Tenstorrent H-1B salaries (2026)
Yes — Tenstorrent sponsors H-1B workers. Across 57 certified Labor Condition Applications, the median offered base wage is $195,395. Every figure below comes straight from the employer's own filings with the U.S. Department of Labor.
Tenstorrent filed 57 certified H-1B labor condition applications across 8 states between Oct 2024 and Mar 2026. The median offered base wage was $195,395.
- Median offered wage
- $195,395
- Certified filings
- 57
- Work locations
- 8 states
- Distinct roles
- 8
Most-filed roles at Tenstorrent
| Role | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Engineer | 45 | $187,741 |
| 4 | $213,815 | |
| Technical Program Manager | 2 | $183,571 |
| Field Application Engineer | 2 | $200,429 |
| Ip Product Manager | 1 | $195,395 |
| Manager | 1 | $177,050 |
| Manager Fpanda | 1 | $186,035 |
| Director | 1 | $294,299 |
Wage-level distribution
DOL prevailing-wage levels reflect the seniority the employer certified, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent).
| Level | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| Level I — entry | 3 | $146,307 |
| Level II — qualified | 5 | $180,000 |
| Level III — experienced | 8 | $199,534 |
| Level IV — fully competent | 40 | $204,901 |
Where Tenstorrent hires
| State | Filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| California | 32 | $204,017 |
| Texas | 15 | $164,528 |
| Massachusetts | 4 | $176,977 |
| Arizona | 2 | $144,540 |
| Washington | 1 | $170,893 |
| Colorado | 1 | $190,000 |
| North Carolina | 1 | $154,877 |
| Oregon | 1 | $176,030 |
Recent certified filings
| Job title | Location | Wage | Level | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Principal Engineer | Marlborough, Massachusetts | $202,030 | IV | Mar 2026 |
| Staff Engineer | Santa Clara, California | $203,133 | III | Mar 2026 |
| Senior Engineer | Santa Clara, California | $162,437 | — | Mar 2026 |
| Sr. Staff Engineer | Folsom, California | $207,875 | IV | Feb 2026 |
| Staff Engineer | Santa Clara, California | $229,590 | IV | Feb 2026 |
| Sr. Manager, Global Supply Chain Management | Santa Clara, California | $177,050 | III | Jan 2026 |
| Sr. Staff Engineer | Santa Clara, California | $216,091 | IV | Jan 2026 |
| Sr. Staff Engineer | Austin, Texas | $164,528 | IV | Jan 2026 |
| Staff Engineer | Santa Clara, California | $187,741 | II | Jan 2026 |
| Sr. Staff Engineer | Austin, Texas | $161,179 | IV | Jan 2026 |
| Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, California | $216,091 | IV | Jan 2026 |
| Sr Staff Engineer | Santa Clara, California | $216,091 | IV | Dec 2025 |
| Sr. Staff Engineer | Santa Clara, California | $229,590 | IV | Dec 2025 |
| Staff, Product Development Engineer | Santa Clara, California | $217,630 | IV | Dec 2025 |
| Staff Engineer | Austin, Texas | $164,528 | IV | Nov 2025 |
| Sr. Staff Engineer | Santa Clara, California | $216,091 | IV | Oct 2025 |
| Principal Engineer | Santa Clara, California | $229,590 | IV | Sep 2025 |
| Staff Engineer | Santa Clara, California | $203,133 | III | Sep 2025 |
| Staff Engineer | Hillsboro, Oregon | $176,030 | IV | Sep 2025 |
| Sr. Staff Engineer | Queen Creek, Arizona | $143,437 | IV | Sep 2025 |
| Sr. Staff Engineer, Architecture | Austin, Texas | $174,304 | IV | Aug 2025 |
| Sr. Engineer, Metal | Santa Clara, California | $149,365 | I | Aug 2025 |
| Sr. Staff Engineer, SOC | Santa Clara, California | $229,590 | IV | Jul 2025 |
| Staff Engineer, Risc-V Cores | Santa Clara, California | $203,133 | III | Jul 2025 |
| Sr. Staff Engineer, Architecture | Santa Clara, California | $204,901 | IV | Jul 2025 |
| Staff Field Application Engineer, Customer Engineering | Santa Clara, California | $201,323 | IV | Jun 2025 |
| Technical Program Manager, AI Compiler | Austin, Texas | $107,141 | III | Jun 2025 |
| Engineer, AI Hardware | Austin, Texas | $110,011 | II | Jun 2025 |
| Sr. Engineer, Physical Design | Austin, Texas | $151,840 | IV | May 2025 |
| Engineer, Metal | Santa Clara, California | $146,307 | I | May 2025 |
| Sr. Engineer, Platform Architecture | Cambridge, Massachusetts | $151,923 | IV | May 2025 |
| Director, Design for Test Engineering | Santa Clara, California | $294,299 | IV | May 2025 |
| Sr. Engineer, SoC Design Verification | Suite 501, California | $141,981 | I | May 2025 |
| Sr. Manager FP&A, Finance | Santa Clara, California | $186,035 | II | May 2025 |
| Senior Staff Engineer, RISC-V Cores | Santa Clara, California | $204,901 | IV | Apr 2025 |
| Sr. Staff, Technical Program Manager, Physical Design | Austin, Texas | $136,989 | IV | Apr 2025 |
| Staff Engineer, Architecture | Bellevue, Washington | $170,893 | IV | Apr 2025 |
| Sr. Staff Engineer, Architecture | Gilbert, Arizona | $145,642 | IV | Mar 2025 |
| Sr. Staff Engineer, Software | Austin, Texas | $155,709 | IV | Jan 2025 |
| Staff Engineer, Machine Learning | Santa Clara, California | $199,534 | III | Jan 2025 |
| Sr. Staff Engineer, Platform Engineering | Folsom, California | $142,022 | IV | Jan 2025 |
| Sr. Staff Engineer, Architecture | Santa Clara, California | $204,901 | IV | Dec 2024 |
| Sr. Engineer, Platform Engineering | Austin, Texas | $132,267 | III | Dec 2024 |
| Staff Engineer, Platform Engineering | Santa Clara, California | $172,931 | II | Dec 2024 |
| Staff IP Product Manager | Austin, Texas | $195,395 | IV | Dec 2024 |
| Staff Field Application Engr, Customer Success Engineering | Santa Clara, California | $199,534 | III | Dec 2024 |
| Staff Engineer, Tensix | Raleigh, North Carolina | $154,877 | IV | Dec 2024 |
| Sr. Staff Engineer, Architecture | Austin, Texas | $230,000 | IV | Nov 2024 |
| Sr Staff, Physical Design | Santa Clara, California | $240,000 | IV | Nov 2024 |
| Staff Engineer, Physical Design | Fort Collins, Colorado | $190,000 | IV | Nov 2024 |
Legal entities included: Tenstorrent USA Inc.; Tenstorrent USA, Inc..
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OFLC certified Labor Condition Applications (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3), public disclosure data. Wages are employer-offered base pay and exclude bonuses, equity, and other compensation. Denied and withdrawn filings are excluded. Figures reflect filings decided Oct 2024–Mar 2026.
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