Process Engineer, H-1B salary
What 9,492 H-1B filings report for “Process Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Process Engineer?
$98k median H-1B base salary for a Process Engineer, typically $72k to $132k, across 9,492 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $117k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California1,694$117k+$19k
- 2New Mexico425$105k+$7k
- 3Oklahoma22$105k+$7k
- 4Oregon3,467$103k+$5k
- 5Washington51$100k+$2k
- 6Nevada135$99k+$1k
- 7Arizona557$96k−$2k
- 8New York112$92k−$6k
- 9Texas648$91k−$7k
- 10Virginia121$89k−$9k
- 11Massachusetts170$86k−$12k
- 12Louisiana73$86k−$12k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $98kfor 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 Process Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Process Engineer roles are Intel, Lam Research, Applied Materials, Tesla, and L&T Technology Services, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Process Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Intel4,328 filings$104k
- 2Lam Research637 filings$116k
- 3Applied Materials553 filings$133k
- 4Tesla315 filings$104k
- 5L&T Technology Services129 filings$75k
- 6TSMC63 filings$104k
- 7Micron58 filings$93k
- 8Fusion Life Sciences Technologies31 filings$83k
- 9Testengeer28 filings$83k
- 10Go Systems24 filings$60k
- 11Fuyao Glass24 filings$66k
- 12Formosa Plastics Corporation, Texas23 filings$109k
- 13Cepheid21 filings$110k
- 14NXP Semiconductors19 filings$100k
- 15Kamtek18 filings$72k
- 16Flextronics International17 filings$91k
- 17Intellectt16 filings$94k
- 18Rivian15 filings$93k
- 19Taurus Industrial Group13 filings$91k
- 20CSAT Solutions, LP13 filings$70k
- 21Evonik12 filings$93k
- 22VAStek12 filings$79k
- 23Applied Optoelectronics12 filings$81k
- 24Applied Medical12 filings$70k
- 25Sensata Technologies11 filings$82k
- 26Yanfeng11 filings$65k
- 27LG Energy Solution11 filings$82k
- 28Foxconn11 filings$72k
- 29Georgia-Pacific11 filings$80k
- 30Vitro11 filings$84k
- 31Archer Daniels Midland10 filings$89k
- 32Axium Packaging10 filings$72k
- 33Lilac Solutions10 filings$102k
- 34Albea10 filings$79k
- 35Qcells10 filings$64k
- 36CertainTeed Gypsum10 filings$82k
- 37Grupo Antolin10 filings$75k
- 38Beyond Meat9 filings$116k
- 39Motus9 filings$95k
- 40Technip Energies9 filings$85k
- 41CertainTeed9 filings$75k
- 42DPS Group9 filings$86k
- 43Brewer Science9 filings$80k
- 44Benteler9 filings$79k
- 45Jireh Semiconductor9 filings$61k
- 46BYD9 filings$70k
- 47DiCon Fiberoptics8 filings$103k
- 48Illuminate8 filings$88k
- 49Kerry8 filings$75k
- 50Praxair8 filings$89k
Related titles in this family
16,318 filings carry “Process Engineer” in the title, across 1,599 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Process Engineer862 filings$115k
- 2Sr. Process Engineer311 filings$115k
- 3Manufacturing Process Engineer271 filings$84k
- 4Process Engineer II222 filings$90k
- 5Associate Process Engineer139 filings$85k
- 6Chemical Process Engineer112 filings$90k
- 7Process Engineer I112 filings$75k
- 8Senior Engineer Process Engineering105 filings$72k
- 9Principal Process Engineer101 filings$135k
- 10Process Engineer III96 filings$107k
- 11Senior Process Engineer I96 filings$101k
- 12Engineer Process Engineering93 filings$58k
Figures are for the exact title “Process 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.