Senior Systems Engineer, H-1B salary
What 3,467 H-1B filings report for “Senior Systems Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Senior Systems Engineer?
$114k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Systems Engineer, typically $89k to $157k, across 3,467 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California869$130k+$16k
- 2New York110$130k+$16k
- 3Washington86$120k+$6k
- 4Wisconsin44$120k+$6k
- 5Maryland43$117k+$3k
- 6Michigan252$115k+$1k
- 7Massachusetts183$115k+$1k
- 8New Hampshire26$113k−$1k
- 9Texas405$111k−$3k
- 10Ohio30$111k−$3k
- 11Virginia91$111k−$3k
- 12Pennsylvania119$109k−$5k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $114kfor 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 Systems Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Systems Engineer roles are Qualcomm, Fidelity, EPAM, Randstad, and General Motors, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior 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
- 1Qualcomm258 filings$106k
- 2Fidelity129 filings$99k
- 3EPAM117 filings$105k
- 4Randstad55 filings$120k
- 5General Motors51 filings$140k
- 6Walmart49 filings$108k
- 7Dell44 filings$142k
- 8Juniper Networks40 filings$130k
- 9Northwestern Mutual39 filings$123k
- 10Salesforce34 filings$138k
- 11Uber29 filings$164k
- 12Arriver Software27 filings$104k
- 13Spirent24 filings$112k
- 14Cloudflare23 filings$200k
- 15Photon Infotech23 filings$92k
- 16Primetals Technologies23 filings$93k
- 17MaxLinear23 filings$106k
- 18Kforce22 filings$94k
- 19Home Depot20 filings$125k
- 20Abbott20 filings$115k
- 21Delta Air Lines19 filings$135k
- 22eInfochips19 filings$93k
- 23Wellington Management Company18 filings$131k
- 24Infinite Computer Solutions18 filings$102k
- 25Cox Automotive18 filings$121k
- 26Saks18 filings$136k
- 27Argo AI17 filings$162k
- 28Auris Health17 filings$151k
- 29Danlaw17 filings$117k
- 30Continental17 filings$103k
- 31Boston Scientific16 filings$105k
- 32Moody's16 filings$130k
- 33Webilent Technology15 filings$96k
- 34Collins Aerospace15 filings$103k
- 35Educational Testing Service15 filings$100k
- 36Ameriprise Financial15 filings$119k
- 37Cloud World14 filings$103k
- 38IBM14 filings$76k
- 39Roku13 filings$187k
- 40AutoZone13 filings$111k
- 41Medtronic13 filings$98k
- 42Williams-Sonoma12 filings$129k
- 43Zoox12 filings$184k
- 44Baltimore Gas & Electric Co, An Exelon Company11 filings$110k
- 45Ad3i Systems10 filings$90k
- 46Cruise10 filings$163k
- 47HCA Healthcare10 filings$96k
- 48Optym10 filings$98k
- 49Torc Robotics10 filings$168k
- 50Tesla10 filings$150k
Related titles in this family
4,063 filings carry “Senior Systems Engineer” in the title, across 268 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Systems Engineer I54 filings$118k
- 2Senior Systems Engineer II47 filings$120k
- 3Senior Systems Engineer, Cybersecurity18 filings$144k
- 4IT Senior Systems Engineer17 filings$131k
- 5Senior Systems Engineer - Rail Automation15 filings$93k
- 6Engineer Senior - Systems Engineering7 filings$111k
- 7Senior Systems Engineer/Developer7 filings$111k
- 8Senior Systems Engineer/Lead7 filings$110k
- 9Senior Engineer - Ibm I Senior Systems Engineer5 filings$115k
- 10Senior Systems Engineer, Architect5 filings$146k
- 11Senior Systems Engineer- Ecommerce5 filings$135k
- 12Senior Systems Engineer III5 filings$112k
Figures are for the exact title “Senior Systems 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.