HGST, Inc. H-1B wage filings
San Jose, CA. Last filed in fiscal 2021. Figures cover every filing since fiscal 2020; none in the latest 12 months reach five.
HGST, Inc. filed 121 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from fiscal 2020 to fiscal 2021, covering 2,640 positions. The median wage it offered was $134,799, 2.0% above the government's prevailing wage for the same jobs. Its most-filed job was Principal Engineer, Hardware Development Engineering (8 filings, median $127,500).
- Filings since FY2020
- 121
- Positions covered
- 2,640
- Certified
- 99.2%
- Job titles
- 52
- Worksite cities
- 19
- Last filed
- FY2021
Offered wage since 2020
HGST, Inc.'s median H-1B wage offer rose 13%, from $133,200 in fiscal 2020 to $150,638 in fiscal 2021. In fiscal 2021 it was 1.8% above the prevailing wage. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2020, with 113 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September.
HGST, Inc. by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | $150,638 | +13.1% | $144,623 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 113 | $133,200 | n/a | $120,037 | +2.0% |
Offered wage by job title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Job title | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Principal Engineer, Hardware Development Engineering | 8 | $127,500 | +13.7% | |
| Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering | 7 | $141,413 | at the minimum | |
| Staff Engineer, ASIC Development Engineering | 7 | $133,200 | +0.2% | |
| Staff Engineer, Firmware Engineering | 6 | $119,000 | +0.4% | |
| Analyst 4, Programming | 5 | $144,500 | +9.1% | |
| Scientist 2, Data Science | 5 | $102,000 | +34.4% | |
| Analyst 4, Business Applications | 4 | $145,963 | at the minimum | |
| Staff Engineer, Hardware Development Engineering | 4 | $113,442 | +11.9% | |
| Staff Engineer, R&D Engineering | 4 | $135,000 | +4.4% | |
| Technologist, ASIC Development Engineering | 4 | $161,500 | +4.7% | |
| Principal Engineer, Systems Design Verification Engineering | 3 | $112,000 | +11.6% | |
| Technologist, R&D Engineering | 3 | $170,872 | +0.8% | |
| Administrator 3, Systems Administration | 2 | $121,451 | at the minimum | |
| Administrator 4, Systems Administration | 2 | $144,414 | +9.0% | |
| Administrator 5, Network Administration | 2 | $154,000 | +12.9% | |
| Analyst 3, Finance | 2 | $100,000 | +19.0% | |
| Analyst 4, IT Security | 2 | $130,000 | +31.5% | |
| Analyst 5, Business Applications | 2 | $140,650 | at the minimum | |
| Manager 2, Program Management Engineering | 2 | $110,349 | +20.7% | |
| Principal Engineer, ASIC Development Engineering | 2 | $154,586 | at the minimum | |
| Professional 4, Information Technology | 2 | $125,000 | +3.7% | |
| Professional 5, Information Technology | 2 | $165,000 | +7.2% | |
| Scientist 4, Data Science | 2 | $136,000 | +16.2% | |
| Senior Engineer, Engineering | 2 | $95,000 | +0.9% | |
| Senior Storage Engineer | 2 | $163,530 | at the minimum | |
| Senior Technologist, R&D Engineering | 2 | $240,000 | +108.4% | |
| Staff Engineer, Manufacturing Engineering | 2 | $114,406 | at the minimum | |
| Staff Engineer, Mechanical Design Engineering | 2 | $117,500 | +28.3% | |
| Technologist, Analytical & Characterization Engineering | 2 | $167,022 | +22.9% | |
| Technologist, Systems Design Engineering | 2 | $153,000 | +3.7% | |
| Administrator 3, System Administration | 1 | $121,451 | at the minimum | |
| Analyst 2, Finance | 1 | $91,062 | at the minimum | |
| Analyst 3, IT Security | 1 | $130,000 | +29.9% | |
| Manager, Systems Design Engineering | 1 | $134,597 | at the minimum | |
| Principal Engineer, Engineering | 1 | $134,597 | at the minimum | |
| Principal Engineer, Firmware Engineering | 1 | $120,000 | +0.4% | |
| Principal Engineer, Product Design Engineering | 1 | $95,493 | at the minimum | |
| Principal Engineer, Software Development Engineering (Apps) | 1 | $153,665 | at the minimum | |
| Senior Engineer, Firmware Engineering | 1 | $90,000 | +1.5% | |
| Senior Engineer, Hardware Development Engineering | 1 | $89,000 | +22.2% | |
Showing the 40 most-filed of 52 job titles.
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Where the jobs are
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | 47 | $125,000 |
| Milpitas, CA | 38 | $138,207 |
| Irvine, CA | 10 | $140,320 |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 5 | $140,650 |
| Fremont, CA | 4 | $138,138 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 3 | $119,000 |
| Pleasanton, CA | 2 | $154,750 |
| Austin, TX | 1 | $120,000 |
| Cupertino, CA | 1 | $133,200 |
| Englewood, CO | 1 | $130,000 |
| Fishkill, NY | 1 | $150,000 |
| Foothill Ranch, CA | 1 | $154,586 |
Showing the 12 busiest of 19 worksite cities.
By visa type: 120 H-1B, 1 E-3 (Australia). By outcome: 120 certified, 1 denied.
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages HGST, Inc. attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.