Lead System Engineering, H-1B salary
What 126 H-1B filings report for “Lead System Engineering” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Lead System Engineering?
$162k median H-1B base salary for a Lead System Engineering, typically $150k to $175k, across 126 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2024 to FY2026). Highest in Texas at $163k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Texas93$163k+$1k
- 2Georgia22$160k−$2k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $162kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1AT&T125 filings$162k
- 2Cricket Wireless1 filings$173k
Related titles in this family
129 filings carry “Lead System Engineering” in the title, across 3 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Team Lead - System Engineering2 filings$135k
- 2Autonomy Technical Lead, System Engineering1 filings$170k
Figures are for the exact title “Lead System Engineering”; 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.