Forward Deployed Engineer
Median salary
$162,881
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$145,000 – $190,000
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+10.43%
+7.08% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0%
138 filings
Forward Deployed Engineer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$135,000
P25$145,000
Median$162,881
P75$190,000
P90$215,000
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$145,00022 LCAs
Level II$153,45962 LCAs
Level III$189,00038 LCAs
Level IV$213,66614 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Forward Deployed 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 78%Data Scientists 17%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 77.54% | 107 | $145,000 | $170,000 | $200,000 |
| Data Scientists 15-2051 | 17.39% | 24 | $145,000 | $145,000 | $170,500 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Forward Deployed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palantir | 30 | $145,000 | -14.7% |
| Salesforce | 23 | $185,000 | +8.8% |
| Palantir | 21 | $145,000 | +0% |
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 Forward Deployed Engineer16 LCAs · median $210,410