Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.

H-1B & green card sponsor · Headquarters San Jose, CA · Industry: Wholesale trade

Short answer

Yes, Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. sponsors H-1B visas. It had 123 certified H-1B filings in FY2026 so far, with a median salary of $165,422.

H-1B filings · FY2026 so far

123

#292 of 50,637 sponsors

Median salary

$165,422

+31% vs all H-1B ($126,372)

Green cards (PERM) · FY2026 so far

34

certified labor certifications

Most common level

Level II

40% of filings with a level

By fiscal year

H-1B filings

*FY2026 covers Oct 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026 (9 months).

By fiscal year

Green card (PERM) certifications

Certified PERM cases by decision year, FY2023 onward.

FY2026 so far · all roles · 123 filings

What Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. pays H-1B workers

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10th pct
$129,792
25th pct
$145,132
Median
$165,422
75th pct
$199,058
90th pct
$228,598

DOL wage level of filings

  • Level I · entry · 0%
  • Level II · qualified · 40%
  • Level III · experienced · 37%
  • Level IV · fully competent · 22%

Of 89 filings that state a level. Level matters in the wage-weighted H-1B lottery.

FY2026 so far

Top roles Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. sponsors

Job titleDOL occupationFilingsMedianMiddle 50%
Staff Engineer Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 16 $177,790 $152,506 – $186,472
Senior Engineer Software Developers 7 $164,007 $147,097 – $165,984
Senior Engineer Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 6 $152,506 $134,800 – $155,766
Engineer Software Developers 3 $130,187 $130,187 – $135,450
Engineer Firmware Software Developers 3 $140,712 $135,450 – $152,360
Staff Engineer Software Developers 3 $199,058 $198,653 – $203,225
Engineer Firmware Nvme Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 2 $123,606 $120,513 – $126,699
Engineer Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 2 $129,792 $129,792 – $129,792

FY2026 so far worksites

Where they work

CityFilingsMedian
San Jose, CA96$186,472
San Diego, CA21$130,187
Ellicott City, MD1$149,552
Folsom, CA1$173,618
Aurora, CO1$132,018
Oak Hill, VA1$233,230
Garner, NC1$130,832
Bellevue, WA1$89,128

Worker positions on FY2026 so far filings

Who Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. files for

Extensions of current workers20%

411 — Continuing H-1B employment with Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.

Amended petitions20%

406 — Usually a new location or role

New hires20%

406 — Includes new graduates moving from OPT

Transfers from other employers20%

406 — People switching to Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. from another H-1B employer

Already on an H-1B elsewhere? 20% of positions are transfers from other employers, so Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. does hire people mid-H-1B.

PERM labor certification

Green card sponsorship

Fiscal yearCertifiedDeniedWithdrawnMedian days to decision
FY20233003289
FY20241801381
FY20252910489
FY2026 so far3410496

PERM is the first government step for most EB-2 and EB-3 green cards. Nationally, PERM decisions take a median of 398 days right now — see live PERM times.

Not H-1B dependent

H-1B workers are below DOL's dependency threshold.

No willful-violator flag

No DOL finding of willful wage violations on its filings.

Not debarred

Not on DOL's PERM / H-2A / H-2B debarment list.

Immigration law firms used

Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP

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Questions about Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. H-1B sponsorship

Does Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. had 123 certified H-1B labor condition applications in FY2026 so far, ranking #292 among all U.S. sponsors.

What is the H-1B salary at Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.?

The median is $165,422; the middle half of filings fall between $145,132 and $199,058. The most-filed title, Staff Engineer, has a median of $177,790.

Does Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. sponsor green cards?

Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. had 34 certified PERM labor certifications in FY2026 so far. PERM is the first government step for most employment-based green cards.

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification LCA and PERM disclosure data, decisions through Jun 30, 2026. Salaries are annualized base wages from the filing and exclude bonus and stock. A certified LCA is not an approved H-1B petition. Updated Oct 4, 2026.