Service Engineering at Microsoft
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Microsoft pay a Service Engineering on an H-1B?
$161k Microsoft has filed 100 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Service Engineering with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2024 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $161k. Most of those filings fall between $153k and $179k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
100
Median base salary
$161k
Middle 50%
$153k to $179k
Filings and pay by year
Service Engineering at Microsoft, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 24 | $175k |
| FY2025 | 52 | $164k |
| FY2024 | 24 | $156k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Redmond, WA | 68 | $171k |
| Atlanta, GA | 4 | $158k |
| Irving, TX | 3 | $144k |
| Liberty Hill, TX | 2 | $138k |
| Mount Pleasant, WI | 2 | $177k |
| Mountain View, CA | 2 | $145k |
| Northlake, IL | 2 | $164k |
| Austin, TX | 1 | $159k |
| Bellevue, WA | 1 | $192k |
| Black Diamond, WA | 1 | $159k |
| Boydton, VA | 1 | $161k |
| Clarksville, VA | 1 | $171k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 4 | $140k |
| Level II | 45 | $153k |
| Level III | 44 | $177k |
| Level IV | 7 | $215k |