Assistant Engineer H-1B salaries — 224 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 25
- Filings · FY2025
- $85k
- Median base · FY2025
- $79k–$88k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- Turner Construction
- Top sponsor · 82 all-time
Assistant Engineer: 224 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $85k across 25 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $79k and $88k. The biggest sponsors are Turner Construction, Hazen and Sawyer D P C, Olsson; most filings are in Dallas, TX.
How much does a Assistant Engineer make on an H-1B?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $85k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Assistant Engineer sponsorship changed?
13 certified filings in FY2016 → 27 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 27 | +8% | $86k |
| FY2025 | 25 | +32% | $85k |
| FY2024 | 19 | +36% | $80k |
| FY2023 | 14 | +56% | $77k |
| FY2022 | 9 | −40% | $75k |
| FY2021 | 15 | −6% | $74k |
| FY2020 | 16 | −64% | $73k |
| FY2019 | 44 | +120% | $68k |
| FY2018 | 20 | −9% | $72k |
| FY2017 | 22 | +69% | $64k |
| FY2016 | 13 | — | $62k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Assistant Engineers?
The employers with the most certified filings, all years, with their median base salary. Open any employer for its full profile.
| # | Employer | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turner Construction | 82 | $80k |
| 2 | Hazen and Sawyer D P C | 20 | $64k |
| 3 | Olsson | 16 | $73k |
| 4 | Wsp USA | 15 | $65k |
| 5 | University of Florida | 15 | $75k |
| 6 | Wsp USA Buildings | 7 | $65k |
| 7 | Peoples Associates Structural Engineers | 6 | $88k |
| 8 | Wood Rodgers | 5 | $76k |
| 9 | Iteris | 4 | $70k |
| 10 | Olsson Associates | 4 | $53k |
Where are H-1B Assistant Engineer jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas, TX | 12 | $79k |
| 2 | Gainesville, FL | 11 | $86k |
| 3 | Houston, TX | 8 | $69k |
| 4 | San Jose, CA | 8 | $88k |
| 5 | Fairfax, VA | 7 | $69k |
| 6 | New York, NY | 7 | $80k |
| 7 | Reston, VA | 6 | $80k |
| 8 | Virginia Beach, VA | 6 | $64k |
| 9 | Oakland, CA | 6 | $92k |
| 10 | Oklahoma City, OK | 6 | $55k |
Common questions about Assistant Engineer H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Assistant Engineer?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Assistant Engineer is $85k (FY2025), from 25 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $66k and $83k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Assistant Engineers?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Assistant Engineer are Turner Construction, Hazen and Sawyer D P C, Olsson.
- Where are most H-1B Assistant Engineer jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Assistant Engineer roles are Dallas, TX, Gainesville, FL, Houston, TX.
- Does a certified LCA mean Assistant Engineer H-1B visas were 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 does the fiscal year mean here?
- Years are U.S. government fiscal years, October to September: FY2025 runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. This matches how the Department of Labor publishes the disclosure files. The most recent year may be partial until its final quarter is released.
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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 →