H-1B Senior Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Senior Engineer is $127,802, across 5,601 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$127,802
Average wage
$131,627
90th percentile
$173,039
Certified LCAs
5,601
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $46,821
- 25th
- $107,390
- Median
- $127,802
- Average
- $131,627
- 90th
- $173,039
- Highest
- $1,822,430
Based on 5,597 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
937FY20
936FY21
1,041FY22
746FY23
808FY24
879FY25
254FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Senior Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| SPOTIFY USA, INC. | 109 | $211,200 |
| CrowdStrike, Inc. | 53 | $199,297 |
| Wayfair LLC | 96 | $176,000 |
| Shipt, Inc. | 59 | $159,500 |
| American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. | 1,059 | $146,153 |
| Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. | 131 | $141,669 |
| Arm, Inc. | 107 | $134,118 |
| SAMSUNG AUSTIN SEMICONDUCTOR, L.L.C. | 202 | $133,740 |
| Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC. | 131 | $125,986 |
| CommVault Systems,Inc. | 95 | $120,900 |
| Target Enterprise, Inc. | 335 | $113,776 |
| Seagate US LLC | 68 | $107,185 |
| Brillio, LLC | 134 | $97,000 |
| Thornton Tomasetti, Inc. | 54 | $84,110 |
| GAVS Technologies N.A., Inc. | 57 | $82,285 |
Salaries by location
Phoenix, AZ · $144,643Austin, TX · $126,672New York, NY · $166,987San Jose, CA · $150,473Minneapolis, MN · $113,776Boston, MA · $159,500San Francisco, CA · $147,256Sunrise, FL · $145,000Chicago, IL · $120,000San Diego, CA · $125,940Sunnyvale, CA · $159,740Santa Clara, CA · $128,414Brooklyn Park, MN · $113,776Houston, TX · $105,952Charlotte, NC · $104,042