H-1B Linux Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Linux Engineer is $98,000, across 53 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$98,000
Average wage
$109,856
90th percentile
$144,028
Certified LCAs
53
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $62,000
- 25th
- $86,632
- Median
- $98,000
- Average
- $109,856
- 90th
- $144,028
- Highest
- $250,000
Based on 53 certified base wages, annualized.
Where would your salary rank?
Enter a salary to see its percentile among H-1B filings for this role.
$
Enter your salary to see where you rank.
Filings by year
13FY20
8FY21
5FY22
6FY23
7FY24
10FY25
4FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Linux Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 4 | $250,000 |
| AXLE INFORMATICS | 2 | $125,000 |
| Grove Resource Solutions Inc. (GRSi) | 1 | $114,997 |
| PYRAMID TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC | 2 | $104,968 |
| TEAM IT SERVE INC | 1 | $101,462 |
| Tekstad, Inc | 3 | $100,000 |
| Sapphire Software Solutions, Inc. | 5 | $99,000 |
| Populus Group LLC | 2 | $98,800 |
| V-Soft Consulting Group, INC | 2 | $98,000 |
| VERITIS GROUP, INC. | 1 | $91,853 |
| Corventech Corp | 1 | $90,300 |
| Teamitserve Inc | 4 | $86,632 |
| CSTS TECHNOLOGIES INC | 2 | $85,676 |
| CORPORATE SOLUTIONS GENERAL INC | 5 | $85,613 |
| American Unit, Inc | 2 | $77,000 |
Salaries by location
Phoenix, AZ · $86,632New York, NY · $250,000Rockville, MD · $116,393Wesley Chapel, FL · $89,992St. Louis, MO · $100,000Irving, TX · $99,000Alpharetta, GA · $85,676San Diego, CA · $98,800Fremont, CA · $107,400Chicago, IL · $83,919Washington, DC · $98,000Cheyenne, WY · $75,250Bethesda, MD · $114,997Lynchburg, VA · $90,300Deerfield, IL · $91,853