Senior Associate Systems Engineer, H-1B salary
What 8,954 H-1B filings report for “Senior Associate Systems Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Senior Associate Systems Engineer?
$80k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Associate Systems Engineer, typically $68k to $108k, across 8,954 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $105k median.
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Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California551$105k+$25k
- 2Maryland71$105k+$25k
- 3District of Columbia45$104k+$24k
- 4Colorado95$102k+$22k
- 5Delaware28$91k+$11k
- 6Massachusetts154$91k+$11k
- 7Washington65$89k+$9k
- 8Oregon62$89k+$9k
- 9Virginia210$86k+$6k
- 10New Hampshire96$85k+$5k
- 11Pennsylvania258$84k+$4k
- 12Iowa59$84k+$4k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $80kfor 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 Senior Associate Systems Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Associate Systems Engineer roles are Cognizant, Amgen, JRI America, IBM, and Petuum, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior Associate Systems Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Cognizant8,923 filings$80k
- 2Amgen7 filings$75k
- 3JRI America6 filings$130k
- 4IBM5 filings$63k
- 5Petuum4 filings$110k
- 6Dimensional Fund Advisors2 filings$121k
- 7Affinian Group1 filings$76k
- 8Neurealm1 filings$70k
- 9JPMorgan Chase1 filings$98k
- 10L3Harris Technologies1 filings$92k
- 11ReadyCap Commerical1 filings$110k
- 12Thea Energy1 filings$138k
- 13University of Hawaii1 filings$131k
Related titles in this family
3 filings carry “Senior Associate Systems Engineer” in the title, across 2 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Associate Systems Engineering L21 filings$80k
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