Performance Engineer, H-1B salary
What 1,000 H-1B filings report for “Performance Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Performance Engineer?
$95k median H-1B base salary for a Performance Engineer, typically $74k to $125k, across 1,000 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $110k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California202$110k+$15k
- 2Texas113$100k+$5k
- 3Michigan30$97k+$2k
- 4Florida27$95ksame
- 5Massachusetts25$95ksame
- 6New York25$95ksame
- 7Illinois50$94k−$1k
- 8Arizona33$92k−$3k
- 9Ohio42$91k−$4k
- 10North Carolina70$90k−$5k
- 11Pennsylvania28$89k−$6k
- 12New Jersey42$89k−$6k
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 a Performance Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Performance Engineer roles are Cavisson Systems, Compest Solutions, Nvidia, Corporate Solutions General, and JPMorgan Chase, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Performance Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Cavisson Systems140 filings$93k
- 2Compest Solutions61 filings$84k
- 3Nvidia15 filings$135k
- 4Corporate Solutions General14 filings$92k
- 5JPMorgan Chase13 filings$103k
- 6Arm12 filings$117k
- 7Deeta IT Solutions12 filings$75k
- 8NexZenTek11 filings$87k
- 9Endurance Group Inc11 filings$73k
- 10Mergen IT10 filings$86k
- 11General Motors10 filings$92k
- 12Salesforce10 filings$142k
- 13Denken Solutions9 filings$81k
- 14Ascendum Solutions9 filings$102k
- 15CSAA Insurance Services7 filings$116k
- 16Workday7 filings$111k
- 17Gemini Consulting & Services7 filings$79k
- 18Caprus IT7 filings$85k
- 19MathWorks7 filings$93k
- 20Xenoninfotek7 filings$79k
- 21Carlin Motorsport7 filings$100k
- 22Pintegra7 filings$88k
- 23Sai Technologies7 filings$83k
- 24Populus Group6 filings$107k
- 25Cloudray6 filings$89k
- 26Collabera6 filings$134k
- 27DigitalBytes6 filings$93k
- 28Splunk6 filings$120k
- 29RICEFW Technologies6 filings$98k
- 30Rocket Mortgage6 filings$101k
- 31ServiceNow5 filings$92k
- 32Zions Bancorporation, N.A.5 filings$105k
- 33Dvg Tech Solutions5 filings$91k
- 34Tekxel5 filings$94k
- 35Collaborate Solutions5 filings$119k
- 36UKG5 filings$130k
- 37Hire IT people5 filings$94k
- 38Ameritech Global4 filings$97k
- 39Atos Syntel4 filings$80k
- 40Arevon Energy4 filings$91k
- 41Beacon Hill Solutions Group4 filings$92k
- 42Expedent4 filings$80k
- 43Humac4 filings$95k
- 44Icloud Consulting Services4 filings$92k
- 45Intraedge4 filings$93k
- 46IT & EBusiness Consulting Services4 filings$98k
- 47M2 Resources4 filings$95k
- 48Nybble TekSolutions4 filings$103k
- 49Pinnacle Technical Resources4 filings$167k
- 50Tekskills4 filings$83k
Related titles in this family
2,938 filings carry “Performance Engineer” in the title, across 552 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Performance Engineer315 filings$120k
- 2Sr. Performance Engineer101 filings$112k
- 3Lead Performance Engineer87 filings$115k
- 4Software Performance Engineer63 filings$95k
- 5Application Performance Engineer48 filings$94k
- 6Staff Performance Engineer43 filings$156k
- 7Principal Performance Engineer33 filings$150k
- 8QA Performance Engineer27 filings$87k
- 9Systems Performance Engineer27 filings$92k
- 10Network Performance Engineer25 filings$102k
- 11System Performance Engineer21 filings$84k
- 12Performance Engineer II20 filings$106k
Figures are for the exact title “Performance 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.