Project Engineer, H-1B salary
What 11,772 H-1B filings report for “Project Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Project Engineer?
$79k median H-1B base salary for a Project Engineer, typically $62k to $109k, across 11,772 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Nebraska at $90k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Nebraska32$90k+$11k
- 2Washington221$84k+$5k
- 3California2,070$84k+$5k
- 4Maryland200$82k+$3k
- 5New Hampshire20$82k+$3k
- 6Louisiana43$82k+$3k
- 7New York926$82k+$3k
- 8Texas1,428$81k+$2k
- 9New Jersey516$80k+$1k
- 10Massachusetts172$80k+$1k
- 11Connecticut64$80k+$1k
- 12Michigan1,522$79ksame
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $79kfor 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 Project Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Project Engineer roles are Detroit Engineered Products, DPR Construction, Optimal, FEV, and Intertek, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Project Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Detroit Engineered Products334 filings$75k
- 2DPR Construction208 filings$78k
- 3Optimal178 filings$81k
- 4FEV105 filings$78k
- 5Intertek78 filings$78k
- 6Webcor68 filings$80k
- 7SOLIZE USA62 filings$94k
- 8Moss & Associates61 filings$68k
- 9Neelam Construction59 filings$67k
- 10Atronix Acquisition53 filings$64k
- 11Webber53 filings$79k
- 12John Labib Structural Engineers52 filings$73k
- 13Aisin51 filings$83k
- 14Easi50 filings$67k
- 15Saiful Bouquet Structural Engineers49 filings$68k
- 16Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Company47 filings$87k
- 17DeSimone Consulting Engineering44 filings$82k
- 18McCarthy Building Companies42 filings$68k
- 19Jacobs41 filings$91k
- 20Baker Concrete Construction40 filings$66k
- 21Skanska40 filings$68k
- 22Simerics39 filings$94k
- 23L&T Technology Services37 filings$82k
- 24Thornton Tomasetti36 filings$83k
- 25HNTB36 filings$124k
- 26Engineering Technology Associates34 filings$74k
- 27Automotive Robotics34 filings$70k
- 28Empire Control Abatement33 filings$75k
- 29Exbon Development32 filings$72k
- 30Clayco32 filings$73k
- 31Shimmick Construction Company32 filings$109k
- 32PCL Construction32 filings$71k
- 33Ksk Construction Group31 filings$80k
- 34InDepth Engineering Solutions31 filings$79k
- 35Cyient31 filings$68k
- 36Garver30 filings$71k
- 37Terracon29 filings$95k
- 38Geosyntec Consultants28 filings$97k
- 39Ryan Companies28 filings$70k
- 40Bizlink Technology28 filings$73k
- 41CES Consulting27 filings$76k
- 42Aptiv27 filings$90k
- 43Willmeng Construction26 filings$65k
- 44Forte Construction24 filings$87k
- 45Ricardo24 filings$92k
- 46Cambridge CM24 filings$81k
- 47AECOM24 filings$70k
- 48Clark Construction23 filings$82k
- 49Judlau Contracting23 filings$99k
- 50CONSOR Engineers23 filings$100k
Related titles in this family
20,685 filings carry “Project Engineer” in the title, across 1,816 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Project Engineer1,315 filings$100k
- 2Project Engineer II370 filings$90k
- 3Sr. Project Engineer320 filings$101k
- 4Project Engineer I300 filings$78k
- 5Project Engineer - Civil169 filings$80k
- 6Structural Project Engineer168 filings$76k
- 7Mechanical Project Engineer143 filings$83k
- 8Construction Project Engineer140 filings$75k
- 9Project Engineer III124 filings$103k
- 10Assistant Project Engineer123 filings$75k
- 11Electrical Project Engineer115 filings$90k
- 12Project Engineering Manager110 filings$131k
Figures are for the exact title “Project 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.