Engineer
Median salary
$123,588
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$100,000 – $146,925
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
-0.42%
-3.44% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.5%
2,392 filings
Engineer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$82,518
P25$100,000
Median$123,588
P75$146,925
P90$171,891
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$84,240418 LCAs
Level II$115,000959 LCAs
Level III$135,000533 LCAs
Level IV$155,538275 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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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 46%Civil Engineers 11%Mechanical Engineers 9%Electrical Engineers 8%Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 4%Industrial Engineers 4%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 45.86% | 1,097 | $125,000 | $140,000 | $160,000 |
| Civil Engineers 17-2051 | 10.58% | 253 | $80,558 | $90,064 | $111,197 |
| Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 | 8.86% | 212 | $83,169 | $95,009 | $108,275 |
| Electrical Engineers 17-2071 | 7.73% | 185 | $92,955 | $107,515 | $124,761 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 17-2072 | 4.22% | 101 | $119,434 | $135,907 | $156,853 |
| Industrial Engineers 17-2112 | 3.51% | 84 | $85,362 | $94,272 | $112,326 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 | 2.88% | 69 | $90,000 | $110,771 | $133,900 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 | 2.38% | 57 | $90,436 | $130,000 | $150,500 |
| Engineers, All Other 17-2199 | 2.3% | 55 | $90,978 | $102,286 | $138,817 |
| Data Scientists 15-2051 | 1.25% | 30 | $105,293 | $129,812 | $146,817 |
| Chemical Engineers 17-2041 | 1.13% | 27 | $95,342 | $108,000 | $127,018 |
| Materials Engineers 17-2131 | 0.92% | 22 | $90,730 | $108,492 | $115,002 |
| Environmental Engineers 17-2081 | 0.79% | 19 | $79,550 | $97,344 | $117,478 |
| Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 17-2031 | 0.71% | 17 | $83,375 | $106,754 | $117,900 |
| Project Management Specialists 13-1082 | 0.59% | 14 | $91,370 | $99,238 | $113,973 |
| Computer Network Architects 15-1241 | 0.54% | 13 | $110,000 | $121,846 | $125,739 |
| Computer Programmers 15-1251 | 0.54% | 13 | $99,768 | $102,868 | $107,100 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244 | 0.5% | 12 | $104,578 | $121,679 | $140,000 |
| Computer Hardware Engineers 17-2061 | 0.46% | 11 | $132,437 | $150,238 | $168,220 |
| Database Architects 15-1243 | 0.46% | 11 | $115,887 | $127,837 | $138,081 |
| Database Administrators 15-1242 | 0.38% | 9 | $105,427 | $115,000 | $115,744 |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1211 | 0.29% | 7 | $138,292 | $145,024 | $154,072 |
| Chemists 19-2031 | 0.29% | 7 | $90,000 | $92,206 | $110,669 |
| Commercial and Industrial Designers 27-1021 | 0.29% | 7 | $74,734 | $76,461 | $78,230 |
| Electrical Engineers, R&D 17-2074 | 0.25% | 6 | $110,083 | $110,666 | $119,335 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists 15-1221 | 0.21% | 5 | $125,444 | $164,403 | $175,200 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elevance Health | 126 | $132,290 | -5.5% |
| Government Employee Insurance Geico | 110 | $136,470 | -2.5% |
| Nordstrom | 89 | $158,974 | +13.6% |
| American Express Travel Related | 80 | $136,121 | -2.8% |
| Target Enterprise | 60 | $128,455 | -8.2% |
| The University Of Phoenix | 34 | $122,863 | -12.2% |
| Mutual Of Omaha Insurance | 33 | $130,060 | -7.1% |
| Samsung Austin Semiconductor | 30 | $137,454 | +1.1% |
| Arm | 29 | $154,565 | +13.7% |
| Ice Mortgage Technology | 28 | $124,900 | -10.8% |
| F5 | 24 | $136,689 | -2.4% |
| Samsung Austin Semiconductor | 23 | $90,563 | -3.9% |
| Ibase Operations | 22 | $96,344 | -13% |
| Spotify | 21 | $217,040 | +55% |
| Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North Tema | 20 | $152,096 | +8.6% |
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 Engineer974 LCAs · median $138,000
- Engineer II408 LCAs · median $113,722
- Engineer I140 LCAs · median $82,000
- Engineer III140 LCAs · median $118,589
- Senior Engineer I41 LCAs · median $126,189
- Senior Engineer II30 LCAs · median $168,926
- Engineer IV26 LCAs · median $127,795
- Senior Engineer III11 LCAs · median $172,931