Sr Engineer Systems Architecture, H-1B salary
What 96 H-1B filings report for “Sr Engineer Systems Architecture” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Sr Engineer Systems Architecture?
$127k median H-1B base salary for a Sr Engineer Systems Architecture, typically $104k to $150k, across 96 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2019 to FY2026). Highest in Washington at $147k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Washington26$147k+$20k
- 2Virginia28$127ksame
- 3Kansas25$114k−$13k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $127kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
Related titles in this family
102 filings carry “Sr Engineer Systems Architecture” in the title, across 7 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Sr Engineer, Systems Architecture - Big Data1 filings$132k
- 2Sr. Engineer, Systems Architecture - Ip Messaging1 filings$135k
- 3Sr. Engineer, Systems Architecture (Packet Core)1 filings$135k
- 4Sr. Engineer, Systems Architecture - Packet/Ims Core1 filings$135k
- 5Sr. Engineer, Systems Architecture-Rating & Service Control1 filings$138k
- 6Sr. Engineer, Systems Architecture Xd1 filings$146k
Figures are for the exact title “Sr Engineer Systems Architecture”; 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.