Silicon Engineering at Microsoft
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Microsoft pay a Silicon Engineering on an H-1B?
$179k Microsoft has filed 488 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Silicon Engineering with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2020 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $179k. Most of those filings fall between $157k and $207k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
488
Median base salary
$179k
Middle 50%
$157k to $207k
Filings and pay by year
Silicon Engineering at Microsoft, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 111 | $190k |
| FY2025 | 227 | $181k |
| FY2024 | 135 | $173k |
| FY2022 | 1 | $180k |
| FY2021 | 2 | $104k |
| FY2020 | 12 | $139k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain View, CA | 150 | $207k |
| Morrisville, NC | 97 | $150k |
| Austin, TX | 84 | $167k |
| Hillsboro, OR | 62 | $166k |
| Redmond, WA | 38 | $182k |
| Santa Clara, CA | 24 | $221k |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 8 | $141k |
| San Diego, CA | 4 | $204k |
| Leander, TX | 3 | $154k |
| San Jose, CA | 2 | $198k |
| Seattle, WA | 2 | $181k |
| Cambridge, MA | 1 | $151k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 27 | $117k |
| Level II | 133 | $150k |
| Level III | 262 | $188k |
| Level IV | 66 | $220k |