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Foreign hiring has slowed across tech, with the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown prompting some firms to reduce H-1B visa sponsorships.<\/p>\n

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Nvidia, one of the most coveted employers in the field, appears largely undeterred. Federal filings suggest Nvidia is spending aggressively to maintain its lead in the AI race, hiring across both hardware and software roles while also staffing up on customer-facing positions to help deploy its systems widely.<\/p>\n

Nvidia obtained certification for roughly 1,200 H-1B roles during the first two quarters of fiscal 2026, according to federal data. That’s up from roughly 1,000 certifications over the same period last year.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, other tech giants have pulled back. Google had roughly 2,200 approved H-1B hires during the second quarter of this year, down from 5,100 the year prior, while Amazon fell from roughly 6,100 approvals to 4,300 over the same period.<\/p>\n

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who was born in Taiwan, has called immigrants crucial to the company’s mission.<\/p>\n

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Nvidia’s soaring stock price has made equity a major component of compensation, and the chipmaker also offers hefty salaries to attract top talent.<\/p>\n

While Nvidia does not publicly disclose all its salary data, federal filings required for companies to hire foreign workers offer a window into how much it pays for key roles. The filings reflect only base salary \u2014 not stock awards or bonuses that can dramatically increase compensation.<\/p>\n

Software engineers and research scientists can earn as much as $391,000 and $356,500 in base pay, respectively, while managers and directors are also highly compensated, according to federal data on H-1B hires.<\/p>\n

Product managers can earn up to $379,500, hardware engineering managers can earn up to $368,000, and directors can earn as much as $488,750. Top engineering roles, such as principal systems software engineers and distinguished AI algorithm engineers, can also take home well over $400,000 in base pay.<\/p>\n

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Here’s how much the AI chip designer pays across key roles.<\/p>\n

AI researcher salaries<\/h2>\n

Research Scientist: $104,000 to $356,500<\/p>\n

Principal Research Scientist: $272,000 to $431,250<\/p>\n

Senior Research Scientist: $134,971 to $356,500<\/p>\n

Architect salaries<\/h2>\n

Architect: $131,362 to $356,500<\/p>\n

Principal Architect: $248,000 to $425,500<\/p>\n

Senior Architect: $148,000 to $356,500<\/p>\n

Solutions Architect: $139,235 to $356,500<\/p>\n

Chip engineer salaries<\/h2>\n

ASIC Engineer: $136,000 to $368,000<\/p>\n

Hardware Engineer, Electronics: $96,000 to $310,500<\/p>\n

Product Development Engineer: $131,362 to $322,000<\/p>\n

Senior ASIC Engineer: $163,925 to $310,500<\/p>\n

Senior Mixed Signal Design Engineer: $163,494 to $310,500<\/p>\n

Senior Physical Design Engineer: $160,481 to $310,500<\/p>\n

Senior Verification Engineer: $135,907 to $310,500<\/p>\n

System Design Engineer: $157,857 to $322,000<\/p>\n

Test Engineer: $128,000 to $287,500<\/p>\n

Verification Engineer: $119,184 to $310,500<\/p>\n

Infrastructure and software engineer salaries<\/h2>\n

Dev Ops Engineer: $144,000 to $333,500<\/p>\n

Distinguished AI Algorithms Engineer: $308,000 to $471,500<\/p>\n

Principal Software Engineer: $264,514 to $425,500<\/p>\n

Principal Systems Software Engineer: $272,000 to $431,250<\/p>\n

Senior Network Infrastructure Engineer: $136,000 to $333,500<\/p>\n

Senior Software Engineer: $139,152 to $356,500<\/p>\n

Senior Systems Software Engineer: $139,152 to $356,500<\/p>\n

Software Engineer: $108,000 to $391,000<\/p>\n

Systems Software Engineer: $131,997 to $287,500<\/p>\n

Manager and director salaries<\/h2>\n

Architecture Director: $320,000 to $488,750<\/p>\n

Developer Relations Director: $308,000 to $471,500<\/p>\n

Hardware Engineering Director: $284,000 to $431,250<\/p>\n

Hardware Engineering Manager: $196,000 to $368,000<\/p>\n

Product Manager: $198,702 to $379,500<\/p>\n

Program Manager: $161,034 to $322,000<\/p>\n

Senior Manager, Systems Software: $272,000 to $431,250<\/p>\n

Software Engineering Director: $388,918 to $471,500<\/p>\n

Systems Software Manager: $184,000 to $356,500<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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