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Silicon Engineer, H-1B salary

What 952 H-1B filings report for “Silicon Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$160k median H-1B base salary for a Silicon Engineer, typically $118k to $204k, across 952 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2020 to FY2026). Highest in California at $179k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$118k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$138k–$185k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$160,000
952 filings
Top (p90)
$204k
90th percentile
p10 $118k
median $160k
p90 $204k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California411$179k+$19k
  • 2Texas118$167k+$7k
  • 3Washington36$161k+$1k
  • 4Oregon151$154k−$6k
  • 5North Carolina215$128k−$32k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $160kfor 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 Silicon Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Silicon Engineer roles are Microsoft, Google, Meta, and Waymo, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Silicon 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

1,651 filings carry “Silicon Engineer” in the title, across 168 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Silicon 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.