Structural Engineer
Median salary
$96,304
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$80,000 – $115,000
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+6.71%
+3.47% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.1%
283 filings
Structural Engineer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$71,752
P25$80,000
Median$96,304
P75$115,000
P90$130,000
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$75,400101 LCAs
Level II$96,30485 LCAs
Level III$116,69765 LCAs
Level IV$125,94026 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Structural 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.
Civil Engineers 97%Mechanical Engineers 2%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civil Engineers 17-2051 | 97.17% | 275 | $80,000 | $96,304 | $116,094 |
| Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 | 1.77% | 5 | $94,266 | $104,210 | $105,000 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Structural 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wsp | 17 | $103,896 | +7.9% |
| Stantec Consulting | 9 | $105,290 | +9.3% |
| Black & Veatch | 9 | $71,760 | -25.5% |
| Kiewit Engineering | 9 | $118,907 | +23.5% |
| Aecom Technical | 5 | $109,000 | +13.2% |
| Arcadis U S | 5 | $82,014 | -14.8% |
| Hdr Engineering | 5 | $107,474 | +11.6% |
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 Structural Engineer34 LCAs · median $123,500
- Structural Engineer II18 LCAs · median $82,007
- Structural Engineer I14 LCAs · median $76,720
- Structural Engineer III6 LCAs · median $88,992