Validation Engineer
Median salary
$95,909
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$85,571 – $104,000
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+3.83%
+0.68% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.1%
698 filings
Validation Engineer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$75,816
P25$85,571
Median$95,909
P75$104,000
P90$123,521
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$78,146152 LCAs
Level II$96,366406 LCAs
Level III$115,00089 LCAs
Level IV$137,36940 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Validation 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.
Industrial Engineers 87%Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 3%Mechanical Engineers 3%Electrical Engineers 2%Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 1%Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 1%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Engineers 17-2112 | 86.53% | 604 | $85,925 | $95,794 | $102,752 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 | 3.44% | 24 | $74,417 | $96,998 | $116,353 |
| Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 | 3.01% | 21 | $84,000 | $92,400 | $104,000 |
| Electrical Engineers 17-2071 | 2.29% | 16 | $80,891 | $95,930 | $132,750 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 17-2072 | 0.86% | 6 | $99,531 | $131,562 | $152,160 |
| Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 17-2031 | 0.72% | 5 | $114,400 | $124,800 | $131,560 |
| Chemical Engineers 17-2041 | 0.72% | 5 | $110,000 | $118,000 | $130,000 |
| Engineers, All Other 17-2199 | 0.72% | 5 | $75,000 | $85,000 | $85,000 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Validation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sathram | 26 | $101,067 | +5.5% |
| Ls | 26 | $92,000 | -4% |
| Intellectt | 21 | $97,760 | +2.1% |
| Kelith | 20 | $97,375 | +1.7% |
| Tata Consultancy Services | 16 | $88,650 | -7.5% |
| Unicon Pharma | 16 | $94,360 | -1.5% |
| Nd Global Consulting | 15 | $93,600 | -2.3% |
| Qvalfocus | 15 | $92,000 | -4% |
| Implify | 15 | $97,000 | +1.3% |
| Unicon Sciences | 14 | $95,399 | -0.4% |
| United Pharma | 12 | $104,000 | +8.6% |
| Fusion Life Sciences | 9 | $94,848 | -1% |
| Novozen Healthcare | 7 | $96,512 | +0.8% |
| L&t Technology | 7 | $87,610 | -8.5% |
| Aplomb | 6 | $100,000 | +4.4% |
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 Validation Engineer47 LCAs · median $118,450
- Validation Engineer II33 LCAs · median $97,760
- Validation Engineer III10 LCAs · median $105,870