H-1B Distinguished Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Distinguished Engineer is $205,000, across 155 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$205,000
Average wage
$221,481
90th percentile
$323,000
Certified LCAs
155
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $115,918
- 25th
- $163,250
- Median
- $205,000
- Average
- $221,481
- 90th
- $323,000
- Highest
- $407,600
Based on 155 certified base wages, annualized.
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Top H-1B sponsors for Distinguished Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Uber Technologies, Inc. | 5 | $353,300 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 8 | $306,000 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 5 | $278,212 |
| SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. | 2 | $265,000 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 4 | $257,700 |
| INTUIT INC. | 2 | $251,692 |
| Extreme Networks Inc | 4 | $228,728 |
| Commvault Systems,Inc. | 3 | $220,000 |
| Dell USA L.P. | 2 | $217,076 |
| SonicWall, Inc. | 3 | $205,000 |
| Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | 5 | $173,120 |
| Capital One Services, LLC | 50 | $161,117 |
| Pitney Bowes Inc. | 2 | $151,151 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | 3 | $140,858 |
| NAGARRO, INC | 3 | $125,653 |
Salaries by location
Santa Clara, CA · $280,367San Jose, CA · $260,000Richmond, VA · $144,976Mclean, VA · $173,763Plano, TX · $149,781New York, NY · $287,800San Francisco, CA · $349,150Mountain View, CA · $237,938Milpitas, CA · $230,000Round Rock, TX · $212,059Austin, TX · $191,194Cupertino, CA · $350,000Kirkland, WA · $257,500Norwalk, CT · $139,318Savoy, IL · $196,000