Development Engineer
Median salary
$108,428
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$95,569 – $127,368
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+5.09%
+1.9% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0%
82 filings
Development Engineer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$84,224
P25$95,569
Median$108,428
P75$127,368
P90$148,300
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$97,15720 LCAs
Level II$101,92029 LCAs
Level III$123,48420 LCAs
Level IV$128,2429 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Development 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.
Mechanical Engineers 35%Software Developers 27%Electrical Engineers 9%Chemical Engineers 6%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 | 35.37% | 29 | $95,062 | $108,056 | $124,768 |
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 26.83% | 22 | $97,157 | $107,778 | $126,807 |
| Electrical Engineers 17-2071 | 8.54% | 7 | $123,016 | $137,241 | $156,998 |
| Chemical Engineers 17-2041 | 6.1% | 5 | $87,050 | $122,200 | $125,000 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
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 Development Engineer16 LCAs · median $126,250
- Development Engineer II5 LCAs · median $88,130