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Microsoft

Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications · trailing 12 months

Median base salary

$174,799

▲ +5.71% YoY

Average salary

$176,999

Mean of all filings

Certified LCAs

7,427

Full-time positions

Occupations

SOC codes with 5+ filings

H-1B wage level mix

Level I4996.7% of LCAs

Level II2,63535.5% of LCAs

Level III3,02440.7% of LCAs

Level IV94812.8% of LCAs

321 filings had no wage level.

Top occupations

Software Developers
Computer Occupations, All Other
Data Scientists
Electrical Engineers
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

Top worksite metros

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

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Microsoft H-1B pay range

Annual base pay across all 7,427 certified full-time H-1B filings.

P10$140,000

P25$157,132

Median$174,799

P75$195,000

P90$216,289

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Microsoft salaries by job title

Microsoft's pay for each job title compared with the median of all H-1B sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation. Tap a row for the full range and competing sponsors.

Job title	LCAs	Microsoft median	All sponsors	vs all
Software Engineering SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	4,637	$175,748	$179,863	-2.3%
Microsoft · Software Engineering (4,637 LCAs) P10$142,679 P25$159,540 Median$175,748 P75$195,655 P90$217,712 Wage levels: I 329 · II 1,834 · III 1,652 · IV 564 \| All sponsors: P25 $160,000 · median $179,863 · P75 $202,393 (5,345 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Software Engineering Salesforce $222,096 (595) At&t $152,391 (29) Mufg Bank $148,460 (21) Meta $189,600 (12) Software Engineering at all sponsors →
Product Management SOC 1/6 SOC 15-1299 · Computer Occupations, All Other	224	$181,640	$181,640	+0%
Microsoft · Product Management (224 LCAs) P10$146,260 P25$160,000 Median$181,640 P75$207,465 P90$227,100 Wage levels: I 16 · II 55 · III 96 · IV 57 \| All sponsors: P25 $160,000 · median $181,640 · P75 $207,677 (232 LCAs) Product Management at all sponsors →
Data Science SOC 15-2051 · Data Scientists	216	$168,008	$168,730	-0.4%
Microsoft · Data Science (216 LCAs) P10$133,500 P25$157,292 Median$168,008 P75$191,388 P90$209,405 Wage levels: I 23 · II 90 · III 85 · IV 12 \| All sponsors: P25 $158,200 · median $168,730 · P75 $192,750 (255 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Data Science Ebay $185,184 (21) Anthropic Pbc $165,000 (9) Data Science at all sponsors →
Applied Science SOC 1/2 SOC 15-2051 · Data Scientists	179	$178,000	only sponsor	—
Microsoft · Applied Science (179 LCAs) P10$150,980 P25$165,800 Median$178,000 P75$194,136 P90$223,685 Wage levels: I 7 · II 64 · III 77 · IV 30 Applied Science at all sponsors →
Technical Program Management SOC 1/5 SOC 15-1299 · Computer Occupations, All Other	145	$188,000	$188,000	+0%
Microsoft · Technical Program Management (145 LCAs) P10$155,321 P25$164,800 Median$188,000 P75$203,147 P90$219,802 Wage levels: I 5 · II 34 · III 78 · IV 28 \| All sponsors: P25 $164,800 · median $188,000 · P75 $203,147 (149 LCAs) Technical Program Management at all sponsors →
Technical Support Engineering SOC 15-1299 · Computer Occupations, All Other	134	$134,851	$134,800	+0%
Microsoft · Technical Support Engineering (134 LCAs) P10$114,930 P25$122,325 Median$134,851 P75$147,576 P90$159,581 Wage levels: I 13 · II 77 · III 43 · IV 1 \| All sponsors: P25 $121,945 · median $134,800 · P75 $147,226 (135 LCAs) Technical Support Engineering at all sponsors →
Data Engineering SOC 15-2051 · Data Scientists	127	$174,885	$174,112	+0.4%
Microsoft · Data Engineering (127 LCAs) P10$147,933 P25$160,082 Median$174,885 P75$192,676 P90$206,300 Wage levels: I 4 · II 43 · III 65 · IV 9 \| All sponsors: P25 $160,000 · median $174,112 · P75 $192,676 (129 LCAs) Data Engineering at all sponsors →
Silicon Engineering SOC 1/2 SOC 17-2071 · Electrical Engineers	117	$193,778	only sponsor	—
Microsoft · Silicon Engineering (117 LCAs) P10$145,599 P25$166,005 Median$193,778 P75$223,240 P90$241,200 Wage levels: I 3 · II 24 · III 72 · IV 18 Silicon Engineering at all sponsors →
Cloud Network Engineering SOC 15-1241 · Computer Network Architects	57	$184,800	only sponsor	—
Microsoft · Cloud Network Engineering (57 LCAs) P10$148,304 P25$166,320 Median$184,800 P75$196,155 P90$210,403 Wage levels: I 4 · II 19 · III 28 · IV 6 Cloud Network Engineering at all sponsors →
Customer Experience Engineering SOC 15-1299 · Computer Occupations, All Other	55	$173,124	only sponsor	—
Microsoft · Customer Experience Engineering (55 LCAs) P10$148,689 P25$156,562 Median$173,124 P75$187,090 P90$204,064 Wage levels: I 1 · II 13 · III 33 · IV 8 Customer Experience Engineering at all sponsors →
Technical Program Management SOC 2/5 SOC 15-2051 · Data Scientists	52	$164,476	only sponsor	—
Microsoft · Technical Program Management (52 LCAs) P10$133,610 P25$145,530 Median$164,476 P75$182,625 P90$195,607 Wage levels: I 6 · II 17 · III 21 · IV 7 Technical Program Management at all sponsors →
Product Management SOC 2/6 SOC 15-2051 · Data Scientists	51	$175,159	$173,842	+0.8%
Microsoft · Product Management (51 LCAs) P10$137,930 P25$155,250 Median$175,159 P75$196,332 P90$210,114 Wage levels: I 6 · II 11 · III 28 · IV 3 \| All sponsors: P25 $155,250 · median $173,842 · P75 $196,049 (52 LCAs) Product Management at all sponsors →
Applied Science SOC 2/2 SOC 15-1221 · Computer and Information Research Scientists	50	$201,217	only sponsor	—
Microsoft · Applied Science (50 LCAs) P10$162,556 P25$172,319 Median$201,217 P75$228,500 P90$255,100 Wage levels: I 0 · II 11 · III 31 · IV 6 Applied Science at all sponsors →
Financial Analysis SOC 1/2 SOC 13-2054 · Financial Risk Specialists	50	$149,729	only sponsor	—
Microsoft · Financial Analysis (50 LCAs) P10$99,800 P25$129,500 Median$149,729 P75$163,500 P90$176,000 Wage levels: I 6 · II 8 · III 27 · IV 9 Financial Analysis at all sponsors →
Service Engineering SOC 15-1299 · Computer Occupations, All Other	45	$173,470	only sponsor	—
Microsoft · Service Engineering (45 LCAs) P10$142,698 P25$159,178 Median$173,470 P75$184,000 P90$207,542 Wage levels: I 2 · II 15 · III 22 · IV 6 Service Engineering at all sponsors →
Site Reliability Engineering SOC 15-1299 · Computer Occupations, All Other	44	$173,126	$173,126	+0%
Microsoft · Site Reliability Engineering (44 LCAs) P10$134,153 P25$148,844 Median$173,126 P75$196,261 P90$208,343 Wage levels: I 5 · II 15 · III 20 · IV 4 \| All sponsors: P25 $142,400 · median $173,126 · P75 $195,719 (45 LCAs) Site Reliability Engineering at all sponsors →
Firmware Engineering SOC 15-1252 · Software Developers	40	$184,855	only sponsor	—
Microsoft · Firmware Engineering (40 LCAs) P10$149,240 P25$162,242 Median$184,855 P75$225,088 P90$252,512 Wage levels: I 1 · II 9 · III 7 · IV 7
Product Management SOC 3/6 SOC 13-1161 · Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	39	$191,100	$190,075	+0.5%
Microsoft · Product Management (39 LCAs) P10$153,842 P25$160,040 Median$191,100 P75$206,908 P90$223,054 Wage levels: I 1 · II 9 · III 17 · IV 12 \| All sponsors: P25 $160,040 · median $190,075 · P75 $203,146 (43 LCAs) Product Management at all sponsors →
Cloud Solution Architecture SOC 1/2 SOC 15-1299 · Computer Occupations, All Other	38	$160,445	only sponsor	—
Microsoft · Cloud Solution Architecture (38 LCAs) P10$118,954 P25$154,392 Median$160,445 P75$187,374 P90$195,054 Wage levels: I 4 · II 2 · III 24 · IV 8 Cloud Solution Architecture at all sponsors →
Product Design SOC 1/3 SOC 27-1021 · Commercial and Industrial Designers	36	$186,547	only sponsor	—
Microsoft · Product Design (36 LCAs) P10$146,488 P25$167,753 Median$186,547 P75$196,507 P90$210,206 Wage levels: I 4 · II 7 · III 20 · IV 5 Product Design at all sponsors →
Security Assurance SOC 15-1212 · Information Security Analysts	33	$194,731	only sponsor	—
Microsoft · Security Assurance (33 LCAs) P10$138,000 P25$167,796 Median$194,731 P75$207,600 P90$220,774 Wage levels: I 6 · II 5 · III 16 · IV 6
Digital Solution Engineering SOC 41-9031 · Sales Engineers	32	$177,559	only sponsor	—
Microsoft · Digital Solution Engineering (32 LCAs) P10$140,912 P25$157,919 Median$177,559 P75$189,114 P90$195,316 Wage levels: I 0 · II 9 · III 18 · IV 5
Product Marketing SOC 1/4 SOC 13-1161 · Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	31	$157,100	$142,800	+10%
Microsoft · Product Marketing (31 LCAs) P10$127,900 P25$147,334 Median$157,100 P75$162,705 P90$189,042 Wage levels: I 0 · II 14 · III 16 · IV 1 \| All sponsors: P25 $127,900 · median $142,800 · P75 $157,100 (100 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Product Marketing Amazon $142,800 (64) Product Marketing at all sponsors →
Silicon Engineering SOC 2/2 SOC 17-2061 · Computer Hardware Engineers	31	$190,929	only sponsor	—
Microsoft · Silicon Engineering (31 LCAs) P10$145,500 P25$155,650 Median$190,929 P75$208,415 P90$218,000 Wage levels: I 5 · II 7 · III 14 · IV 5 Silicon Engineering at all sponsors →
Customer Experience Program Management SOC 1/3 SOC 15-1299 · Computer Occupations, All Other	31	$191,000	only sponsor	—
Microsoft · Customer Experience Program Management (31 LCAs) P10$162,000 P25$174,066 Median$191,000 P75$202,171 P90$208,344 Wage levels: I 0 · II 6 · III 20 · IV 5 Customer Experience Program Management at all sponsors →
Electrical Engineering SOC 17-2071 · Electrical Engineers	30	$160,500	$154,000	+4.2%
Microsoft · Electrical Engineering (30 LCAs) P10$140,790 P25$145,932 Median$160,500 P75$187,049 P90$192,395 Wage levels: I 3 · II 16 · III 11 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $143,000 · median $154,000 · P75 $183,458 (35 LCAs)
Research Science SOC 1/2 SOC 15-2051 · Data Scientists	29	$192,897	only sponsor	—
Microsoft · Research Science (29 LCAs) P10$175,000 P25$180,000 Median$192,897 P75$200,000 P90$207,192 Wage levels: I 0 · II 1 · III 24 · IV 4
Hardware Engineering SOC 1/2 SOC 17-2061 · Computer Hardware Engineers	29	$191,050	$192,935	-1%
Microsoft · Hardware Engineering (29 LCAs) P10$140,027 P25$180,692 Median$191,050 P75$209,051 P90$219,364 Wage levels: I 3 · II 2 · III 17 · IV 6 \| All sponsors: P25 $181,019 · median $192,935 · P75 $212,956 (30 LCAs) Hardware Engineering at all sponsors →
Security Research SOC 15-2051 · Data Scientists	27	$163,370	only sponsor	—
Microsoft · Security Research (27 LCAs) P10$131,910 P25$144,208 Median$163,370 P75$197,385 P90$203,406 Wage levels: I 4 · II 11 · III 10 · IV 2
Data Analytics SOC 15-2051 · Data Scientists	26	$159,108	$141,000	+12.8%
Microsoft · Data Analytics (26 LCAs) P10$115,207 P25$141,000 Median$159,108 P75$170,500 P90$190,895 Wage levels: I 2 · II 7 · III 14 · IV 0 \| All sponsors: P25 $122,374 · median $141,000 · P75 $165,000 (37 LCAs) What other sponsors pay for Data Analytics U S Bank National Association $126,490 (8)
Business Analytics SOC 15-2051 · Data Scientists	26	$168,802	$161,700	+4.4%
Microsoft · Business Analytics (26 LCAs) P10$127,044 P25$138,000 Median$168,802 P75$185,320 P90$202,317 Wage levels: I 1 · II 7 · III 6 · IV 3 \| All sponsors: P25 $134,152 · median $161,700 · P75 $185,320 (31 LCAs)
Technical Program Management SOC 3/5 SOC 13-1111 · Management Analysts	24	$189,795	only sponsor	—
Microsoft · Technical Program Management (24 LCAs) P10$150,100 P25$162,545 Median$189,795 P75$199,020 P90$233,039 Wage levels: I 1 · II 3 · III 16 · IV 4 Technical Program Management at all sponsors →
Product Design SOC 2/3 SOC 27-1014 · Special Effects Artists and Animators	20	$171,387	only sponsor	—
Microsoft · Product Design (20 LCAs) P10$139,536 P25$142,310 Median$171,387 P75$184,288 P90$195,347 Wage levels: I 2 · II 9 · III 7 · IV 2 Product Design at all sponsors →
Mechanical Engineering SOC 17-2141 · Mechanical Engineers	17	$161,700	$155,827	+3.8%
Microsoft · Mechanical Engineering (17 LCAs) P10$140,960 P25$148,520 Median$161,700 P75$165,800 P90$206,283 Wage levels: I 0 · II 9 · III 7 · IV 1 \| All sponsors: P25 $140,400 · median $155,827 · P75 $163,461 (22 LCAs)
Solution Engineering SOC 1/2 SOC 15-1299 · Computer Occupations, All Other	16	$161,906	only sponsor	—
Microsoft · Solution Engineering (16 LCAs) P10$147,486 P25$153,652 Median$161,906 P75$174,525 P90$180,000 Wage levels: I 0 · II 7 · III 9 · IV 0
Product Management SOC 4/6 SOC 41-9031 · Sales Engineers	15	$190,000	$186,948	+1.6%
Microsoft · Product Management (15 LCAs) P10$160,678 P25$168,866 Median$190,000 P75$204,827 P90$208,803 Wage levels: I 0 · II 5 · III 4 · IV 6 \| All sponsors: P25 $163,122 · median $186,948 · P75 $204,827 (19 LCAs) Product Management at all sponsors →
Business Program Management SOC 1/3 SOC 15-2051 · Data Scientists	14	$161,000	$153,400	+5%
Microsoft · Business Program Management (14 LCAs) P10$126,530 P25$138,290 Median$161,000 P75$173,994 P90$179,830 Wage levels: I 1 · II 3 · III 5 · IV 1 \| All sponsors: P25 $135,945 · median $153,400 · P75 $172,662 (15 LCAs)
Security Operations Engineering SOC 15-1212 · Information Security Analysts	14	$182,058	only sponsor	—
Microsoft · Security Operations Engineering (14 LCAs) P10$146,871 P25$156,496 Median$182,058 P75$209,269 P90$217,575 Wage levels: I 0 · II 5 · III 7 · IV 2
Digital Cloud Solution Architecture SOC 15-1299 · Computer Occupations, All Other	13	$166,670	only sponsor	—
Microsoft · Digital Cloud Solution Architecture (13 LCAs) P10$163,197 P25$166,067 Median$166,670 P75$180,211 P90$191,077 Wage levels: I 0 · II 0 · III 12 · IV 1
Technical Support Advisory SOC 15-1299 · Computer Occupations, All Other	13	$143,680	only sponsor	—
Microsoft · Technical Support Advisory (13 LCAs) P10$109,496 P25$127,512 Median$143,680 P75$146,819 P90$159,950 Wage levels: I 0 · II 8 · III 5 · IV 0

Titles need 5+ filings at Microsoft. “All sponsors” is the median for the same title and SOC across every sponsor, including Microsoft; “only sponsor” means no other employer filed it.

Microsoft salaries by occupation

Each SOC occupation Microsoft sponsors, compared with the BLS national median for all U.S. workers. Tap a row for wage levels, job titles and what competing sponsors pay.

Occupation	LCAs	Microsoft median	BLS median	vs BLS
Software Developers SOC 15-1252	4,681	$175,760	$135,980	+29.3%
Microsoft pay range · Software Developers P10$143,000 P25$159,554 Median$175,760 P75$195,800 P90$217,863 By H-1B wage level Level I$135,072331 LCAs · 7% Level II$161,2801,843 LCAs · 39% Level III$187,8931,662 LCAs · 36% Level IV$222,519571 LCAs · 12% Job titles filed under this SOC Software Engineering4,637 LCAs · median $175,748 · -2.3% vs all sponsors Firmware Engineering40 LCAs · median $184,855 · only sponsor What competing sponsors pay for Software Developers All-sponsor median $136,433 · average excluding Microsoft $143,873 Amazon $155,000 (9,778) Google $194,000 (3,386) Meta $214,032 (3,009) Apple $181,532 (2,752) Pay vs BLS national median 1.29× Microsoft $175,760 vs BLS $135,980 Where Microsoft's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Software Developers occupation profile →
Computer Occupations, All Other SOC 15-1299	844	$170,000	$116,580	+45.8%
Microsoft pay range · Computer Occupations, All Other P10$131,240 P25$150,100 Median$170,000 P75$191,098 P90$214,038 By H-1B wage level Level I$126,32546 LCAs · 5% Level II$148,203238 LCAs · 28% Level III$176,907423 LCAs · 50% Level IV$215,000137 LCAs · 16% Job titles filed under this SOC Product Management224 LCAs · median $181,640 · +0% vs all sponsors Technical Program Management145 LCAs · median $188,000 · +0% vs all sponsors Technical Support Engineering134 LCAs · median $134,851 · +0% vs all sponsors Customer Experience Engineering55 LCAs · median $173,124 · only sponsor Service Engineering45 LCAs · median $173,470 · only sponsor Site Reliability Engineering44 LCAs · median $173,126 · +0% vs all sponsors Cloud Solution Architecture38 LCAs · median $160,445 · only sponsor Customer Experience Program Management31 LCAs · median $191,000 · only sponsor Solution Engineering16 LCAs · median $161,906 · only sponsor Digital Cloud Solution Architecture13 LCAs · median $166,670 · only sponsor Technical Support Advisory13 LCAs · median $143,680 · only sponsor Customer Solutions Architecture12 LCAs · median $186,698 · only sponsor Technology Specialist10 LCAs · median $184,264 · only sponsor Business Program Management8 LCAs · median $156,900 · only sponsor Supportability5 LCAs · median $165,500 · only sponsor What competing sponsors pay for Computer Occupations, All Other All-sponsor median $111,779 · average excluding Microsoft $119,429 Cognizant $111,384 (7,461) Infosys $92,217 (5,202) Tata Consultancy Services $86,445 (3,415) HCL $118,310 (1,525) Pay vs BLS national median 1.46× Microsoft $170,000 vs BLS $116,580 Where Microsoft's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Computer Occupations, All Other occupation profile →
Data Scientists SOC 15-2051	835	$172,526	$120,230	+43.5%
Microsoft pay range · Data Scientists P10$137,700 P25$156,915 Median$172,526 P75$191,680 P90$210,000 By H-1B wage level Level I$132,90061 LCAs · 7% Level II$158,800277 LCAs · 33% Level III$183,041379 LCAs · 45% Level IV$216,05275 LCAs · 9% Job titles filed under this SOC Data Science216 LCAs · median $168,008 · -0.4% vs all sponsors Applied Science179 LCAs · median $178,000 · only sponsor Data Engineering127 LCAs · median $174,885 · +0.4% vs all sponsors Technical Program Management52 LCAs · median $164,476 · only sponsor Product Management51 LCAs · median $175,159 · +0.8% vs all sponsors Research Science29 LCAs · median $192,897 · only sponsor Security Research27 LCAs · median $163,370 · only sponsor Data Analytics26 LCAs · median $159,108 · +12.8% vs all sponsors Business Analytics26 LCAs · median $168,802 · +4.4% vs all sponsors Business Program Management14 LCAs · median $161,000 · +5% vs all sponsors Business Applications12 LCAs · median $165,175 · only sponsor Sales Strategy Enablement11 LCAs · median $170,000 · only sponsor Product Marketing8 LCAs · median $144,210 · only sponsor Financial Analysis7 LCAs · median $150,000 · +2.5% vs all sponsors Quantum Engineering5 LCAs · median $203,650 · only sponsor What competing sponsors pay for Data Scientists All-sponsor median $123,531 · average excluding Microsoft $129,767 Amazon $139,146 (2,008) Wal Mart Associates $147,344 (752) Jpmorgan Chase $140,000 (521) Meta $193,000 (469) Pay vs BLS national median 1.43× Microsoft $172,526 vs BLS $120,230 Where Microsoft's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Data Scientists occupation profile →
Electrical Engineers SOC 17-2071	165	$185,000	$120,630	+53.4%
Microsoft pay range · Electrical Engineers P10$143,244 P25$162,750 Median$185,000 P75$215,000 P90$235,240 By H-1B wage level Level I—8 LCAs · 5% Level II$151,45542 LCAs · 25% Level III$192,01695 LCAs · 58% Level IV$242,50020 LCAs · 12% Job titles filed under this SOC Silicon Engineering117 LCAs · median $193,778 · only sponsor Electrical Engineering30 LCAs · median $160,500 · +4.2% vs all sponsors Hardware Engineering9 LCAs · median $177,161 · only sponsor What competing sponsors pay for Electrical Engineers All-sponsor median $121,750 · average excluding Microsoft $126,314 Apple $160,553 (408) Tesla $169,179 (140) Micron Technology $132,784 (116) Cummins $104,707 (111) Pay vs BLS national median 1.53× Microsoft $185,000 vs BLS $120,630 Where Microsoft's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Electrical Engineers occupation profile →
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists SOC 13-1161	159	$165,150	$78,760	+109.7%
Microsoft pay range · Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists P10$136,282 P25$151,483 Median$165,150 P75$188,988 P90$208,153 By H-1B wage level Level I—1 LCAs · 1% Level II$150,00046 LCAs · 29% Level III$172,53581 LCAs · 51% Level IV$208,63131 LCAs · 19% Job titles filed under this SOC Product Management39 LCAs · median $191,100 · +0.5% vs all sponsors Product Marketing31 LCAs · median $157,100 · +10% vs all sponsors Business Planning10 LCAs · median $191,960 · only sponsor Sales Strategy Enablement8 LCAs · median $173,820 · only sponsor Marketing Technology7 LCAs · median $165,150 · only sponsor Solution Area Specialist6 LCAs · median $172,324 · only sponsor Customer Success Account Management6 LCAs · median $136,494 · only sponsor Business Program Management5 LCAs · median $125,900 · only sponsor Partner Development Management5 LCAs · median $154,000 · only sponsor Partner Marketing5 LCAs · median $168,454 · only sponsor What competing sponsors pay for Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists All-sponsor median $85,000 · average excluding Microsoft $98,574 Amazon $128,000 (255) Tt Commerce & Global $141,566 (100) Google $170,000 (86) Tiktok $131,000 (67) Pay vs BLS national median 2.1× Microsoft $165,150 vs BLS $78,760 Where Microsoft's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists occupation profile →
Sales Engineers SOC 41-9031	89	$178,110	$124,900	+42.6%
Microsoft pay range · Sales Engineers P10$151,018 P25$160,920 Median$178,110 P75$190,000 P90$200,058 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II$155,17016 LCAs · 18% Level III$177,10053 LCAs · 60% Level IV$199,71720 LCAs · 22% Job titles filed under this SOC Digital Solution Engineering32 LCAs · median $177,559 · only sponsor Product Management15 LCAs · median $190,000 · +1.6% vs all sponsors Cloud Solution Architecture12 LCAs · median $179,365 · only sponsor Product Marketing7 LCAs · median $182,000 · only sponsor Customer Success Account Management5 LCAs · median $174,481 · only sponsor Solution Engineering5 LCAs · median $198,665 · only sponsor What competing sponsors pay for Sales Engineers All-sponsor median $147,826 · average excluding Microsoft $148,298 Google $171,000 (163) Cisco $140,700 (73) Cadence Design $154,835 (63) Nvidia $198,702 (57) Pay vs BLS national median 1.43× Microsoft $178,110 vs BLS $124,900 Where Microsoft's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Sales Engineers occupation profile →
Management Analysts SOC 13-1111	81	$180,180	$101,860	+76.9%
Microsoft pay range · Management Analysts P10$144,000 P25$163,060 Median$180,180 P75$201,250 P90$218,600 By H-1B wage level Level I—1 LCAs · 1% Level II$150,00017 LCAs · 21% Level III$180,99044 LCAs · 54% Level IV$210,90019 LCAs · 23% Job titles filed under this SOC Technical Program Management24 LCAs · median $189,795 · only sponsor Business Strategy10 LCAs · median $172,375 · only sponsor Product Marketing10 LCAs · median $173,561 · only sponsor Product Management9 LCAs · median $210,900 · only sponsor Business Planning5 LCAs · median $180,180 · only sponsor What competing sponsors pay for Management Analysts All-sponsor median $122,352 · average excluding Microsoft $135,518 Infosys $101,816 (495) Boston Consulting $190,000 (433) Mckinsey & United States $192,000 (330) Ernst & Young U S $175,000 (321) Pay vs BLS national median 1.77× Microsoft $180,180 vs BLS $101,860 Where Microsoft's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Management Analysts occupation profile →
Computer Hardware Engineers SOC 17-2061	60	$190,990	$161,740	+18.1%
Microsoft pay range · Computer Hardware Engineers P10$140,509 P25$165,463 Median$190,990 P75$208,784 P90$218,117 By H-1B wage level Level I—8 LCAs · 13% Level II—9 LCAs · 15% Level III$194,82031 LCAs · 52% Level IV$216,28411 LCAs · 18% Job titles filed under this SOC Silicon Engineering31 LCAs · median $190,929 · only sponsor Hardware Engineering29 LCAs · median $191,050 · -1% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Computer Hardware Engineers All-sponsor median $170,946 · average excluding Microsoft $173,055 Google $187,000 (194) Amazon $158,543 (140) Meta $185,500 (98) Intel $155,030 (42) Pay vs BLS national median 1.18× Microsoft $190,990 vs BLS $161,740 Where Microsoft's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Computer Hardware Engineers occupation profile →
Financial Risk Specialists SOC 13-2054	58	$149,729	$117,330	+27.6%
Microsoft pay range · Financial Risk Specialists P10$103,366 P25$133,250 Median$149,729 P75$163,875 P90$173,922 By H-1B wage level Level I—6 LCAs · 10% Level II$126,95010 LCAs · 17% Level III$150,00031 LCAs · 53% Level IV$173,46011 LCAs · 19% Job titles filed under this SOC Financial Analysis50 LCAs · median $149,729 · only sponsor What competing sponsors pay for Financial Risk Specialists All-sponsor median $137,696 · average excluding Microsoft $138,726 Ernst & Young U S $150,000 (255) Goldman Sachs & $91,300 (128) Citibank N A $158,790 (74) Jpmorgan Chase $145,000 (45) Pay vs BLS national median 1.28× Microsoft $149,729 vs BLS $117,330 Where Microsoft's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Financial Risk Specialists occupation profile →
Computer Network Architects SOC 15-1241	57	$184,800	$134,050	+37.9%
Microsoft pay range · Computer Network Architects P10$148,304 P25$166,320 Median$184,800 P75$196,155 P90$210,403 By H-1B wage level Level I—4 LCAs · 7% Level II$166,32019 LCAs · 33% Level III$192,70028 LCAs · 49% Level IV—6 LCAs · 11% Job titles filed under this SOC Cloud Network Engineering57 LCAs · median $184,800 · only sponsor What competing sponsors pay for Computer Network Architects All-sponsor median $140,000 · average excluding Microsoft $143,907 Amazon $162,100 (123) Meta $192,668 (59) Charter Communications $119,607 (53) Cisco $166,500 (46) Pay vs BLS national median 1.38× Microsoft $184,800 vs BLS $134,050 Where Microsoft's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Computer Network Architects occupation profile →
Computer and Information Research Scientists SOC 15-1221	57	$202,000	$140,300	+44%
Microsoft pay range · Computer and Information Research Scientists P10$164,100 P25$173,875 Median$202,000 P75$229,000 P90$246,000 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II$170,55312 LCAs · 21% Level III$204,50037 LCAs · 65% Level IV—6 LCAs · 11% Job titles filed under this SOC Applied Science50 LCAs · median $201,217 · only sponsor Research Science7 LCAs · median $204,721 · only sponsor What competing sponsors pay for Computer and Information Research Scientists All-sponsor median $182,000 · average excluding Microsoft $188,377 Amazon $175,000 (945) Meta $191,678 (567) Google $205,000 (245) Nvidia $184,018 (103) Pay vs BLS national median 1.44× Microsoft $202,000 vs BLS $140,300 Where Microsoft's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Computer and Information Research Scientists occupation profile →
Information Security Analysts SOC 15-1212	56	$186,265	$129,180	+44.2%
Microsoft pay range · Information Security Analysts P10$138,000 P25$152,896 Median$186,265 P75$207,600 P90$218,998 By H-1B wage level Level I—7 LCAs · 13% Level II$166,80016 LCAs · 29% Level III$196,77024 LCAs · 43% Level IV—9 LCAs · 16% Job titles filed under this SOC Security Assurance33 LCAs · median $194,731 · only sponsor Security Operations Engineering14 LCAs · median $182,058 · only sponsor Penetration Testing8 LCAs · median $169,100 · only sponsor What competing sponsors pay for Information Security Analysts All-sponsor median $135,000 · average excluding Microsoft $141,043 Ernst & Young U S $151,115 (502) Deloitte $144,997 (296) Amazon $170,000 (146) Pricewaterhousecoopers $168,000 (87) Pay vs BLS national median 1.44× Microsoft $186,265 vs BLS $129,180 Where Microsoft's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Information Security Analysts occupation profile →
Industrial Engineers SOC 17-2112	55	$158,060	$102,440	+54.3%
Microsoft pay range · Industrial Engineers P10$125,280 P25$143,497 Median$158,060 P75$190,836 P90$206,930 By H-1B wage level Level I—5 LCAs · 9% Level II$145,50019 LCAs · 35% Level III$182,20025 LCAs · 45% Level IV—6 LCAs · 11% Job titles filed under this SOC Product Management8 LCAs · median $156,318 · only sponsor Supply Planning8 LCAs · median $136,300 · only sponsor Reliability Engineering8 LCAs · median $156,000 · +0% vs all sponsors Customer Experience Program Management7 LCAs · median $190,836 · only sponsor Technical Program Management5 LCAs · median $157,080 · -7.7% vs all sponsors Sourcing Engineering5 LCAs · median $206,930 · only sponsor What competing sponsors pay for Industrial Engineers All-sponsor median $107,938 · average excluding Microsoft $113,625 Tesla $130,650 (841) Amazon $133,632 (316) Apple $166,962 (247) Rivian Automotive $126,641 (129) Pay vs BLS national median 1.54× Microsoft $158,060 vs BLS $102,440 Where Microsoft's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Industrial Engineers occupation profile →
Commercial and Industrial Designers SOC 27-1021	40	$181,340	$83,910	+116.1%
Microsoft pay range · Commercial and Industrial Designers P10$147,278 P25$167,771 Median$181,340 P75$195,720 P90$206,372 By H-1B wage level Level I—4 LCAs · 10% Level II—7 LCAs · 18% Level III$186,54724 LCAs · 60% Level IV—5 LCAs · 13% Job titles filed under this SOC Product Design36 LCAs · median $186,547 · only sponsor What competing sponsors pay for Commercial and Industrial Designers All-sponsor median $90,938 · average excluding Microsoft $103,139 L&t Technology $85,000 (101) M Arthur Gensler Jr & Associates $89,150 (24) Nike $145,406 (16) Tata $72,000 (15) Pay vs BLS national median 2.16× Microsoft $181,340 vs BLS $83,910 Where Microsoft's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Commercial and Industrial Designers occupation profile →
Logisticians SOC 13-1081	36	$160,412	$82,320	+94.9%
Microsoft pay range · Logisticians P10$129,030 P25$150,539 Median$160,412 P75$177,650 P90$195,000 By H-1B wage level Level I—4 LCAs · 11% Level II$154,00012 LCAs · 33% Level III$171,50018 LCAs · 50% Level IV—2 LCAs · 6% Job titles filed under this SOC Supply Planning11 LCAs · median $166,434 · only sponsor Demand Planning7 LCAs · median $154,000 · only sponsor Sourcing Engineering6 LCAs · median $180,000 · only sponsor What competing sponsors pay for Logisticians All-sponsor median $91,770 · average excluding Microsoft $100,786 Amazon $101,000 (282) Tesla $119,600 (143) Apple $141,300 (111) Ernst & Young U S $178,062 (86) Pay vs BLS national median 1.95× Microsoft $160,412 vs BLS $82,320 Where Microsoft's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Logisticians occupation profile →
Mechanical Engineers SOC 17-2141	27	$163,670	$104,110	+57.2%
Microsoft pay range · Mechanical Engineers P10$133,120 P25$149,260 Median$163,670 P75$172,877 P90$201,001 By H-1B wage level Level I—2 LCAs · 7% Level II$161,35012 LCAs · 44% Level III$172,87712 LCAs · 44% Level IV—1 LCAs · 4% Job titles filed under this SOC Mechanical Engineering17 LCAs · median $161,700 · +3.8% vs all sponsors Technical Program Management8 LCAs · median $172,784 · +0% vs all sponsors What competing sponsors pay for Mechanical Engineers All-sponsor median $106,730 · average excluding Microsoft $114,629 Tesla $150,000 (388) Cummins $95,847 (273) Apple $158,995 (242) Rivian Automotive $154,410 (196) Pay vs BLS national median 1.57× Microsoft $163,670 vs BLS $104,110 Where Microsoft's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Mechanical Engineers occupation profile →
Web and Digital Interface Designers SOC 15-1255	22	$182,250	$104,000	+75.2%
Microsoft pay range · Web and Digital Interface Designers P10$140,600 P25$150,974 Median$182,250 P75$215,651 P90$228,765 By H-1B wage level Level I—4 LCAs · 18% Level II—4 LCAs · 18% Level III$200,22111 LCAs · 50% Level IV—3 LCAs · 14% Job titles filed under this SOC Product Design11 LCAs · median $152,500 · -4.7% vs all sponsors UX Engineering5 LCAs · median $217,652 · only sponsor What competing sponsors pay for Web and Digital Interface Designers All-sponsor median $109,096 · average excluding Microsoft $120,875 Tata Consultancy Services $72,904 (386) Meta $200,221 (53) Deloitte $113,195 (40) Tt Commerce & Global $211,000 (34) Pay vs BLS national median 1.75× Microsoft $182,250 vs BLS $104,000 Where Microsoft's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Web and Digital Interface Designers occupation profile →
Special Effects Artists and Animators SOC 27-1014	20	$171,387	$102,030	+68%
Microsoft pay range · Special Effects Artists and Animators P10$139,536 P25$142,310 Median$171,387 P75$184,288 P90$195,347 By H-1B wage level Level I—2 LCAs · 10% Level II—9 LCAs · 45% Level III—7 LCAs · 35% Level IV—2 LCAs · 10% Job titles filed under this SOC Product Design20 LCAs · median $171,387 · only sponsor What competing sponsors pay for Special Effects Artists and Animators All-sponsor median $117,950 · average excluding Microsoft $121,085 Activision Publishing $103,730 (21) Apple $176,258 (18) Blizzard Entertainment $130,000 (15) Electronic Arts $123,000 (13) Pay vs BLS national median 1.68× Microsoft $171,387 vs BLS $102,030 Where Microsoft's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Special Effects Artists and Animators occupation profile →
Project Management Specialists SOC 13-1082	12	$165,050	$102,320	+61.3%
Microsoft pay range · Project Management Specialists P10$149,540 P25$154,400 Median$165,050 P75$174,115 P90$206,734 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—1 LCAs · 8% Level III$170,10011 LCAs · 92% Level IV—0 LCAs · 0% Job titles filed under this SOC Integrated Business Planning8 LCAs · median $170,100 · only sponsor What competing sponsors pay for Project Management Specialists All-sponsor median $120,800 · average excluding Microsoft $125,537 Amazon $125,944 (347) Infosys $99,736 (144) Intuit $185,400 (89) Linkedin $168,000 (83) Pay vs BLS national median 1.61× Microsoft $165,050 vs BLS $102,320 Where Microsoft's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Project Management Specialists occupation profile →
Database Architects SOC 15-1243	9	$155,710	$139,500	+11.6%
Microsoft pay range · Database Architects P10$115,150 P25$121,346 Median$155,710 P75$178,730 P90$204,780 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—6 LCAs · 67% Level III—2 LCAs · 22% Level IV—1 LCAs · 11% What competing sponsors pay for Database Architects All-sponsor median $137,758 · average excluding Microsoft $142,886 Deloitte $142,998 (264) Meta $209,740 (148) Compunnel Software $122,500 (104) Cognizant $143,458 (86) Pay vs BLS national median 1.12× Microsoft $155,710 vs BLS $139,500 Where Microsoft's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Database Architects occupation profile →
Budget Analysts SOC 13-2031	8	$129,200	$91,640	+41%
Microsoft pay range · Budget Analysts P10$97,758 P25$121,485 Median$129,200 P75$159,625 P90$191,533 By H-1B wage level Level I—2 LCAs · 25% Level II—4 LCAs · 50% Level III—1 LCAs · 13% Level IV—1 LCAs · 13% What competing sponsors pay for Budget Analysts All-sponsor median $79,500 · average excluding Microsoft $86,540 Georgetown University $82,389 (5) Pay vs BLS national median 1.41× Microsoft $129,200 vs BLS $91,640 Where Microsoft's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Budget Analysts occupation profile →
Civil Engineers SOC 17-2051	7	$180,000	$100,840	+78.5%
Microsoft pay range · Civil Engineers P10$154,200 P25$161,000 Median$180,000 P75$196,500 P90$214,160 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—0 LCAs · 0% Level III—6 LCAs · 86% Level IV—1 LCAs · 14% What competing sponsors pay for Civil Engineers All-sponsor median $90,000 · average excluding Microsoft $96,034 Wsp $100,876 (138) Aecom Technical $93,952 (118) Amazon $130,450 (116) Jacobs Engineering $93,000 (93) Pay vs BLS national median 1.79× Microsoft $180,000 vs BLS $100,840 Where Microsoft's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Civil Engineers occupation profile →
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers SOC 15-1253	6	$186,820	$104,300	+79.1%
Microsoft pay range · Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers P10$156,280 P25$167,920 Median$186,820 P75$202,707 P90$212,781 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—2 LCAs · 33% Level III—1 LCAs · 17% Level IV—3 LCAs · 50% What competing sponsors pay for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers All-sponsor median $104,728 · average excluding Microsoft $111,653 Cognizant $100,984 (1,711) Tata Consultancy Services $86,611 (431) Capgemini $120,000 (356) Amazon $143,700 (320) Pay vs BLS national median 1.79× Microsoft $186,820 vs BLS $104,300 Where Microsoft's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers occupation profile →
Cost Estimators SOC 13-1051	5	$177,930	$78,740	+126%
Microsoft pay range · Cost Estimators P10$176,172 P25$177,930 Median$177,930 P75$177,930 P90$177,954 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—0 LCAs · 0% Level III—2 LCAs · 40% Level IV—3 LCAs · 60% Job titles filed under this SOC Construction Project Management5 LCAs · median $177,930 · only sponsor What competing sponsors pay for Cost Estimators All-sponsor median $91,374 · average excluding Microsoft $99,212 Turner & Townsend $135,000 (29) Cumming Management $123,200 (29) Fluor Enterprises $90,058 (15) Accenture $153,800 (13) Pay vs BLS national median 2.26× Microsoft $177,930 vs BLS $78,740 Where Microsoft's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Cost Estimators occupation profile →
Human Resources Specialists SOC 13-1071	5	$127,900	$75,940	+68.4%
Microsoft pay range · Human Resources Specialists P10$127,900 P25$127,900 Median$127,900 P75$141,500 P90$153,937 By H-1B wage level Level I—0 LCAs · 0% Level II—4 LCAs · 80% Level III—1 LCAs · 20% Level IV—0 LCAs · 0% What competing sponsors pay for Human Resources Specialists All-sponsor median $77,428 · average excluding Microsoft $87,855 Amazon $114,400 (39) Tt Commerce & Global $129,659 (14) Bytedance $124,500 (13) Ernst & Young U S $130,698 (9) Pay vs BLS national median 1.68× Microsoft $127,900 vs BLS $75,940 Where Microsoft's median falls among all U.S. workers 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Calculating… Human Resources Specialists occupation profile →