Onto Innovation

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 39 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing
  • Main U.S. filing address: Wilmington, MA
Median base salary$133,000+8% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$119k–$148k
Level III (senior) share34%all employers: 21%
Median prevailing wage$122,970the required minimum for these jobs and places

At a glance

  • Mostly above the prevailing wage. 87% of filings are above the prevailing wage. Median offer $133,000, median prevailing wage $122,970.

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10th $93.2k25th $119kmedian $133k75th $148k90th $160.3k

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Percentiles from Onto Innovation's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.

Pay by level

too fewLevel I
Entry-level · 19% of filings
too fewLevel II
Mid-level · 28% of filings
$133kLevel III
Senior · 34% of filings
too fewLevel IV
Expert · 19% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 6
Mid-level · Level II too few 9
Senior · Level III $133,000 11
Expert · Level IV too few 6

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Where Onto Innovation files

Median base salary in each metro area. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027.

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Metro areaMedianFilings
Boston, MA$132,00013
San Jose, CA$150,60311

Salary details

Median salary$133,000
Middle 50%$119k–$148k
vs. all employers+8%comparison median $122,699
Filings39FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $69,199 and $225,252.
PercentileSalary
10th$93,221
25th$119,000
50th (median)$133,000
75th$148,000
90th$160,262

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $120k $150k FY2020: median $110,000 (18 filings) FY2021: median $102,092 (13 filings) FY2022: median $115,692 (18 filings) FY2023: median $127,805 (12 filings) FY2024: median $111,780 (25 filings) FY2025: median $129,146 (16 filings) FY2026: median $142,000 (23 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 18 filings FY20 FY2021: 13 filings FY21 FY2022: 18 filings FY22 FY2023: 12 filings FY23 FY2024: 25 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 23 filings FY26 25
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$110,000$96,412$126,23018
FY2021$102,092$88,949$118,00013
FY2022$115,692$85,500$134,66118
FY2023$127,805$115,799$133,22512
FY2024$111,780$90,600$140,00025
FY2025$129,146$113,125$143,07916
FY2026$142,000$121,805$154,84023

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$133,000
Median prevailing wage$122,970
Median difference+7.6%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage13%

Filing at exactly the prevailing wage does not mean low pay: at senior levels and in high-cost areas the prevailing wage itself is high.

About Onto Innovation

Onto Innovation's filings list its industry as Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (Manufacturing sector, NAICS 3344). Its main U.S. filing address is in Wilmington, MA and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Mechanical Engineer, Software Engineer and Industrial Engineer and the main metro areas are Boston, MA, San Jose, CA and Minneapolis, MN. The most common wage level in those years is Level III (senior).

Questions

Does Onto Innovation sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Onto Innovation filed 39 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025–FY2026, the latest two fiscal years. The most recent filing in the data is from FY2026 Q3. A certified LCA is a step before the H-1B petition; it is not a visa approval.

How much does Onto Innovation pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Onto Innovation's H-1B filings is $133,000; half of filings fall between $119,000 and $148,000. Bonus and stock are not included.