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Development Engineer, H-1B salary

What 638 H-1B filings report for “Development Engineer” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$85k median H-1B base salary for a Development Engineer, typically $65k to $120k, across 638 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $107k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$65k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$74k–$100k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$85,053
638 filings
Top (p90)
$120k
90th percentile
p10 $65k
median $85k
p90 $120k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California103$107k+$22k
  • 2Massachusetts39$91k+$6k
  • 3Texas53$89k+$4k
  • 4Michigan117$86k+$1k
  • 5Minnesota48$82k−$3k
  • 6Illinois30$77k−$8k
  • 7Ohio21$74k−$11k
  • 8Pennsylvania20$74k−$11k
  • 9Indiana30$69k−$16k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $85kfor 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 Development Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Development Engineer roles are Autoliv, FIT Electronics, Akkodis, Mphasis, and Signify, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Development Engineer 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

112,558 filings carry “Development Engineer” in the title, across 4,763 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Development 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.