY2021$124,550$106,080$155,43840
FY2022$119,111$93,304$150,88942
FY2023$128,748$109,699$148,84544
FY2024$124,285$109,470$154,56540
FY2025$135,907$108,160$158,44451
FY2026$135,907$111,509$161,17963

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Electronics Engineer$135,90746
Software Engineer$132,26730
Sales Engineer$137,63522
Engineering Directortoo few7
Validation Engineertoo few3
IT Managertoo few2

Jobs with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings; links go to all employers for that job in Austin, TX.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $85,384 11
Mid-level · Level II $110,656 28
Senior · Level III $135,907 16
Expert · Level IV $161,179 40

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.