Lead Cost Engineer, H-1B salary
What 5 H-1B filings report for “Lead Cost Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Lead Cost Engineer?
$93k median H-1B base salary for a Lead Cost Engineer, typically $73k to $134k, across 5 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2019 to FY2024).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
Not enough state-level data.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Lead Cost Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Lead Cost Engineer roles are Bechtel and Lancesoft, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Lead Cost Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Bechtel2 filings$132k
- 2Lancesoft2 filings$74k
- 3General Motors1 filings$93k
Related titles in this family
8 filings carry “Lead Cost Engineer” in the title, across 4 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Lead Cost Engineer - Engineering, Design and Development1 filings$104k
- 2Lead Cost Engineer, Powertrain1 filings$145k
- 3Lead Cost Engineer, Thermal1 filings$164k
Figures are for the exact title “Lead Cost 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.