Western Digital Technologies, Inc.

H-1B pay data: 1,387 certified positions, FY2023–FY2026.

1,387
certified positions
$133,890
Median pay
$114,922
25th pct
$153,600
75th pct
$174,783
90th pct
$100,204
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our disclaimer & terms.
Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated October 2026

Salaries by job title

Job titleFilingsMedian salaryTypical range
Staff Engineer, Hardware Development Engineering121$137,363$112,653 – $162,344
Senior Engineer, Industrial Engineering91$102,515$90,251 – $104,838
Staff Engineer, R&D Engineering58$134,514$126,464 – $160,000
Principal Engineer, Hardware Development Engineering42$155,043$133,890 – $177,341
Staff Engineer, Industrial Engineering40$107,702$92,661 – $126,340
Staff Engineer, Development Engineering34$129,000$114,400 – $153,600
Principal Engineer, Firmware Engineering28$140,525$113,000 – $160,638
Senior Engineer, Firmware Engineering24$96,165$80,122 – $130,000
Staff Engineer, Product Design Engineering22$130,000$114,733 – $152,948
Staff Engineer, Systems Design Engineering22$139,247$107,000 – $152,206
Senior Engineer, Systems Design Engineering21$118,450$79,934 – $124,000
Senior Engineer, Hardware Development Engineering20$105,101$89,072 – $120,239
Staff Engineer, Firmware Verification Engineering20$136,513$132,000 – $153,654
Analyst 4, Business Applications19$166,962$119,829 – $175,000
Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering19$151,091$131,160 – $179,167
Senior Engineer, Software Development Engineering19$118,944$93,483 – $132,713
Senior Engineer, Electronic Design Engineering18$119,275$83,700 – $130,000
Principal Engineer, Development Engineering17$148,310$134,686 – $155,551
Senior Engineer, ASIC Development Engineering17$100,485$90,376 – $124,484
Senior Engineer, Development Engineering17$106,600$77,314 – $117,541
Scientist 3, Data Science16$111,131$93,000 – $172,966
Senior Engineer, R&D Engineering16$109,500$76,000 – $130,302
Staff Engineer, Technology Development Engineering13$134,514$130,504 – $136,739
Principal Engineer, Software Development Engineering12$153,052$137,028 – $185,796
Scientist 2, Data Science12$130,542$79,015 – $143,543

Showing the top 25 of 150 job titles.

Typical range = 10th to 90th percentile of offered salaries.

$125,050
Median prevailing wage

Sponsorship score: 63 / 100 — Steady sponsor

How consistently this employer sponsors foreign workers, from public DOL filings. Score = volume (40) + trend (20) + denial rate (20) + consistency (10) + H-1B-to-PERM conversion (10). Full formula →

1,387
H-1B LCA filings
181
PERM certifications
0.0%
PERM denial rate
4 of 4
Years filing
0.13
PERM per H-1B filing

Components: volume 26 · trend 5 · denial 20 · consistency 10 · conversion 3. FY24 → FY25 filings falling (-54%); FY26 is partial and not scored. Counts are filings, not people. Scores describe filing history only — they are not a prediction about any individual case.

$100,204$133,890 median$174,783

Quarterly median pay 2022-Q4 → 2026-Q2 · ▲ 5.9%

2022-Q4: $145,000 (50 positions)2023-Q1: $131,000 (69 positions)2023-Q2: $120,050 (218 positions)2023-Q3: $135,200 (103 positions)2023-Q4: $148,595 (62 positions)2024-Q1: $124,534 (219 positions)2024-Q2: $130,000 (163 positions)2024-Q3: $150,244 (93 positions)2024-Q4: $162,344 (24 positions)2025-Q1: $117,291 (13 positions)2025-Q2: $134,136 (120 positions)2025-Q3: $137,093 (76 positions)2025-Q4: $174,468 (14 positions)2026-Q1: $137,669 (79 positions)2026-Q2: $153,600 (84 positions)2022-Q42026-Q2$183,045$108,714

Wage-level mix DOL prevailing-wage levels on these filings

Level I · Entry — 427 (38%), med $105,500Level II · Qualified — 255 (23%), med $126,984Level III · Experienced — 222 (20%), med $140,525Level IV · Fully competent — 215 (19%), med $167,000

Pay by role

RolePositionsMedianVs prevailing wage
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
17-2072
363$130,000+2% · Around prevailing wage
Industrial Engineers
17-2112
223$107,702+16% · Above prevailing wage
Software Developers
15-1252
148$137,669+4% · Around prevailing wage
Materials Engineers
17-2131
109$137,000+2% · Around prevailing wage
Mechanical Engineers
17-2141
109$134,800+6% · Above prevailing wage
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
15-1299
102$155,932+14% · Above prevailing wage
Data Scientists
15-2051
54$132,718+10% · Above prevailing wage
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
15-1253
38$134,316+19% · Above prevailing wage
Chemical Engineers
17-2041
37$137,363+22% · Above prevailing wage
Chemists
19-2031
24$130,000+14% · Above prevailing wage
Materials Scientists
19-2032
21$146,000+9% · Above prevailing wage
Accountants and Auditors
13-2011
16$115,353+5% · Above prevailing wage
Operations Research Analysts
15-2031
15$115,602+38% · Above prevailing wage
Computer Hardware Engineers
17-2061
12$135,104+7% · Above prevailing wage
Marketing Managers
11-2021
12$146,312+4% · Around prevailing wage
Physicists
19-2012
12$135,340+7% · Above prevailing wage
Computer Systems Analysts
15-1211
11$150,477+11% · Above prevailing wage
Purchasing Managers
11-3061
10$124,400+13% · Above prevailing wage
Database Architects
15-1243
10$137,847+0% · Around prevailing wage
Database Administrators
15-1242
9$159,598—
Logisticians
13-1081
8$130,459—
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
15-1244
6$139,443—
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
13-1161
6$148,595—
Electrical Engineers
17-2071
6$170,938—
Computer and Information Systems Managers
11-3021
5$191,318—

Pay by state

StatePositionsMedian
California1,314$134,448
Colorado28$136,276
Minnesota17$102,045
Texas5$113,776
Georgia4$119,829
Washington3$159,715
Oregon3$200,000
Florida2$171,100
New York2$88,010
Missouri2$85,821
New Jersey1$144,474
Wisconsin1$93,000
Illinois1$93,000
Tennessee1$175,000
Idaho1$107,702
About the prevailing-wage column. It compares the median offered wage for each role with the median DOL prevailing wage for that employer and role. Both medians mix job levels and worksite locations, so a negative gap does not mean any individual case paid below its required prevailing wage — it describes the mix of filings, not compliance. See our disclaimer & terms.

All filings

Western Digital Technologies, Inc. has 1,387 certified H-1B filings (FY2023–FY2026). The table below lists every case — job title, base salary, location, submit date and start date. Case data loads on demand, only when you open this section.

Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid. Not legal, financial, or career advice. Full disclaimer