Intel salaries in San Diego, CA

Based on 25 certified H-1B filings by Intel in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$165,069
Middle 50%$128.9k–$191.2k
vs. all employers here+26%comparison median $131,000
Filings25FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $114,993 and $215,275.
PercentileSalary
10th$119,434
25th$128,898
50th (median)$165,069
75th$191,152
90th$198,411

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $135k $180k FY2020: median $108,971 (11 filings) FY2021: median $107,658 (16 filings) FY2022: median $136,792 (42 filings) FY2023: median $124,405 (31 filings) FY2024: median $162,532 (26 filings) FY2025: median $157,294 (18 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 11 filings FY20 FY2021: 16 filings FY21 FY2022: 42 filings FY22 FY2023: 31 filings FY23 FY2024: 26 filings FY24 FY2025: 18 filings FY25 FY2026: 7 filings FY26 42
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$108,971$95,558$121,57611
FY2021$107,658$101,296$121,16016
FY2022$136,792$120,224$179,94642
FY2023$124,405$104,562$141,34731
FY2024$162,532$136,282$190,00226
FY2025$157,294$119,434$190,00218
FY2026–––7

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Computer Hardware Engineertoo few7
Electronics Engineertoo few7
Software Engineertoo few4
IT Managertoo few2
Engineering Directortoo few2
Research Scientist (Computer Science)too few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 1
Mid-level · Level II too few 5
Senior · Level III $165,069 10
Expert · Level IV too few 6

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.