H-1B System Design Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a System Design Engineer is $99,742, across 193 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$99,742
Average wage
$113,691
90th percentile
$179,801
Certified LCAs
193
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $47,174
- 25th
- $76,803
- Median
- $99,742
- Average
- $113,691
- 90th
- $179,801
- Highest
- $216,091
Based on 192 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
69FY20
41FY21
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13FY23
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23FY25
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Top H-1B sponsors for System Design Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| KLA Corporation | 5 | $176,538 |
| Apple Inc. | 10 | $175,000 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 52 | $157,283 |
| Sunpower Corporations, Systems | 2 | $125,000 |
| CNH Industrial America LLC | 2 | $125,000 |
| AVL TEST SYSTEMS, INC. | 2 | $121,752 |
| General Motors Company | 3 | $116,802 |
| CW PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LLC | 3 | $111,072 |
| MARVELL SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. | 3 | $109,000 |
| Zonestra Technologies, LLC | 2 | $85,270 |
| Ecoscience LLC | 3 | $85,000 |
| Cognizant Mobility, Inc. | 2 | $84,250 |
| Holtec International | 3 | $80,900 |
| ESG AUTOMOTIVE, INC. | 82 | $77,167 |
| L&T TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED | 6 | $75,866 |
Salaries by location
Santa Clara, CA · $157,283Auburn Hills, MI · $78,750Troy, MI · $80,242Dearborn, MI · $82,566Farmington Hills, MI · $79,857Cupertino, CA · $172,500Austin, TX · $110,531Milpitas, CA · $176,538Houston, TX · $75,866Canton, MI · $125,000Novi, MI · $65,915Durham, NC · $156,000Hillsboro, OR · $116,900Camden, NJ · $80,900West Bloomfield, MI · $77,256