Applications Engineer
Median salary
$126,131
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$98,898 – $145,238
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+5.1%
+1.91% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0%
191 filings
Applications Engineer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$82,000
P25$98,898
Median$126,131
P75$145,238
P90$172,499
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$90,00042 LCAs
Level II$113,00042 LCAs
Level III$132,24651 LCAs
Level IV$167,90022 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Applications Engineer pay by occupation code
Employers file the same title under different SOC occupation codes, and pay differs between them. Each row is computed only within its SOC.
Software Developers 32%Mechanical Engineers 15%Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 12%Electrical Engineers 9%Engineers, All Other 7%Sales Engineers 6%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 31.94% | 61 | $120,000 | $134,571 | $163,862 |
| Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 | 15.18% | 29 | $81,000 | $94,000 | $106,974 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 17-2072 | 11.52% | 22 | $105,597 | $130,548 | $149,178 |
| Electrical Engineers 17-2071 | 9.42% | 18 | $120,625 | $131,391 | $148,000 |
| Engineers, All Other 17-2199 | 6.81% | 13 | $108,000 | $129,459 | $134,558 |
| Sales Engineers 41-9031 | 6.28% | 12 | $129,480 | $136,009 | $144,596 |
| Industrial Engineers 17-2112 | 5.24% | 10 | $80,028 | $89,000 | $113,880 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Applications Engineer
What the biggest sponsors pay for this title, compared with the median of all sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation.
| Employer | LCAs | Median | vs all sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arrow Electronics | 9 | $143,991 | +7% |
| Texas Instruments | 6 | $135,500 | +3.1% |
| Asml | 5 | $114,046 | -11.9% |
| Siemens Industry Software | 5 | $124,987 | -7.1% |
Exact titles grouped here
The most common versions of this title as employers wrote them (after removing job codes and typos), with their own medians.
- Senior Applications Engineer37 LCAs · median $140,080
- Applications Engineer III9 LCAs · median $119,856
- Applications Engineer IV8 LCAs · median $147,290