Senior System Engineer, H-1B salary
What 999 H-1B filings report for “Senior System Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Senior System Engineer?
$92k median H-1B base salary for a Senior System Engineer, typically $71k to $146k, across 999 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Texas at $121k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Texas166$121k+$29k
- 2Washington42$105k+$13k
- 3Michigan39$103k+$11k
- 4Georgia99$98k+$6k
- 5California145$95k+$3k
- 6Massachusetts27$89k−$3k
- 7North Carolina20$89k−$3k
- 8Pennsylvania38$88k−$4k
- 9New York22$86k−$6k
- 10New Jersey149$79k−$13k
- 11Illinois43$75k−$17k
- 12Louisiana28$71k−$21k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $92kfor 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 System Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior System Engineer roles are IBM, AT&T, Infinite Computer Solutions, Bara Consulting, and Southwest Airlines, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior System Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1IBM470 filings$76k
- 2AT&T146 filings$140k
- 3Infinite Computer Solutions39 filings$80k
- 4Bara Consulting24 filings$102k
- 5Southwest Airlines16 filings$128k
- 6Zen3 Infosolutions America9 filings$105k
- 7Photon Infotech8 filings$81k
- 8Primetals Technologies7 filings$100k
- 93 Itek6 filings$115k
- 10Delta Air Lines6 filings$130k
- 11Hitachi Rail5 filings$126k
- 12Idexcel5 filings$99k
- 13Thomas Jefferson University5 filings$88k
- 14DirecTV4 filings$158k
- 15Dana4 filings$124k
- 16Inabia Software & Consulting4 filings$101k
- 17Saas Consultants Realty LLC4 filings$78k
- 18Walmart4 filings$109k
- 19Arohak4 filings$96k
- 20Nokia4 filings$98k
- 21eInfochips4 filings$109k
- 22American Chemical Society3 filings$110k
- 23Contemporary Amperex Technology3 filings$102k
- 24Digital Management3 filings$137k
- 25General Motors3 filings$130k
- 26MGM Resorts3 filings$95k
- 27Magna3 filings$104k
- 28Bosch3 filings$86k
- 29Tek Leaders3 filings$86k
- 30Axa Assistance3 filings$118k
- 31Sally Beauty Supply3 filings$140k
- 32The Washington Post3 filings$103k
- 33Xsense America3 filings$160k
- 34Xorail3 filings$103k
- 35Sky Systems3 filings$92k
- 36Asr Microelectronics International2 filings$146k
- 37Bill.com2 filings$145k
- 38Cepheid2 filings$150k
- 39Confiminds2 filings$98k
- 40Cambay Consulting2 filings$79k
- 41Eag Gulf Coast2 filings$98k
- 42FlexTrade2 filings$160k
- 43FAST2 filings$101k
- 44Intelidrive.ai2 filings$90k
- 45John Mezzalingua Associates2 filings$101k
- 46Kostal2 filings$116k
- 47LSEG2 filings$140k
- 48Mercedes-Benz2 filings$140k
- 49Piorion Solutions2 filings$68k
- 50Populus Group2 filings$128k
Related titles in this family
1,113 filings carry “Senior System Engineer” in the title, across 52 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior System Engineering34 filings$145k
- 2IT Senior System Engineer7 filings$130k
- 3Senior System Engineer II5 filings$181k
- 4Senior System Engineer Lead4 filings$122k
- 5Senior System Engineer - SAP4 filings$110k
- 6Senior System Engineer III3 filings$96k
- 7Senior System Engineer, R&d Labs3 filings$105k
- 8Senior System Engineer - Adas/Ad2 filings$170k
- 9Senior System Engineer BI2 filings$139k
- 10Senior System Engineer Development2 filings$93k
- 11Senior System Engineer (Enterprise Monitoring)2 filings$125k
- 12Senior System Engineer I Infra & App2 filings$111k
Figures are for the exact title “Senior System 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.