Cepheid H-1B salaries
Sunnyvale, CA · 227 labor condition applications in FY2024–FY2026
$139,068median salary
223certified LCAs
104filed in FY2024
93filed in FY2025
30filed in FY2026
1denied
Half of the certified offers were between $124,551 and $154,262 a year.
Salaries by job title
| Job title | LCAs | Median salary | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Process Engineer | 13 | $137,267 | $116,132 – $154,279 |
| Process Engineer | 4 | $112,784 | $108,308 – $115,907 |
| Senior Scientist I | 4 | $134,716 | $125,000 – $141,473 |
| Senior Automation Controls Engineer | 4 | $148,625 | $147,407 – $154,245 |
| Senior Quality Operations Engineer | 4 | $135,888 | $132,836 – $143,332 |
| Senior Software Engineer | 3 | $158,516 | $146,142 – $165,313 |
| Software Quality Engineer | 3 | $118,455 | $112,200 – $120,038 |
| Senior Quality Assurance Engineer | 3 | $134,290 | $122,946 – $144,821 |
| Senior Supplier Quality Engineer | 3 | $146,474 | $138,721 – $151,000 |
| Senior Component Engineer | 3 | $143,222 | $130,000 – $145,370 |
| Senior Supplier Development Engineer | 3 | $138,879 | $125,293 – $147,695 |
| Senior SAP Solutions Architect PP | 3 | $156,056 | $150,000 – $156,056 |
| Senior Systems Quality Compliance Engineer | 3 | $148,625 | $145,000 – $150,854 |
| Data Scientist | 2 | $124,141 | $122,191 – $126,091 |
| Data Analyst | 2 | $120,198 | $116,804 – $123,591 |
| Staff Software Engineer | 2 | $175,408 | $174,017 – $176,800 |
| Senior Data Engineer | 2 | $152,049 | $137,448 – $166,650 |
| Senior Manufacturing Engineer | 2 | $121,341 | $115,000 – $127,682 |
| Senior Software Quality Engineer | 2 | $133,494 | $127,920 – $139,068 |
| Mechanical Engineer III | 2 | $139,986 | $139,972 – $140,000 |
| Process Engineer II | 2 | $120,480 | $107,961 – $132,998 |
| Human Resources Business Partner | 2 | $122,542 | $120,000 – $125,085 |
| Senior Staff Data Engineer | 2 | $206,000 | |
| Embedded Software Engineer III | 2 | $142,798 | $139,972 – $145,624 |
| Staff Systems Integration Engineer | 2 | $147,293 | |
| Supervisor, Quality Assurance | 2 | $129,508 | $128,544 – $130,472 |
| Failure Investigation Engineer | 2 | $105,736 | $100,000 – $111,472 |
| Manufacturing Support Engineer | 2 | $110,000 | |
| Principal Business Solutions Architect | 2 | $215,688 | $214,446 – $216,930 |
| Technical Program Manager Lead | 2 | $161,792 | $157,805 – $165,778 |
| Complaint Analyst II, Post Market Quality | 2 | $107,457 | $103,134 – $111,780 |
| Director – Commercial IT Systems | 2 | $225,100 | |
| Engineer, Product Transfer | 2 | $153,190 | $149,454 – $156,926 |
| Engineering Supervisor (Planning and Partroom) | 2 | $146,269 | $145,000 – $147,538 |
| Financial Systems Architect/Administrator | 2 | $172,492 | $171,634 – $173,350 |
| MFG Automation Engineer | 2 | $115,000 | |
| MFG Automation Engineer (Mech) | 2 | $114,586 | $111,701 – $117,471 |
| Quality Systems Specialist III | 2 | $124,952 | $122,596 – $127,308 |
| Senior Automation Development Engineer | 2 | $132,163 | $128,544 – $135,782 |
| Senior Failure Investigation Scientist | 2 | $121,416 | $120,225 – $122,607 |
| Sr. Automation Development Engineer | 2 | $127,723 | $127,000 – $128,446 |
| Data Engineer | 1 | $106,672 | |
| Software Engineer III | 1 | $131,050 | |
| Mechanical Engineer | 1 | $110,000 | |
| Program Manager | 1 | $125,860 | |
| Business Systems Analyst | 1 | $115,170 | |
| Senior Data Analyst | 1 | $137,744 | |
| Manufacturing Engineer | 1 | $114,734 | |
| Senior Systems Engineer | 1 | $182,000 | |
| Senior Project Manager | 1 | $144,000 | |
| Scientist II | 1 | $100,000 | |
| Senior Architect | 1 | $153,827 | |
| Senior Test Engineer | 1 | $133,900 | |
| Principal Scientist | 1 | $185,421 | |
| Clinical Data Manager | 1 | $92,000 | |
| Engineering Project Manager | 1 | $117,875 | |
| Technical Product Owner | 1 | $134,080 | |
| Senior R&D Engineer | 1 | $170,824 | |
| Senior Embedded Software Engineer | 1 | $163,090 | |
| Senior Scientist II | 1 | $135,635 |
Showing the 60 most common of 159 job titles.
Worksite locations
- Sunnyvale, CA 99 · $143,106
- Lodi, CA 71 · $128,064
- Santa Clara, CA 11 · $165,000
- Fremont, CA 4 · $120,679
- Bothell, WA 4 · $130,806
- Newark, CA 4 · $129,900
- Ashburn, VA 3 · $140,898
- Duluth, GA 3 · $156,056
- Queen Creek, AZ 2 · $199,915
- Manteca, CA 2 · $172,492
- Irvine, CA 2 · $163,236
- McKinney, TX 2 · $146,751
- Rockville, MD 2 · $121,868
- Secaucus, NJ 1 · $177,160
- The Woodlands, TX 1 · $147,798
- Round Rock, TX 1 · $191,889
- Leander, TX 1 · $133,189
- Krugerville, TX 1 · $150,000
- Elgin, SC 1 · $92,000
- Philadelphia, PA 1 · $89,739
- Dunmore, PA 1 · $95,481
- Las Vegas, NV 1 · $130,000
- Wallington, NJ 1 · $127,432
- Morrisville, NC 1 · $120,038
- Malden, MA 1 · $130,685
- Burlington, MA 1 · $131,664
- Naperville, IL 1 · $168,960
- Winter Garden, FL 1 · $168,756
- Orlando, FL 1 · $179,322
- Stockton, CA 1 · $123,591
Latest filings
| Job title | Worksite | Salary | Wage level | Start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MFG Automation Engineer (Mech) | Lodi, CA | $117,471 | Level IIIprevailing $107,307 | 10/01/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Senior Software Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $165,313 | —prevailing $151,175 | 08/03/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Senior Supply Chain Ops Program Manager | Sunnyvale, CA | $158,489 | —prevailing $141,378 | 10/01/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Senior Quality Systems Specialist | Bothell, WA | $127,795 | —prevailing $113,489 | 09/06/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Senior Operations Process Lead | Newark, CA | $117,458 | Level IIprevailing $117,458 | 10/01/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Senior Quality Operations Engineer | Lodi, CA | $132,836 | Level IVprevailing $123,261 | 10/01/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Senior Scientist - Process Chemistry | Bothell, WA | $133,818 | Level IVprevailing $112,050 | 09/25/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Regulatory Affairs Senior Specialist, New Product Dev. | Ashburn, VA | $140,898 | Level IVprevailing $119,267 | 10/01/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Systems Veri¿cation Engineer II | Sunnyvale, CA | $119,221 | —prevailing $118,551 | 10/01/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Human Resources Business Partner | Lodi, CA | $125,085 | Level IVprevailing $90,376 | 10/01/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Senior Quality Assurance Engineer | Lodi, CA | $122,946 | Level IIIprevailing $107,307 | 10/01/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Data Analyst | Lodi, CA | $116,804 | Level IIIprevailing $114,629 | 10/01/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Manufacturing Support Engineer | Lodi, CA | $110,000 | Level IIprevailing $91,333 | 10/01/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Senior Scientist I | Sunnyvale, CA | $130,050 | Level IIprevailing $125,694 | 10/01/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Software Quality Engineer | Morrisville, NC | $120,038 | Level IIprevailing $92,310 | 08/07/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| DBS Leader | Lodi, CA | $146,146 | Level IIprevailing $91,333 | 10/01/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Manufacturing Chemist | Bothell, WA | $95,264 | Level IIprevailing $76,586 | 10/01/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Senior Quality Assurance Engineer | Lodi, CA | $144,821 | Level IIIprevailing $107,307 | 10/01/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Senior Manufacturing Operations Data Analyst | Burlington, MA | $131,664 | —prevailing $127,998 | 04/13/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Senior R&D Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $170,824 | Level IVprevailing $166,546 | 07/17/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Manufacturing Engineer III | Lodi, CA | $119,274 | Level IIprevailing $91,333 | 08/01/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Senior Sustaining Electrical Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $156,513 | —prevailing $152,013 | 07/17/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Staff Scientist, R&D MEMP | Sunnyvale, CA | $160,000 | Level IIIprevailing $127,109 | 06/15/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| MFG Automation Engineer (Controls) | Lodi, CA | $101,500 | Level IIprevailing $92,830 | 01/26/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Financial Systems Architect/Administrator | Manteca, CA | $173,350 | Level IVprevailing $155,750 | 05/04/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Senior SAP Solutions Architect PP | Duluth, GA | $156,056 | Level IVprevailing $121,264 | 03/15/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Director – Commercial IT Systems | Santa Clara, CA | $225,100 | Level IVprevailing $223,142 | 01/07/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Senior SAP Solutions Architect PP | Duluth, GA | $156,056 | Level IVprevailing $121,264 | 03/15/2026FY2026 | Certified |
| Finance Data Analytics Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $119,735 | —prevailing $98,415 | 10/01/2025FY2026 | Certified |
| Staff Algorithm Developer | Sunnyvale, CA | $200,000 | —prevailing $199,206 | 09/29/2025FY2026 | Certified |
| Supervisor, Quality Assurance | Lodi, CA | $130,472 | —prevailing $128,702 | 02/24/2026FY2025 | Certified |
| Senior Systems Quality Compliance Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $150,854 | Level IIIprevailing $145,205 | 02/24/2026FY2025 | Certified |
| Director – Commercial IT Systems | Santa Clara, CA | $225,100 | Level IVprevailing $223,142 | 03/15/2026FY2025 | Certified |
| Senior Electrical Safety Engineer, Automation | Newark, CA | $133,024 | —prevailing $128,743 | 03/13/2026FY2025 | Certified |
| Senior Automation Controls Engineer | Lodi, CA | $154,245 | Level IVprevailing $142,189 | 03/08/2026FY2025 | Certified |
| Embedded Software Engineer III | Sunnyvale, CA | $145,624 | —prevailing $134,936 | 12/13/2025FY2025 | Certified |
| Staff Technical Writer | Santa Clara, CA | $165,000 | —prevailing $140,536 | 09/08/2025FY2025 | Certified |
| Innovation Danaher Business System Leader | Irvine, CA | $188,729 | Level IVprevailing $119,704 | 08/25/2025FY2025 | Certified |
| UI/UX Software Engineer | Sunnyvale, CA | $145,000 | —prevailing $120,001 | 08/25/2025FY2025 | Certified |
| Senior IT DevOps Engineer | Krugerville, TX | $150,000 | —prevailing $135,566 | 01/24/2026FY2025 | Certified |
Questions and answers
Does Cepheid sponsor H-1B visas?
Cepheid filed 227 labor condition applications (LCAs) for H-1B and related visas in FY2024–FY2026, of which 223 were certified by the Department of Labor. A certified LCA is a required step before an H-1B petition is filed with USCIS.
What is the average H-1B salary at Cepheid?
The median salary offered on Cepheid's certified LCAs is $139,068 per year; half of the offers fall between $124,551 and $154,262.
What jobs does Cepheid sponsor?
The most common job title is Senior Process Engineer (13 filings, median $137,267), followed by Process Engineer, Senior Scientist I, Senior Automation Controls Engineer.
Where are Cepheid's H-1B jobs located?
Most positions are in Sunnyvale, CA; Lodi, CA; Santa Clara, CA; Fremont, CA.