Application Engineer IV at Vanguard
Pay by year, the work locations, and the prevailing-wage level breakdown.
What does Vanguard pay a Application Engineer IV on an H-1B?
$154k Vanguard has filed 27 H-1B labor condition applications for the role of Application Engineer IV with the U.S. Department of Labor between FY2021 and FY2026 at a median base salary of $154k. Most of those filings fall between $150k and $160k. Base salary is the wage stated on the filing, not total compensation.
H-1B LCA filings
27
Median base salary
$154k
Middle 50%
$150k to $160k
Filings and pay by year
Application Engineer IV at Vanguard, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (partial) | 5 | $167k |
| FY2025 | 3 | $150k |
| FY2024 | 11 | $154k |
| FY2023 | 4 | $158k |
| FY2022 | 2 | $148k |
| FY2021 | 2 | $148k |
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 | 19 | $153k |
| Plano, TX | 6 | $160k |
| Charlotte, NC | 2 | $145k |
Prevailing-wage level
The experience level DOL assigns the role, I (entry) to IV (expert)
| Level | Filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| Level IV | 25 | $155k |
Other roles Vanguard sponsors
Application Engineer III 293Data 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 Engineering Technical Lead - I 25