H-1B Sr. Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Sr. Engineer is $118,795, across 670 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$118,795
Average wage
$122,980
90th percentile
$150,000
Certified LCAs
670
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $60,000
- 25th
- $106,018
- Median
- $118,795
- Average
- $122,980
- 90th
- $150,000
- Highest
- $266,000
Based on 669 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
67FY20
100FY21
151FY22
112FY23
82FY24
126FY25
32FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Sr. Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| CTC Trading Group, LLC | 7 | $225,000 |
| Nordstrom, Inc. | 9 | $164,625 |
| Deloitte Consulting LLP | 6 | $134,604 |
| SAMSUNG AUSTIN SEMICONDUCTOR, L.L.C. | 38 | $134,000 |
| Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. | 35 | $130,903 |
| Tesla, Inc. | 7 | $126,000 |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | 6 | $123,264 |
| Kioxia America, Inc. | 6 | $122,439 |
| Tenstorrent USA, Inc. | 12 | $122,429 |
| GBT US LLC | 10 | $118,602 |
| Target Enterprise, Inc. | 255 | $116,678 |
| Niagara Bottling, LLC | 7 | $114,067 |
| Seagate US LLC | 47 | $112,154 |
| Eli Lilly and Company | 7 | $100,399 |
| ZT Group Int'l, Inc. | 6 | $84,942 |
Salaries by location
Minneapolis, MN · $116,678San Jose, CA · $148,562Austin, TX · $130,000Bloomington, MN · $111,280Brooklyn Park, MN · $105,726Longmont, CO · $103,500San Diego, CA · $128,149Seattle, WA · $153,712Sunnyvale, CA · $148,083Fremont, CA · $127,795Secaucus, NJ · $88,815Phoenix, AZ · $118,602Santa Clara, CA · $126,662Irvine, CA · $113,881Shakopee, MN · $100,901