H-1B Senior System Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Senior System Engineer is $110,000, across 490 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$110,000
Average wage
$114,670
90th percentile
$151,000
Certified LCAs
490
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $60,154
- 25th
- $91,484
- Median
- $110,000
- Average
- $114,670
- 90th
- $151,000
- Highest
- $249,000
Based on 490 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
108FY20
69FY21
105FY22
73FY23
65FY24
48FY25
22FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Senior System Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| DIRECTV, LLC | 4 | $157,500 |
| AT&T SERVICES, INC. | 108 | $147,500 |
| Southwest Airlines Co. | 15 | $128,315 |
| Hitachi Rail STS USA, Inc. | 5 | $125,520 |
| 3 ITEK LLC | 4 | $114,546 |
| Magna Electronics, Inc. | 4 | $114,417 |
| Zen3 Infosolutions America Inc | 4 | $110,000 |
| eInfochips Inc. | 4 | $109,422 |
| Bara Consulting, Inc. | 9 | $102,000 |
| PRIMETALS TECHNOLOGIES USA LLC | 5 | $100,000 |
| Idexcel Inc | 5 | $98,600 |
| Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc. | 19 | $97,000 |
| IBM Corporation | 59 | $92,830 |
| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION | 50 | $85,860 |
| IBM INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED | 38 | $82,582 |
Salaries by location
Plano, TX · $146,000Dallas, TX · $128,315Alpharetta, GA · $132,000Middletown, NJ · $107,229Atlanta, GA · $94,453El Segundo, CA · $122,096Chicago, IL · $102,019Quincy, MA · $86,268West Sacramento, CA · $82,907Pittsburgh, PA · $120,000Austin, TX · $72,384Bothell, WA · $130,334Newark, NJ · $91,908Auburn Hills, MI · $101,784Warr Acres, OK · $81,910