Lam Research salaries in San Francisco, CA

Based on 293 certified H-1B filings by Lam Research Corporation in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$145,475
Middle 50%$136.1k–$161.6k
vs. all employers here−14%comparison median $170,000
Filings293FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $87,504 and $220,621.
PercentileSalary
10th$116,846
25th$136,074
50th (median)$145,475
75th$161,637
90th$185,644

Salary by year

Median salary

$100k $130k $160k FY2020: median $118,303 (126 filings) FY2021: median $121,153 (174 filings) FY2022: median $122,699 (161 filings) FY2023: median $131,310 (119 filings) FY2024: median $137,301 (172 filings) FY2025: median $150,259 (167 filings) FY2026: median $138,258 (126 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 126 filings FY20 FY2021: 174 filings FY21 FY2022: 161 filings FY22 FY2023: 119 filings FY23 FY2024: 172 filings FY24 FY2025: 167 filings FY25 FY2026: 126 filings FY26 174
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$118,303$107,806$129,617126
FY2021$121,153$119,870$139,490174
FY2022$122,699$119,870$144,310161
FY2023$131,310$117,780$156,499119
FY2024$137,301$118,830$155,969172
FY2025$150,259$137,093$165,194167
FY2026$138,258$134,316$160,930126

By job

JobMedian hereFilings
Materials Engineer$138,258122
Mechanical Engineer$142,85428
Software Engineer$180,96021
Electrical Engineer$134,05619
Engineering Director$182,72815
Systems Engineer / Architect$173,63812
Supply Chain Manager$132,68311
Systems Analyst$168,39711
IT Managertoo few8
Data Scientisttoo few8
Industrial Engineertoo few8
Project Managertoo few5
Chemical Engineertoo few4
Operations Research Analysttoo few3
Financial Managertoo few2
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JobMedian hereFilings
Logisticiantoo few2
Electronics Engineertoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $130,250 27
Mid-level · Level II $131,924 70
Senior · Level III $138,258 108
Expert · Level IV $160,139 78

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.