Graduate Engineer, H-1B salary
What 555 H-1B filings report for “Graduate Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Graduate Engineer?
$72k median H-1B base salary for a Graduate Engineer, typically $60k to $114k, across 555 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $119k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California48$119k+$47k
- 2Arizona29$101k+$29k
- 3Texas379$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 Graduate Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Graduate Engineer roles are Arm, AG&E Associates, Walter P. Moore, Isani Consultants, and Datum Engineers, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Graduate Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Arm139 filings$111k
- 2AG&E Associates22 filings$75k
- 3Walter P. Moore17 filings$68k
- 4Isani Consultants16 filings$76k
- 5Datum Engineers13 filings$68k
- 6Testengeer12 filings$63k
- 7Arup10 filings$79k
- 8Gunda10 filings$68k
- 9Pennoni Associates10 filings$60k
- 10CONSOR Engineers9 filings$63k
- 11Othon9 filings$70k
- 12Geotest Engineering9 filings$66k
- 13Intertek8 filings$65k
- 14Shangrila Ventures8 filings$68k
- 15Pinnacle Structural Engineers8 filings$68k
- 16Matrix Structural Engineers8 filings$70k
- 17Westwood Professional Services7 filings$74k
- 18Wsb7 filings$76k
- 19Martinez Moore Engineers7 filings$66k
- 20HVJ North Texas - Chelliah Consultants6 filings$64k
- 21I & S Group6 filings$81k
- 22Anlarr Construction6 filings$75k
- 23Structuneering6 filings$73k
- 24Arias & Associates6 filings$78k
- 25Civitas Engineering Group6 filings$76k
- 26Strand Systems Engineering5 filings$64k
- 27Qualitest5 filings$64k
- 28AMS Sensors4 filings$86k
- 29Gessner Engineering4 filings$58k
- 30Rogers DeSimone Structural Engineers4 filings$68k
- 31Municipal Testing Laboratory4 filings$62k
- 32Nedu Engineering Services4 filings$54k
- 33Shah Ragan Arjona4 filings$84k
- 34Vatani Consulting Engineers, Pplc4 filings$64k
- 35Maldonado-Burkett4 filings$72k
- 36C.H. Fenstermaker and Associates, Inc.3 filings$110k
- 37Civilcorp3 filings$66k
- 38Gc Engineering3 filings$49k
- 39Rowe Professional Services Company3 filings$66k
- 40Sirrus Engineers3 filings$45k
- 41TechnipFMC3 filings$80k
- 42Westra Consultants, LLC3 filings$68k
- 43IDCUS3 filings$73k
- 44Lee & Lee Structural Engineering3 filings$87k
- 45Urban Engineers3 filings$63k
- 46Aurora Technical Services2 filings$66k
- 47Agility Engineering and Management2 filings$70k
- 48Bolton & Menk2 filings$61k
- 49Carlson, Brigance & Doering2 filings$52k
- 50City of Kansas City, Missouri2 filings$57k
Related titles in this family
882 filings carry “Graduate Engineer” in the title, across 77 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Graduate Engineer- Structures51 filings$67k
- 2Graduate Engineer - Diagnostics41 filings$72k
- 3Graduate Engineer II - Structures15 filings$88k
- 4Graduate Engineer - Civil14 filings$67k
- 5Graduate Engineer - Traffic11 filings$64k
- 6Graduate Engineer I10 filings$65k
- 7Graduate Engineer I - Structures10 filings$84k
- 8Graduate Engineer II - Civil10 filings$79k
- 9Graduate Engineer - Transportation10 filings$68k
- 10Graduate Engineer - Water Resources9 filings$69k
- 11Graduate Engineer II - Diagnostics8 filings$85k
- 12Graduate Engineer - Structural7 filings$72k
Figures are for the exact title “Graduate 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.