Application Engineer III at Vanguard
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Vanguard pay a Application Engineer III on an H-1B?
$138k Vanguard has filed 293 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Application Engineer III with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2021 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $138k. Most of those filings fall between $132k and $143k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
293
Median base salary
$138k
Middle 50%
$132k to $143k
Filings and pay by year
Application Engineer III at Vanguard, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 23 | $149k |
| FY2025 | 71 | $141k |
| FY2024 | 78 | $140k |
| FY2023 | 30 | $140k |
| FY2022 | 72 | $130k |
| FY2021 | 19 | $125k |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Malvern, PA | 215 | $136k |
| Charlotte, NC | 48 | $143k |
| Plano, TX | 20 | $136k |
| Frisco, TX | 2 | $149k |
| Carrollton, TX | 1 | $130k |
| Downingtown, PA | 1 | $141k |
| Exton, PA | 1 | $139k |
| Indian Land, SC | 1 | $139k |
| Paoli, PA | 1 | $133k |
| Spring City, PA | 1 | $147k |
| Waxhaw, NC | 1 | $149k |
| West Chester, PA | 1 | $140k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level II | 2 | $114k |
| Level III | 9 | $143k |
| Level IV | 240 | $135k |
Other roles Vanguard sponsors
Data Engineer, Specialist 107Data Analyst, Specialist 80Application Engineering Technical Lead II 74Developer III 64Senior Application Engineer 39Data Scientist, Specialist 38Senior Data Engineer 37Cloud Engineer, Specialist 32Cloud Security Engineer, Specialist 31Technical Lead II 28Application Engineer IV 27Application Engineering Technical Lead - I 25