Project Engineer at Jacobs
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Jacobs pay a Project Engineer on an H-1B?
$93k Jacobs has filed 43 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Project Engineer with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2019 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $93k. Most of those filings fall between $79k and $106k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
43
Median base salary
$93k
Middle 50%
$79k to $106k
Filings and pay by year
Project Engineer at Jacobs, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 5 | $106k |
| FY2025 | 10 | $105k |
| FY2024 | 2 | $94k |
| FY2023 | 8 | $89k |
| FY2022 | 3 | $79k |
| FY2021 | 7 | $95k |
| FY2020 | 7 | $80k |
| FY2019 | 1 | $127k |
A fiscal year marked partial is still in progress, so its total is lower than a complete year and the two are not comparable.
Where this work is
Work locations named on the filings, most common first
| Location | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Oakland, CA | 7 | $95k |
| Los Angeles, CA | 4 | $122k |
| Atlanta, GA | 3 | $60k |
| Orange, CA | 3 | $104k |
| Dallas, TX | 3 | $88k |
| Cleveland, OH | 2 | $80k |
| Cary, NC | 2 | $80k |
| Pensacola, FL | 2 | $97k |
| Secaucus, NJ | 2 | $66k |
| New York, NY | 2 | $96k |
| Savannah, GA | 2 | $87k |
| Austin, TX | 1 | $87k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 18 | $78k |
| Level II | 14 | $101k |
| Level III | 3 | $125k |
| Level IV | 3 | $150k |
Other roles Jacobs sponsors
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