Cadence Design Systems salaries in San Jose, CA

Based on 339 certified H-1B filings by Cadence Design Systems, Inc. in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$156,853
Middle 50%$146.5k–$185.7k
vs. all employers here−12%comparison median $178,705
Filings339FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $108,722 and $257,791.
PercentileSalary
10th$126,561
25th$146,512
50th (median)$156,853
75th$185,731
90th$208,155

Salary by year

Median salary

$120k $145k $170k FY2020: median $136,947 (154 filings) FY2021: median $141,669 (149 filings) FY2022: median $148,221 (164 filings) FY2023: median $154,557 (154 filings) FY2024: median $153,504 (116 filings) FY2025: median $156,853 (160 filings) FY2026: median $156,853 (179 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 154 filings FY20 FY2021: 149 filings FY21 FY2022: 164 filings FY22 FY2023: 154 filings FY23 FY2024: 116 filings FY24 FY2025: 160 filings FY25 FY2026: 179 filings FY26 179
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$136,947$117,291$157,539154
FY2021$141,669$120,578$158,371149
FY2022$148,221$127,195$171,350164
FY2023$154,557$130,354$177,341154
FY2024$153,504$131,286$180,003116
FY2025$156,853$143,128$183,093160
FY2026$156,853$147,911$186,460179

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Software Engineer$153,493104
Electronics Engineer$156,85398
Sales Engineer$153,06167
Engineering Director$213,51223
Mechanical Engineertoo few6
IT Managertoo few5
Industrial Engineertoo few4
Validation Engineertoo few4
Information Security Analysttoo few3
Research Scientist (Computer Science)too few3
Systems Engineer / Architecttoo few3
Marketing Managertoo few2
Accountanttoo few2
Network Administratortoo few2
QA Engineertoo few2
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JobMedian hereFilings
Data Scientisttoo few2
Computer Hardware Engineertoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $127,234 14
Mid-level · Level II $151,091 46
Senior · Level III $178,006 15
Expert · Level IV $200,304 46

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.