Senior Technical Engineer, H-1B salary
What 101 H-1B filings report for “Senior Technical Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): 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.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 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
- 1MetricStream23 filings$112k
- 2Thundersoft America16 filings$148k
- 3Highmark Health5 filings$125k
- 4Sapphire Stream Technology4 filings$118k
- 5Catalent3 filings$123k
- 6IBM3 filings$104k
- 7Sqs3 filings$85k
- 8Little Caesar Enterprises3 filings$115k
- 9Paramount Skydance3 filings$135k
- 10Cox Automotive2 filings$100k
- 11Informatica2 filings$87k
- 12Nuanza2 filings$99k
- 13Precisely2 filings$128k
- 14Thomson Reuters2 filings$139k
- 15Inovalon2 filings$85k
- 16Meijer2 filings$124k
- 17Avaya1 filings$95k
- 18Clarivate1 filings$103k
- 19CertainTeed1 filings$118k
- 20Cloudian1 filings$165k
- 21Cubewise1 filings$151k
- 22Dremio1 filings$155k
- 23Flint Hill Resources Corpus Christi, LLC1 filings$118k
- 24Flint Hills Resources Shakopee, LLC1 filings$118k
- 25Guilford Performance Textiles by Lear1 filings$90k
- 26Iplanner1 filings$150k
- 27Lear1 filings$94k
- 28Lighthouse Technology Services1 filings$177k
- 29Master Data Center1 filings$92k
- 30NB Alpha Omega1 filings$126k
- 31Nike1 filings$94k
- 32Reynaers1 filings$90k
- 33Saint-Gobain1 filings$119k
- 34Staples1 filings$148k
- 35Thundercomm America Corporation1 filings$150k
- 36Via Mechanics (US) Inc.1 filings$96k
- 37Vivid Edge1 filings$87k
- 38Walmart1 filings$171k
- 39Xsolla1 filings$128k
- 40eClinicalWorks1 filings$122k
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.
- 1Senior Technical Engineer II4 filings$164k
- 2Senior Technical Engineer, Customer Support2 filings$110k
- 3SAP Senior Technical Engineer1 filings$133k
- 4Senior Technical Engineer I, P.E.1 filings$122k
- 5Senior Technical Engineer (.Net Developer)1 filings$120k
- 6Senior Technical Engineer Support1 filings$110k
- 7Senior Technical Engineer (Troubleshooting)1 filings$155k
- 8Senior Technical Engineering Support Specialist1 filings$81k
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.