Systems Engineer
Median salary
$106,139
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$90,002 – $131,106
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+2.06%
-1.04% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.3%
1,770 filings
Systems Engineer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$80,000
P25$90,002
Median$106,139
P75$131,106
P90$155,726
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$80,995222 LCAs
Level II$95,000917 LCAs
Level III$129,100272 LCAs
Level IV$147,326239 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Systems 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.
Computer Occupations, All Other 41%Software Developers 27%Network and Computer Systems Administrators 6%Mechanical Engineers 6%Electrical Engineers 4%Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 3%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 | 40.51% | 717 | $83,658 | $92,581 | $105,560 |
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 27.06% | 479 | $106,579 | $125,000 | $142,940 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244 | 5.93% | 105 | $86,965 | $99,840 | $120,000 |
| Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 | 5.88% | 104 | $109,512 | $125,362 | $156,282 |
| Electrical Engineers 17-2071 | 3.62% | 64 | $100,000 | $126,190 | $143,190 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 17-2072 | 2.6% | 46 | $114,252 | $133,106 | $144,573 |
| Engineers, All Other 17-2199 | 2.49% | 44 | $94,054 | $125,000 | $159,466 |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1211 | 1.86% | 33 | $95,597 | $105,000 | $118,519 |
| Industrial Engineers 17-2112 | 1.69% | 30 | $95,480 | $120,819 | $141,440 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 | 1.3% | 23 | $84,962 | $110,000 | $121,406 |
| Computer Programmers 15-1251 | 1.19% | 21 | $83,000 | $86,000 | $93,000 |
| Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 17-2031 | 0.85% | 15 | $110,266 | $120,000 | $133,280 |
| Computer Network Architects 15-1241 | 0.79% | 14 | $97,032 | $116,838 | $134,347 |
| Database Administrators 15-1242 | 0.73% | 13 | $87,381 | $118,250 | $127,300 |
| Information Security Analysts 15-1212 | 0.73% | 13 | $100,456 | $108,949 | $134,160 |
| Sales Engineers 41-9031 | 0.68% | 12 | $119,558 | $124,751 | $152,420 |
| Aerospace Engineers 17-2011 | 0.4% | 7 | $114,289 | $130,000 | $179,520 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Systems 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compunnel Software | 139 | $95,000 | +2.6% |
| Vdrive It | 37 | $84,469 | -8.8% |
| Prowesys | 35 | $83,658 | -9.6% |
| Fidelis Software | 34 | $90,000 | -2.8% |
| Autozone | 32 | $129,838 | +3.9% |
| Charter Communications | 28 | $117,021 | -6.4% |
| Cloudflare | 27 | $155,000 | +24% |
| Fidelity Technology D/b/a Fidelity Investments | 27 | $105,997 | -15.2% |
| California Creative | 18 | $62,400 | -32.6% |
| Ameriprise Financial | 18 | $142,000 | +13.6% |
| General Motors | 14 | $140,064 | +11.7% |
| Qualcomm | 12 | $128,898 | -3.2% |
| Ipolarity | 10 | $94,682 | +2.3% |
| Texas Instruments | 9 | $135,200 | +7.1% |
| General Motors | 8 | $152,438 | +22% |
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 Systems Engineer370 LCAs · median $133,393
- Systems Engineer II64 LCAs · median $103,115
- Systems Engineer III37 LCAs · median $117,021
- Systems Engineer IV22 LCAs · median $123,190
- Systems Engineer Senior16 LCAs · median $124,062
- Systems Engineer I12 LCAs · median $90,314
- Senior Systems Engineer II8 LCAs · median $126,350
- Senior Systems Engineer I7 LCAs · median $116,106