Design Engineer, H-1B salary
Median base salary across 7,480 H-1B filings for “Design Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026).
What is the H-1B salary for a Design Engineer?
$75k median certified base salary for a Design Engineer, typically $60k to $109k, across 7,480 approved H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2025). Highest in California at $93k median.
Median pay & filings over time
H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Design Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B petitions for Design Engineer roles are L&T, Tech Mahindra, NXP, Tata Consultancy Services, and Axiscades, Inc., based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Design Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1L&T1,652 filings$63k
- 2Tech Mahindra224 filings$74k
- 3NXP192 filings$116k
- 4Tata Consultancy Services183 filings$81k
- 5Axiscades, Inc.148 filings$68k
- 6Satyam Venture Engineering Services Pvt. Ltd.144 filings$68k
- 7Cirrus Logic, Inc.141 filings$144k
- 8Cyient, Inc.127 filings$63k
- 9Taal Technologies Inc123 filings$82k
- 10Altran Engineering Solutions Inc.74 filings$73k
Figures are for the exact title “Design 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.