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Illumina, Inc. vs Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.

Select two employer filers to compare H-1B LCA filing volume, DOL certification rates, listed offered wages, and top job titles from Department of Labor disclosure records. LCA filings are not USCIS petition approvals, visa issuances, or proof of employment. See our methodology.

Employer A

Illumina, Inc.

San Diego, CA

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Employer B

Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.

Sunnyvale, CA

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Key Metrics

Metric Illumina, Inc. Intuitive Surgical Operations,
Total LCA Filings 541 967
Certified LCA Filings 538 946
DOL Certification Rate (higher is better) 99.4% 97.8%
Avg Salary (higher is better) $131,451 $151,608
Salary Range $50,000 – $400,000 $78,853 – $264,514
Total Workers 541 967
Active Years FY2023–FY2026 FY2023–FY2026

✓ Higher indicates the more favorable value. Data: DOL LCA FY2023–FY2026.

Top H-1B Job Titles

Illumina, Inc.

Job Title LCA Filings Avg Wage
Staff Business Systems Analyst 25 $127,901
Staff Software Engineer 16 $164,138
Senior Scientist 13 $102,922
Sr. Programmer/Analyst 10 $122,366
Senior Bioinformatics Scientist 9 $130,252
Staff DevOps Engineer 7 $154,903

Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.

Job Title LCA Filings Avg Wage
Quality Engineer 36 $126,337
Manufacturing Engineer 22 $124,814
Software Engineer 20 $155,866
Supplier Engineer 17 $17,726,517
Staff Software Engineer 12 $208,332
Senior Software Engineer 12 $168,527

Year-over-Year LCA Filing Volume

Fiscal Year Illumina, Inc., LCA Filings Intuitive Surgical, LCA Filings
FY2023 216 (215 cert.) 238 (234 cert.)
FY2024 124 (124 cert.) 246 (240 cert.)
FY2025 137 (137 cert.) 343 (338 cert.)
FY2026 64 (62 cert.) 140 (134 cert.)

Download the national H-1B LCA summary cited on this page: h1b-statistics.csv (derived from DOL OFLC disclosure files; CC BY 4.0 with attribution).