Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.

Professional, Scientific & Technical Services · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2019–2024

#374 top sponsor

Overview

Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. is a Professional, Scientific & Technical Services employer that has filed 188 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2024. That places it #374 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 111 were certified (59% approval rate), taking about 299 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Electronics Engineers, Except Computer, with most worksites in CA, and the median sponsored wage is $155,000.

188

PERM filings

59%

approval

2

denied

$155,000

median wage

299d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 138 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (64%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India88
  • China20
  • South Korea7
  • Taiwan5
  • Canada4
  • Iran4
  • France3
  • Egypt3
  • Italy2
  • Greece1

Prior visa status

  • H-1B127
  • O-14
  • L-14
  • F-12
  • Parolee1

Education

  • Master's88
  • Doctorate30
  • Bachelor's20

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 71 $157,663
Software Developers, Systems Software 35 $151,018
Software Developers 13 $176,642
Electrical Engineers 10 $153,652
Software Developers, Applications 7 $154,759
Computer Hardware Engineers 5 $168,535
Computer Systems Analysts 5 $171,587
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 4 $181,224
Sales Engineers 3 $162,456
Computer and Information Research Scientists 3 $154,239

Common job titles

Senior Engineer 27 Engineer 18 Staff Engineer 18 Sr. Engineer 17 Senior Staff Engineer 6 Firmware Engineer 3 Sr. Staff Engineer 2 Engineer, Layout Architecture 2 Sr. Engineer, Firmware 2 Staff Software Development Engineer 2 Cellular Engineer 2 Senior Staff RF Analog IC Engineer 1

Worksite states

Wage range

$139,360

25th

$155,000

median

$177,600

75th

$190,000

90th

Law firms used

  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy, LLP94
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP50
  • Morgan Lewis Bockius LLP36
  • Morgan, Lewis Bockius LLP7
  • Fragomen Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy, LLP1

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
A-21215-26450 EngineerCertified - Expired San Jose, CA Feb 7, 2022
A-21308-68251 EngineerWithdrawn San Jose, CA Jan 20, 2022
A-21265-48561 Customer Firmware EngineerWithdrawn San Jose, CA Jan 20, 2022
A-21195-17344 Staff ASIC Verification EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jan 20, 2022
A-21147-93163 Sr. Engineer, FirmwareCertified - Expired San Jose, CA Jan 20, 2022
A-21176-07741 Staff Test Engineer (Senior Engineer)Certified - Expired San Jose, CA Dec 27, 2021
A-21176-07784 EngineerCertified - Expired San Jose, CA Dec 27, 2021
A-21161-99452 Staff Test EngineerCertified - Expired San Jose, CA Dec 15, 2021
A-21161-99342 Senior EngineerCertified - Expired San Jose, CA Dec 15, 2021
A-21160-98538 Sr. Deep Learning Hardware EngineerCertified - Expired San Jose, CA Nov 24, 2021
A-21160-98802 Firmware EngineerCertified - Expired San Jose, CA Nov 24, 2021
A-21057-56257 Professional, HR Business ManagementCertified - Expired San Jose, CA Aug 16, 2021
A-21006-39544 Manager, Software Development Infrastructure EngineeringCertified - Expired San Jose, CA Jul 27, 2021
A-20351-33983 Senior Engineer, System ArchitectureCertified - Expired San Jose, CA Jul 23, 2021
A-20345-31887 Senior EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jul 22, 2021
A-21033-48235 Senior EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jul 21, 2021
A-21022-44944 Senior EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jul 13, 2021
A-20311-17649 Software Infrastructure Development EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jul 13, 2021
A-20344-31322 Sr. EngineerCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jun 17, 2021
A-20344-31157 Staff FPGA Design EngineerCertified - Expired San Jose, CA Jun 17, 2021

Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.