Field Engineer, H-1B salary
What 1,365 H-1B filings report for “Field Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Field Engineer?
$72k median H-1B base salary for a Field Engineer, typically $60k to $94k, across 1,365 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in North Carolina at $81k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1North Carolina34$81k+$9k
- 2Kansas23$81k+$9k
- 3New York80$80k+$8k
- 4California128$79k+$7k
- 5Maryland27$79k+$7k
- 6Virginia73$76k+$4k
- 7Massachusetts29$76k+$4k
- 8Illinois55$74k+$2k
- 9North Dakota23$72ksame
- 10Ohio22$72ksame
- 11Washington22$72ksame
- 12Georgia29$70k−$2k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $72kfor 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 Field Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Field Engineer roles are SLB, Webber, Terracon, PCL Construction, and M. A. Mortenson Company, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Field Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1SLB156 filings$70k
- 2Webber68 filings$70k
- 3Terracon61 filings$68k
- 4PCL Construction56 filings$65k
- 5M. A. Mortenson Company52 filings$67k
- 6Turner Construction50 filings$65k
- 7Kiewit40 filings$89k
- 8Cudd Energy Services26 filings$72k
- 9Stacy and Witbeck24 filings$68k
- 10Flatiron Dragados22 filings$84k
- 11TMEIC21 filings$84k
- 12Midrex Technologies18 filings$97k
- 13Judlau Contracting18 filings$75k
- 14Skanska18 filings$66k
- 15Alamo NEX Construction16 filings$70k
- 16The Lane Construction16 filings$80k
- 17Johnson Bros. Corporation, A Southland Company14 filings$69k
- 18Hensel Phelps Construction12 filings$64k
- 19Superior Construction Company10 filings$73k
- 20Flatiron Construction10 filings$70k
- 21Pdf Engineering9 filings$74k
- 22Tamr9 filings$110k
- 23Brandenburg Industrial Service Company9 filings$82k
- 24Allan Myers9 filings$72k
- 25Gilbane Building Company8 filings$79k
- 26Keller8 filings$76k
- 27Unified Power8 filings$79k
- 28Devcon Construction8 filings$80k
- 29Willmeng Construction8 filings$56k
- 30Herzog Contracting8 filings$69k
- 31Sundt Construction8 filings$65k
- 32Railworks7 filings$70k
- 33Traylor Bros7 filings$86k
- 34TIC - The Industrial Company7 filings$80k
- 35Bj Services6 filings$78k
- 36CS Energy6 filings$61k
- 37Frontier-Kemper Constructors6 filings$75k
- 38J. F. Edwards Construction Co.6 filings$84k
- 39Trilogy Concrete Construction6 filings$66k
- 40Zachry Construction6 filings$69k
- 41NYC Constructors6 filings$133k
- 42Orion Marine Construction6 filings$69k
- 43Asiacom6 filings$71k
- 44Big-D Construction5 filings$75k
- 45Distinct Engineering Solutions5 filings$94k
- 46Eos Unified Solutions5 filings$60k
- 47Hayward Baker5 filings$58k
- 48Hoffman Building Technologies5 filings$76k
- 49North American Protection & Control5 filings$87k
- 50Oscar Renda Contracting5 filings$75k
Related titles in this family
2,714 filings carry “Field Engineer” in the title, across 376 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Premier Field Engineer116 filings$129k
- 2Senior Field Engineer80 filings$100k
- 3Field Engineer II60 filings$86k
- 4Wireless Field Engineer47 filings$75k
- 5Field Engineer I40 filings$72k
- 6Electrical Field Engineer37 filings$78k
- 7Senior Premier Field Engineer25 filings$142k
- 8Field Engineer 222 filings$93k
- 9Field Engineer (Civil Engineer)21 filings$70k
- 10Lead Field Engineer19 filings$110k
- 11Field Engineer III18 filings$102k
- 12Project/Field Engineer18 filings$66k
Figures are for the exact title “Field 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.