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Design Engineer I, H-1B salary

What 174 H-1B filings report for “Design Engineer I” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for a Design Engineer I?

$68k median H-1B base salary for a Design Engineer I, typically $60k to $85k, across 174 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Ohio at $66k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$60k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$62k–$77k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$68,411
174 filings
Top (p90)
$85k
90th percentile
p10 $60k
median $68k
p90 $85k

Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1Ohio36$66k−$2k
  • 2Michigan32$65k−$3k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $68kfor 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 a Design Engineer I?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Design Engineer I roles are Goken America, Kasai, and Wallace Montgomery and Associates, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Design Engineer I filing history, pay, and open roles.

Top employers for this title

Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role

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Related titles in this family

2,271 filings carry “Design Engineer I” in the title, across 304 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Design Engineer I”; 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.