Release Engineer, H-1B salary
What 394 H-1B filings report for “Release Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Release Engineer?
$96k median H-1B base salary for a Release Engineer, typically $71k to $138k, across 394 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $109k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California121$109k+$13k
- 2New York20$102k+$6k
- 3Massachusetts64$100k+$4k
- 4Texas37$94k−$2k
- 5Florida26$90k−$6k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $96kfor 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 Release Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Release Engineer roles are MathWorks, Techie Brains, USM Business Systems, Salesforce, and eClinicalWorks, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Release Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1MathWorks23 filings$100k
- 2Techie Brains20 filings$90k
- 3USM Business Systems19 filings$84k
- 4Salesforce10 filings$132k
- 5eClinicalWorks9 filings$95k
- 6InterSystems8 filings$96k
- 7Esri8 filings$80k
- 8Assurant7 filings$112k
- 9Galaxy I Technologies6 filings$89k
- 10Igt6 filings$134k
- 11Sicl America6 filings$94k
- 12Formac6 filings$100k
- 13Addepar5 filings$160k
- 14Tesla5 filings$100k
- 15Zoox5 filings$158k
- 16Innova Solutions5 filings$82k
- 17Resource Informatics Group5 filings$109k
- 18Homesite Group5 filings$90k
- 19Intercontinental Exchange5 filings$139k
- 20Technosoft Group4 filings$72k
- 21Veridic Solutions4 filings$108k
- 22Paychex4 filings$93k
- 23Sierra Business Solution4 filings$81k
- 24Wolfram Research4 filings$64k
- 25World Travel Holdings4 filings$111k
- 26Airysoft3 filings$79k
- 27Best Buy3 filings$95k
- 28Ensis Technologies3 filings$63k
- 29Finance of America3 filings$130k
- 30Gensler3 filings$131k
- 31Smashfly Technologies3 filings$122k
- 32Terbium Technologies3 filings$131k
- 33Vdriveinfo3 filings$67k
- 34BlackLine3 filings$145k
- 35Centraprise3 filings$92k
- 36Cox Automotive3 filings$92k
- 37Google3 filings$160k
- 38Adobe3 filings$110k
- 39Sonos3 filings$98k
- 40Agap Technologies2 filings$101k
- 41AdvanSoft International2 filings$88k
- 42Bns International2 filings$67k
- 43Bright Horizons2 filings$123k
- 44Castlight Health2 filings$143k
- 45Paramount Skydance2 filings$147k
- 46Coupa2 filings$91k
- 47Erp Cloud Technologies2 filings$79k
- 48Epsilon Data Management2 filings$106k
- 49Foot Locker Corporate Services2 filings$101k
- 50IBM2 filings$70k
Related titles in this family
3,006 filings carry “Release Engineer” in the title, across 680 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Design Release Engineer424 filings$100k
- 2Build and Release Engineer208 filings$93k
- 3Build & Release Engineer136 filings$91k
- 4Senior Release Engineer114 filings$125k
- 5Senior Design Release Engineer64 filings$118k
- 6Design Release Engineer III50 filings$98k
- 7Configuration/Release Engineer44 filings$155k
- 8Engineer, Release Engineering37 filings$105k
- 9Software Release Engineer36 filings$104k
- 10Devops Release Engineer36 filings$94k
- 11Senior Build and Release Engineer30 filings$112k
- 12Design and Release Engineer29 filings$86k
Figures are for the exact title “Release 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.