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Specialist Engineer, H-1B salary

What 385 H-1B filings report for “Specialist Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.

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

$113k median H-1B base salary for a Specialist Engineer, typically $88k to $136k, across 385 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $132k median.

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Entry-ish (p10)
$88k
10th percentile
Middle 50% (p25–p75)
$98k–$127k
interquartile range
Median base salary
$112,861
385 filings
Top (p90)
$136k
90th percentile
p10 $88k
median $113k
p90 $136k

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

Top-paying states

Median for this title · ≥20 filings

StateFilingsMedianvs US
  • 1California74$132k+$19k
  • 2Texas56$116k+$3k
  • 3Illinois70$113ksame
  • 4Kansas25$104k−$9k
  • 5Wisconsin25$98k−$15k
  • 6North Carolina25$84k−$29k

Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $113kfor 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 Specialist Engineer?

The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Specialist Engineer roles are GlobalLogic, Siemens, Siemens Energy, Eaton, and Teoresi, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Specialist 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

799 filings carry “Specialist Engineer” in the title, across 146 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.

Figures are for the exact title “Specialist 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.