Senior Engineer, H-1B salary
What 8,810 H-1B filings report for “Senior Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Senior Engineer?
$120k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Engineer, typically $85k to $166k, across 8,810 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in New York at $141k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1New York537$141k+$21k
- 2Washington245$137k+$17k
- 3California1,755$135k+$15k
- 4Arizona1,267$135k+$15k
- 5Massachusetts376$126k+$6k
- 6Utah55$124k+$4k
- 7Florida326$124k+$4k
- 8Wisconsin114$119k−$1k
- 9Texas1,024$119k−$1k
- 10Alabama35$118k−$2k
- 11Virginia84$117k−$3k
- 12Oregon50$117k−$3k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $120kfor 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 Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Engineer roles are American Express, Target, Samsung, Brillio, and CommVault Systems, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1American Express1,568 filings$140k
- 2Target617 filings$110k
- 3Samsung580 filings$131k
- 4Brillio206 filings$90k
- 5CommVault Systems197 filings$113k
- 6Spotify126 filings$216k
- 7Arm123 filings$133k
- 8Seagate112 filings$107k
- 9Wayfair99 filings$176k
- 10Thornton Tomasetti96 filings$80k
- 11Nordstrom87 filings$144k
- 12Hinduja Tech85 filings$73k
- 13Quest Global77 filings$71k
- 14Qualitest72 filings$97k
- 15Arup66 filings$114k
- 16Neurealm65 filings$82k
- 17Shipt64 filings$153k
- 18TransUnion60 filings$100k
- 19KPIT54 filings$81k
- 20TSMC52 filings$112k
- 21Gamma Technologies51 filings$83k
- 22Harman International49 filings$84k
- 23CrowdStrike49 filings$195k
- 24Alibaba Group49 filings$155k
- 25American Family Insurance45 filings$130k
- 26Caterpillar45 filings$103k
- 27LTIMindtree44 filings$75k
- 28Marvell43 filings$117k
- 29Homesite Group40 filings$131k
- 30Atlassian40 filings$162k
- 31Astemo39 filings$105k
- 32DNV39 filings$116k
- 33Toyota38 filings$154k
- 34Fermilab38 filings$101k
- 35Amgen38 filings$115k
- 36McKinsey37 filings$153k
- 37Dow36 filings$96k
- 38FEV36 filings$91k
- 39HERE33 filings$99k
- 40Intercontinental Exchange33 filings$140k
- 41Tech Mahindra33 filings$104k
- 42L&T Technology Services32 filings$93k
- 43Quanta Technology32 filings$94k
- 44Northwestern Mutual32 filings$113k
- 45GEICO29 filings$168k
- 46Dolby27 filings$142k
- 47Aspen Technology26 filings$102k
- 48MediaTek26 filings$120k
- 49JCPenney26 filings$128k
- 50Publicis Sapient24 filings$106k
Related titles in this family
25,268 filings carry “Senior Engineer” in the title, across 3,364 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Engineering Manager1,032 filings$191k
- 2Senior Engineer, Software1,025 filings$131k
- 3Software Senior Engineer770 filings$130k
- 4Senior Engineer, Software Engineering521 filings$108k
- 5Senior Engineer - .Net353 filings$140k
- 6Senior Engineer I284 filings$110k
- 7Senior Engineer, Industrial Engineering251 filings$93k
- 8Senior Engineer II234 filings$134k
- 9Senior Engineer, Systems Architecture161 filings$129k
- 10Electrical Senior Engineer156 filings$112k
- 11Senior Engineer, Systems Engineering156 filings$108k
- 12Senior Engineer - Java152 filings$155k
Figures are for the exact title “Senior 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.