Thermal Engineer, H-1B salary
What 119 H-1B filings report for “Thermal Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Thermal Engineer?
$100k median H-1B base salary for a Thermal Engineer, typically $71k to $165k, across 119 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California62$125k+$25k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $100kfor 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 Thermal Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Thermal Engineer roles are Meta, ZT Systems, Electronic Cooling Solutions, and Supermicro, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Thermal Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Meta20 filings$167k
- 2ZT Systems9 filings$70k
- 3Electronic Cooling Solutions7 filings$85k
- 4Supermicro5 filings$130k
- 5Tesla4 filings$110k
- 6Joby Aero4 filings$115k
- 7OnQuest4 filings$106k
- 8Artech3 filings$108k
- 9Brentwood Industries3 filings$78k
- 10MaxQ Research3 filings$72k
- 11Grakon3 filings$91k
- 12A123 Systems2 filings$81k
- 13Armstrong International2 filings$71k
- 14Baltimore Aircoil Company2 filings$96k
- 15Kelly Services2 filings$95k
- 16Microsoft2 filings$135k
- 17Nac International Inc.2 filings$75k
- 18Phihong USA2 filings$93k
- 19Samsung2 filings$91k
- 20Arista Networks2 filings$130k
- 21California Institute of Technology2 filings$125k
- 22Computer and Engineering Services2 filings$85k
- 23Lenovo2 filings$79k
- 24Ahern Energy LLC1 filings$85k
- 25Altair Engineering1 filings$92k
- 26American Aerogel Corporation1 filings$85k
- 27Advanced Engineering Services1 filings$105k
- 28Byton1 filings$100k
- 29Briskheat1 filings$85k
- 30Canoo1 filings$134k
- 31Crestron Electronics1 filings$67k
- 32Evelozcity1 filings$140k
- 33Embark Trucks1 filings$165k
- 34Fujitsu1 filings$78k
- 35Ferveret Inc.1 filings$130k
- 36Formlabs1 filings$120k
- 37FreeWire Technologies1 filings$162k
- 38GoPro1 filings$130k
- 39HVAC Intel1 filings$94k
- 40Hyperloop Technologies1 filings$94k
- 41IBM1 filings$100k
- 42Jaro Thermal, Inc1 filings$57k
- 43LiquidStack Inc.1 filings$106k
- 44Tovala1 filings$85k
- 45Molex1 filings$71k
- 46Nimbus Materials, Inc.1 filings$80k
- 47Ocelot Holdings1 filings$149k
- 48Romeo Systems1 filings$70k
- 49Salesforce1 filings$113k
- 50SpaceX1 filings$110k
Related titles in this family
307 filings carry “Thermal Engineer” in the title, across 81 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Thermal Engineer28 filings$145k
- 2Staff Thermal Engineer15 filings$126k
- 3Sr. Thermal Engineer14 filings$128k
- 4Aero/Thermal Engineer12 filings$87k
- 5Lead Thermal Engineer8 filings$130k
- 6Thermal Engineer II7 filings$97k
- 7Sr. Aerothermal Engineer5 filings$151k
- 8Advisory Thermal Engineer4 filings$115k
- 9Principal Thermal Engineer4 filings$115k
- 10Senior Aerothermal Engineer4 filings$154k
- 11Chief Thermal Engineer3 filings$200k
- 12Hardware Engineer - Thermal Engineer3 filings$70k
Figures are for the exact title “Thermal 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.