Engineer III, H-1B salary
What 1,335 H-1B filings report for “Engineer III” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for an Engineer III?
$98k median H-1B base salary for an Engineer III, typically $80k to $135k, across 1,335 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Washington at $165k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Washington26$165k+$67k
- 2Nebraska20$143k+$45k
- 3Arizona97$120k+$22k
- 4New York24$117k+$19k
- 5California150$114k+$16k
- 6Massachusetts57$105k+$7k
- 7North Carolina33$101k+$3k
- 8Maryland21$100k+$2k
- 9Georgia101$100k+$2k
- 10Texas126$99k+$1k
- 11Pennsylvania31$95k−$3k
- 12Florida35$94k−$4k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $98kfor 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 III?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Engineer III roles are Elevance Health, University of Phoenix, CrowdStrike, HNTB, and Honda, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Engineer III filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Elevance Health429 filings$92k
- 2University of Phoenix81 filings$124k
- 3CrowdStrike58 filings$169k
- 4HNTB49 filings$100k
- 5Honda40 filings$90k
- 6Entergy34 filings$97k
- 7Mutual of Omaha27 filings$144k
- 8Quanta Technology27 filings$85k
- 9Honda R&D22 filings$87k
- 10F515 filings$161k
- 11Yokogawa12 filings$87k
- 12Granite Construction12 filings$87k
- 13Serco12 filings$78k
- 14Automotive Robotics12 filings$74k
- 15Honeywell11 filings$97k
- 16Freese and Nichols10 filings$80k
- 17E Ink9 filings$120k
- 18Motional9 filings$120k
- 19Parker Hannifin9 filings$90k
- 20Jacobs9 filings$87k
- 21AtkinsRealis8 filings$113k
- 22Samsung8 filings$123k
- 23CHA Consulting7 filings$99k
- 24Continental Datagraphics, A Division of Continental Graphics7 filings$88k
- 25Western Alliance Bank7 filings$113k
- 26Azzur Group7 filings$121k
- 27AECOM6 filings$70k
- 28Hewlett Packard Enterprise6 filings$122k
- 29Leidos6 filings$108k
- 302U6 filings$122k
- 31FBG Enterprises Opco6 filings$142k
- 32Pape-Dawson Engineers6 filings$83k
- 33CommScope6 filings$100k
- 34Ampirical Services6 filings$109k
- 35FedEx5 filings$72k
- 36Bio-Rad Laboratories5 filings$98k
- 37Duke Energy5 filings$86k
- 38thyssenkrupp5 filings$112k
- 39M. A. Mortenson Company5 filings$103k
- 40Schneider Electric5 filings$83k
- 41ZF Group5 filings$88k
- 42Computer Programs and Systems5 filings$111k
- 43Ardurra Group4 filings$102k
- 44Chartbeat4 filings$156k
- 45E-Technologies Group4 filings$110k
- 46Sv IT4 filings$99k
- 47Tourgee & Associates4 filings$117k
- 48Avanceon4 filings$111k
- 49Fresenius Medical Care4 filings$108k
- 50Eurofins4 filings$60k
Related titles in this family
40,973 filings carry “Engineer III” in the title, across 2,090 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Software Engineer III11,724 filings$117k
- 2Software Development Engineer III6,062 filings$176k
- 3Data Engineer III2,004 filings$140k
- 4Associate, Software Engineer III1,343 filings$138k
- 5Software Dev Engineer III1,179 filings$208k
- 6Business Intelligence Engineer III1,043 filings$145k
- 7Enterprise Act Engineer III715 filings$160k
- 8Support Engineer III686 filings$90k
- 9Vice President; Software Engineer III568 filings$151k
- 10Quality Assurance Engineer III513 filings$153k
- 11Quality Engineer III460 filings$103k
- 12Systems Engineer III452 filings$100k
Figures are for the exact title “Engineer III”; 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.