Application Engineer, H-1B salary
What 3,976 H-1B filings report for “Application Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for an Application Engineer?
$100k median H-1B base salary for an Application Engineer, typically $71k to $146k, across 3,976 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $125k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California924$125k+$25k
- 2Washington54$118k+$18k
- 3Virginia43$107k+$7k
- 4Oregon376$105k+$5k
- 5Maryland36$104k+$4k
- 6Illinois747$103k+$3k
- 7Colorado30$102k+$2k
- 8Texas395$101k+$1k
- 9Connecticut21$99k−$1k
- 10Arizona58$99k−$1k
- 11Missouri20$92k−$8k
- 12Massachusetts74$91k−$9k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $100kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for an Application Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Application Engineer roles are Discover, Intel, Google, Centizen, and Applied Materials, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Application Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Discover650 filings$103k
- 2Intel290 filings$118k
- 3Google239 filings$164k
- 4Centizen189 filings$103k
- 5Applied Materials105 filings$120k
- 6Cloudwick Technologies90 filings$124k
- 7Capital One69 filings$108k
- 8Automated Building Management Systems62 filings$76k
- 9Rohde & Schwarz62 filings$136k
- 10Meta47 filings$155k
- 11Advantest45 filings$111k
- 12Autoliv42 filings$83k
- 13MathWorks39 filings$100k
- 14Altair Engineering35 filings$78k
- 15Bitwise31 filings$87k
- 16ASML28 filings$99k
- 17Cadence27 filings$116k
- 18HCA Healthcare26 filings$80k
- 19Schneider Electric24 filings$69k
- 20Hmi North America Inc.19 filings$79k
- 21Mentor Graphics19 filings$102k
- 22Bosch17 filings$97k
- 23Sage IT16 filings$94k
- 24Renesas15 filings$102k
- 25Expedia15 filings$100k
- 26Exa14 filings$69k
- 27Nova Measuring Instruments14 filings$106k
- 28Rocket Mortgage14 filings$88k
- 29Vericast13 filings$98k
- 30Siemens12 filings$118k
- 31Valassis12 filings$104k
- 32Schaeffler12 filings$68k
- 33TCF National Bank12 filings$110k
- 34Remote Tiger11 filings$76k
- 35ANSYS11 filings$86k
- 36Navy Federal Credit Union10 filings$149k
- 37Rocket Limited Partnership10 filings$80k
- 38Control Infotech10 filings$75k
- 39Hexagon9 filings$94k
- 40Solum America9 filings$89k
- 41Advanced Suspension Technology9 filings$90k
- 42Oculii9 filings$71k
- 43CNET Global Solutions9 filings$88k
- 44ESTECO9 filings$77k
- 45Coherix9 filings$69k
- 46Cummins9 filings$69k
- 47Keysight Technologies8 filings$92k
- 48Goldman Edwards8 filings$81k
- 49CENIT7 filings$60k
- 50InDepth Engineering Solutions7 filings$70k
Related titles in this family
13,048 filings carry “Application Engineer” in the title, across 1,855 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Application Engineer955 filings$116k
- 2Principal Application Engineer586 filings$145k
- 3Sr. Application Engineer407 filings$103k
- 4Field Application Engineer385 filings$105k
- 5Application Engineer III347 filings$136k
- 6Lead Application Engineer310 filings$123k
- 7Software Application Engineer273 filings$101k
- 8Application Engineer II177 filings$91k
- 9Senior Associate Application Engineer153 filings$91k
- 10Consulting Application Engineer124 filings$110k
- 11Senior Software Application Engineer97 filings$119k
- 12Staff Application Engineer95 filings$155k
Figures are for the exact title “Application Engineer”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.