Technical Support Engineering at Microsoft
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Microsoft pay a Technical Support Engineering on an H-1B?
$129k Microsoft has filed 424 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Technical Support Engineering with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2022 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $129k. Most of those filings fall between $120k and $140k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
424
Median base salary
$129k
Middle 50%
$120k to $140k
Filings and pay by year
Technical Support Engineering at Microsoft, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 68 | $133k |
| FY2025 | 248 | $129k |
| FY2024 | 106 | $125k |
| FY2022 | 2 | $129k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Irving, TX | 107 | $122k |
| Redmond, WA | 99 | $135k |
| Charlotte, NC | 58 | $131k |
| Atlanta, GA | 10 | $129k |
| Issaquah, WA | 9 | $135k |
| McKinney, TX | 7 | $122k |
| Bellevue, WA | 6 | $129k |
| Celina, TX | 5 | $124k |
| Frisco, TX | 5 | $118k |
| Cumming, GA | 4 | $122k |
| Denver, CO | 4 | $129k |
| Fargo, ND | 4 | $93k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 37 | $107k |
| Level II | 301 | $128k |
| Level III | 80 | $151k |
| Level IV | 6 | $172k |