Engineer 2, H-1B salary
What 613 H-1B filings report for “Engineer 2” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for an Engineer 2?
$135k median H-1B base salary for an Engineer 2, typically $83k to $155k, across 613 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Washington at $140k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Washington370$140k+$5k
- 2California44$132k−$3k
- 3Georgia20$116k−$19k
- 4Texas64$103k−$32k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $135kfor 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 Engineer 2?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Engineer 2 roles are Nordstrom, Samsung, McKinsey, Kiewit, and Enterprise Holdings, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Engineer 2 filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Nordstrom404 filings$140k
- 2Samsung24 filings$102k
- 3McKinsey23 filings$126k
- 4Kiewit14 filings$91k
- 5Enterprise Holdings12 filings$112k
- 6PRI Global11 filings$125k
- 7Pocket Gems8 filings$156k
- 8SSOE Group7 filings$70k
- 9Battelle Memorial Institute6 filings$88k
- 10Deloitte6 filings$115k
- 11Siemens6 filings$66k
- 12Comcast6 filings$82k
- 13JCPenney6 filings$124k
- 14TechnipFMC5 filings$85k
- 15R2t4 filings$74k
- 16TechServ Consulting and Training3 filings$79k
- 17Transportation Research Center3 filings$81k
- 18Woodard & Curran3 filings$70k
- 19Black & Veatch3 filings$67k
- 20AMD2 filings$97k
- 21Best Buy2 filings$136k
- 22Bohannan Huston2 filings$70k
- 23Comlux America2 filings$82k
- 24Pioneer Consulting Services2 filings$107k
- 25The Raymond2 filings$93k
- 26Abercrombie & Fitch2 filings$80k
- 27ASML2 filings$102k
- 28Berry Petroleum Company2 filings$129k
- 29Karwell Technologiies2 filings$85k
- 30Msem - Service, Inc.2 filings$84k
- 31Orange County Power Partners - A Joint Venture2 filings$101k
- 32TIC - The Industrial Company2 filings$77k
- 33Aptiva1 filings$86k
- 34Advanced Resource Staffing1 filings$87k
- 35Alliance Technical Group1 filings$66k
- 36Apex Companies1 filings$99k
- 37Burr Oak Tool Inc.1 filings$70k
- 38Jacobs1 filings$73k
- 39Case Western Reserve University1 filings$81k
- 40Catalyst Brands1 filings$142k
- 41De Nora Water Technologies Texas1 filings$102k
- 42Element Biosciences1 filings$92k
- 43Geo Logic Systems1 filings$83k
- 44Intellectt1 filings$94k
- 45IQVIA1 filings$115k
- 46Illumina1 filings$90k
- 47Integration Developer Network1 filings$107k
- 48KeepTruckin1 filings$94k
- 49Lund Opsahl LLC1 filings$81k
- 50Magnusson Klemencic Associates1 filings$67k
Related titles in this family
17,512 filings carry “Engineer 2” in the title, across 3,710 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Software Engineer 24,985 filings$114k
- 2Computer Systems Engineer 21,469 filings$90k
- 3Java Engineer 2680 filings$102k
- 4Quality Assurance Engineer 2443 filings$97k
- 5Electrical Engineer 2350 filings$85k
- 6Design Engineer 2226 filings$90k
- 7Data Engineer 2161 filings$100k
- 8QA Engineer 2159 filings$86k
- 9Mechanical Engineer 2150 filings$88k
- 10Network Engineer 2145 filings$80k
- 11UI Engineer 2142 filings$105k
- 12Senior Software Engineer 2140 filings$175k
Figures are for the exact title “Engineer 2”; 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.