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Senior Technical Engineer, H-1B salary

What 101 H-1B filings report for “Senior Technical Engineer” (LCA, FY20172026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

What is the H-1B salary for a Senior Technical Engineer?

$119k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Technical Engineer, typically $90k to $151k, across 101 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $122k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$90k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$103k–$135k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$118,500
101 filings
Top (p90)
$151k
90th percentile
p10 $90k
median $119k
p90 $151k

Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California24$122k+$3k
  • 2Michigan24$118k−$1k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $119kfor 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 Technical Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Technical Engineer roles are MetricStream, Thundersoft America, Highmark Health, and Sapphire Stream Technology, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior Technical Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.

Top employers for this title

Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role

Related titles in this family

113 filings carry “Senior Technical Engineer” in the title, across 9 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Senior Technical 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.