Substation Engineering — 21 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 3
- Filings · FY2025
- $98k
- Median base · FY2025
- Senior Electrical Engineer
- Top role · 5 all-time
- PA
- Top state · 15 all-time
Substation Engineering filed 3 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 50% from the year before), with a median base salary of $98k and the middle 50% of offers between $92k and $109k. That is 6% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 21 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Senior Electrical Engineer in Pennsylvania.
How much does Substation Engineering pay H-1B workers?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $98k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Substation Engineering's H-1B hiring changed by year?
1 certified filings in FY2016 → 5 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 5 | +67% | $103k |
| FY2025 | 3 | −50% | $98k |
| FY2024 | 6 | +200% | $105k |
| FY2023 | 2 | +100% | $77k |
| FY2021 | 1 | 0% | $155k |
| FY2020 | 1 | 0% | $92k |
| FY2019 | 1 | 0% | $125k |
| FY2018 | 1 | 0% | $155k |
| FY2016 | 1 | — | $120k |
Which wage levels does Substation Engineering file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 60% of Substation Engineering's filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.
Share of 20 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level II40.0%8
- Level III35.0%7
- Level IV25.0%5
What jobs does Substation Engineering sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Electrical Engineer | 5 | $116k |
| Structural Engineer | 4 | $85k |
| Electrical Engineer II | 2 | $109k |
| Project Engineer (Electrical) | 2 | $105k |
| Senior Protection and Control Engineer | 2 | $120k |
| Electrical Engineer (Protection & Control) | 2 | $98k |
| Principal Engineer | 2 | $155k |
| Substation Physical Engineer | 1 | $92k |
| Supervising Electrical Engineer | 1 | $118k |
Where does Substation Engineering hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| PA | 15 | $103k |
| TX | 3 | $109k |
| FL | 2 | $105k |
| SC | 1 | $118k |
What has Substation Engineering filed recently?
Every certified LCA on record for Substation Engineering: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Senior Electrical Engineer | $117,042 |
| 2026 | Structural Engineer | $84,552 |
| 2026 | Senior Electrical Engineer | $125,840 |
| 2026 | Structural Engineer | $88,733 |
| 2026 | Electrical Engineer (Protection & Control) | $102,544 |
| 2025 | Substation Physical Engineer | $92,352 |
| 2025 | Electrical Engineer (Protection & Control) | $98,322 |
| 2025 | Electrical Engineer II | $108,992 |
| 2024 | Senior Electrical Engineer | $103,584 |
| 2024 | Structural Engineer | $85,342 |
| 2024 | Electrical Engineer II | $109,054 |
| 2024 | Project Engineer (Electrical) | $105,165 |
| 2024 | Project Engineer (Electrical) | $105,165 |
| 2024 | Supervising Electrical Engineer | $117,624 |
| 2023 | Structural Engineer | $77,043 |
| 2023 | Senior Electrical Engineer | $115,710 |
| 2021 | Principal Engineer | $155,000 |
| 2020 | Senior Electrical Engineer | $92,000 |
| 2019 | Senior Protection and Control Engineer | $125,424 |
| 2018 | Principal Engineer | $155,000 |
| 2016 | Senior Protection and Control Engineer | $120,000 |
Common questions about Substation Engineering's H-1B filings
- How much does Substation Engineering pay H-1B workers?
- Substation Engineering's median certified H-1B base salary is $98k (FY2025), from 3 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Substation Engineering sponsor?
- Substation Engineering has 21 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Substation Engineering sponsor for H-1B?
- Substation Engineering's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Senior Electrical Engineer, Structural Engineer, Electrical Engineer II, Project Engineer (Electrical).
- Where does Substation Engineering hire H-1B workers?
- Substation Engineering's top H-1B worksite states are PA, TX, FL, SC.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →