IT Engineer, H-1B salary
What 594 H-1B filings report for “IT Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for an IT Engineer?
$95k median H-1B base salary for an IT Engineer, typically $64k to $132k, across 594 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $120k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California214$120k+$25k
- 2Virginia24$98k+$3k
- 3North Carolina95$95ksame
- 4Texas83$91k−$4k
- 5Washington22$46k−$49k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $95kfor 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 IT Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for IT Engineer roles are Cisco, SRS Consulting, Molabs Media, Qualcomm, and Relanto, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full IT Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Cisco137 filings$110k
- 2SRS Consulting76 filings$99k
- 3Molabs Media18 filings$46k
- 4Qualcomm16 filings$82k
- 5Relanto14 filings$124k
- 6Cubedigico12 filings$91k
- 7HP11 filings$120k
- 8Siri Learning11 filings$97k
- 9Charter Global9 filings$64k
- 10Lam Research8 filings$165k
- 11Cigna8 filings$91k
- 12CSAA Insurance Services7 filings$116k
- 13Fuyao Glass7 filings$66k
- 14Idexcel7 filings$97k
- 15S&B Industry6 filings$80k
- 16Nvidia6 filings$148k
- 17TELUS Digital6 filings$78k
- 18Edataworld5 filings$65k
- 19Fortinet5 filings$116k
- 20The Hartford5 filings$85k
- 21Riverbed Technology5 filings$127k
- 22Cytotest4 filings$65k
- 23Cruise4 filings$85k
- 24Illumina4 filings$105k
- 25Taurus Industrial Group4 filings$84k
- 26Unikon IT4 filings$78k
- 27DW Matrix4 filings$94k
- 28MSI4 filings$69k
- 29Atos Syntel4 filings$65k
- 30Casey's Retail Company3 filings$110k
- 31Ma Laboratories3 filings$60k
- 32Mobiltech Global Services3 filings$83k
- 33Red Beacon3 filings$115k
- 34Sailgoldengate3 filings$121k
- 35Xylo Consulting3 filings$106k
- 36Zte (Tx)3 filings$62k
- 37Vericast3 filings$113k
- 38Kellanova3 filings$86k
- 39Nagra3 filings$112k
- 40Acrobiosystems2 filings$75k
- 41American Tech Vision Solutions2 filings$89k
- 42APG Polytech USA Holdings, Inc.2 filings$73k
- 43Arka Solutions2 filings$60k
- 44Blue Cross of Idaho Health Services2 filings$125k
- 45eTek IT Services2 filings$100k
- 46GDN Infotech2 filings$97k
- 47GP Consulting2 filings$94k
- 48Iterable2 filings$128k
- 49Ki Infosystems2 filings$98k
- 50Motorola Mobility2 filings$94k
Related titles in this family
1,841 filings carry “IT Engineer” in the title, across 378 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior IT Engineer184 filings$110k
- 2Staff IT Engineer76 filings$108k
- 3IT Engineer III47 filings$122k
- 4IT Engineer II40 filings$100k
- 5Lead IT Engineer38 filings$124k
- 6Senior Staff IT Engineer34 filings$137k
- 7IT Engineer IV30 filings$123k
- 8Sr. IT Engineer28 filings$128k
- 9Principal IT Engineer20 filings$150k
- 10Mts IT Engineer19 filings$150k
- 11Manager, IT Engineering17 filings$145k
- 12Advisory IT Engineer15 filings$98k
Figures are for the exact title “IT 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.