Technical Specialist
Median salary
$115,732
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$96,768 – $138,020
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+3.26%
+0.13% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.1%
427 filings
Technical Specialist pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$85,518
P25$96,768
Median$115,732
P75$138,020
P90$166,878
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$93,52515 LCAs
Level II$104,523249 LCAs
Level III$128,12867 LCAs
Level IV$165,31573 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Technical Specialist 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 34%Software Developers 28%Mechanical Engineers 11%Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 7%Data Scientists 3%Network and Computer Systems Administrators 2%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 | 34.43% | 147 | $96,836 | $114,400 | $135,000 |
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 28.34% | 121 | $99,100 | $112,923 | $128,000 |
| Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 | 11.48% | 49 | $137,248 | $162,720 | $166,878 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 | 6.79% | 29 | $85,384 | $94,400 | $103,418 |
| Data Scientists 15-2051 | 2.81% | 12 | $101,350 | $111,591 | $135,918 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244 | 2.34% | 10 | $89,627 | $91,116 | $92,622 |
| Electrical Engineers 17-2071 | 1.87% | 8 | $136,463 | $143,782 | $165,548 |
| Aerospace Engineers 17-2011 | 1.64% | 7 | $122,441 | $135,519 | $136,860 |
| Computer Systems Analysts 15-1211 | 1.41% | 6 | $87,310 | $94,206 | $117,322 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Technical Specialist
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCL | 136 | $117,308 | +2.5% |
| Citiustech | 49 | $107,100 | -5.2% |
| Birlasoft | 29 | $98,862 | -12.4% |
| Lucid | 23 | $166,878 | +2.6% |
| Birlasoft | 12 | $84,458 | -10.5% |
| Citiustech | 12 | $95,400 | +1.1% |
| Lucid | 10 | $209,914 | +85.9% |
| Collabrium | 6 | $134,255 | +18.9% |
| Microland | 6 | $89,627 | -1.6% |
| Citiustech | 5 | $105,100 | -5.8% |
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 Technical Specialist90 LCAs · median $125,926
- Technical Specialist III11 LCAs · median $159,934
- Technical Specialist II8 LCAs · median $136,108
- Technical Specialist I5 LCAs · median $115,732