Cadence Design Systems salaries in Raleigh, NC

Based on 17 certified H-1B filings by Cadence Design Systems, Inc. in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$118,874
Middle 50%$110.9k–$130.8k
vs. all employers here+4%comparison median $114,358
Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $100,219 and $148,595.
PercentileSalary
10th$105,501
25th$110,947
50th (median)$118,874
75th$130,832
90th$140,620

Salary by year

Median salary

$80k $110k $140k FY2023: median $93,169 (15 filings) FY2024: median $128,919 (10 filings) FY2026: median $122,034 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 8 filings FY20 FY2021: 7 filings FY21 FY2022: 4 filings FY22 FY2023: 15 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 6 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 15
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–––8
FY2021–––7
FY2022–––4
FY2023$93,169$87,131$123,72415
FY2024$128,919$119,330$141,41910
FY2025–––6
FY2026$122,034$110,947$130,83211

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Electronics Engineer$110,94713
Engineering Directortoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 8
Senior · Level III too few 3
Expert · Level IV too few 1

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.