Senior Design Engineer, H-1B salary
What 1,223 H-1B filings report for “Senior Design Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Senior Design Engineer?
$104k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Design Engineer, typically $72k to $140k, across 1,223 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $126k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California354$126k+$22k
- 2Texas211$109k+$5k
- 3Arizona36$103k−$1k
- 4Massachusetts35$97k−$7k
- 5Michigan112$95k−$9k
- 6North Carolina37$95k−$9k
- 7Illinois60$90k−$14k
- 8Ohio49$88k−$16k
- 9Georgia27$81k−$23k
- 10Washington30$81k−$23k
- 11Florida25$80k−$24k
- 12Indiana21$77k−$27k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $104kfor 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 Design Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Design Engineer roles are Xilinx, Cyient, Arm, AMD, and Micron, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior Design Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Xilinx165 filings$127k
- 2Cyient100 filings$67k
- 3Arm74 filings$115k
- 4AMD69 filings$100k
- 5Micron47 filings$135k
- 6North American Lighting34 filings$109k
- 7AXISCADES26 filings$80k
- 8Qorvo24 filings$96k
- 9Priamba Soft23 filings$87k
- 10Caterpillar21 filings$114k
- 11TOOGANN Technologies21 filings$93k
- 12NXP Semiconductors20 filings$125k
- 13Silicon Laboratories19 filings$128k
- 14Racar International D/E16 filings$90k
- 15Acuity Brands15 filings$75k
- 16Haier US Appliance Solutions14 filings$112k
- 17TSMC14 filings$129k
- 18Marvell12 filings$109k
- 19Analog Devices11 filings$110k
- 20Kasai11 filings$81k
- 21Automotive Robotics9 filings$79k
- 22Centillion Solutions9 filings$89k
- 23Fluor Enterprises9 filings$154k
- 24ASML9 filings$132k
- 25Aerosapien Technologies8 filings$88k
- 26Parker Hannifin8 filings$107k
- 27ABB7 filings$81k
- 28Cresttek6 filings$98k
- 29Esencia Technologies6 filings$142k
- 30Cummins6 filings$85k
- 31Target6 filings$108k
- 32Anokiwave6 filings$131k
- 33New Flyer6 filings$80k
- 34AGCO6 filings$79k
- 35Microsoft5 filings$176k
- 36ZF Group5 filings$105k
- 37Ameriprise Financial5 filings$132k
- 38ACL Digital5 filings$128k
- 39McKinstry Company5 filings$109k
- 40Milwaukee Electric Tool5 filings$110k
- 41Faurecia5 filings$96k
- 42Schneider Electric5 filings$95k
- 43Toyo Pumps4 filings$95k
- 44Tech Mahindra4 filings$95k
- 45KPIT4 filings$66k
- 46Optimum Engineering Solutions4 filings$70k
- 47Renesas4 filings$95k
- 48Polaris4 filings$99k
- 49Packers Plus Energy Services4 filings$129k
- 50Linear Technology3 filings$119k
Related titles in this family
1,727 filings carry “Senior Design Engineer” in the title, across 134 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Design Engineer 1106 filings$119k
- 2Senior Design Engineer 1 - Software72 filings$140k
- 3Senior Design Engineer - Mechanical29 filings$75k
- 4Senior Design Engineer 2 - Software19 filings$168k
- 5Senior Design Engineer 217 filings$140k
- 6Senior Design Engineer Specialist16 filings$79k
- 7Senior Design Engineer 1 - Mechatronics11 filings$107k
- 8Senior Design Engineer 1 - Mechanical10 filings$109k
- 9Senior Design Engineer 1 - Software QA10 filings$129k
- 10Senior Design Engineer 1 - Electrical Design9 filings$130k
- 11Senior Design Engineer 1 - Optical9 filings$117k
- 12Senior Design Engineer 2 - Mechanical7 filings$150k
Figures are for the exact title “Senior Design 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.