Customer Engineer H-1B salaries — 549 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 105
- Filings · FY2025
- $155k
- Median base · FY2025
- $121k–$175k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- Top sponsor · 278 all-time
Customer Engineer: 549 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $155k across 105 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $121k and $175k. The biggest sponsors are Google, Microsoft, Applied Materials; most filings are in Sunnyvale, CA.
How much does a Customer 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. $155k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Customer Engineer sponsorship changed?
13 certified filings in FY2016 → 55 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 55 | −48% | $146k |
| FY2025 | 105 | +28% | $155k |
| FY2024 | 82 | −6% | $152k |
| FY2023 | 87 | −22% | $158k |
| FY2022 | 111 | +208% | $155k |
| FY2021 | 36 | +177% | $125k |
| FY2020 | 13 | −7% | $105k |
| FY2019 | 14 | +40% | $82k |
| FY2018 | 10 | −57% | $78k |
| FY2017 | 23 | +77% | $77k |
| FY2016 | 13 | — | $71k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Customer 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 | 278 | $161k | |
| 2 | Microsoft | 117 | $149k |
| 3 | Applied Materials | 80 | $82k |
| 4 | Google Public Sector | 18 | $160k |
| 5 | Viasat | 11 | $105k |
| 6 | Intercontinental Exchange Holdings | 7 | $100k |
| 7 | Cummins | 6 | $81k |
| 8 | OT Technology | 4 | $93k |
| 9 | Pivotal Software | 4 | $110k |
| 10 | Narvar | 3 | $140k |
Where are H-1B Customer Engineer jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunnyvale, CA | 59 | $175k |
| 2 | New York, NY | 54 | $170k |
| 3 | Austin, TX | 51 | $119k |
| 4 | San Francisco, CA | 46 | $169k |
| 5 | Malta, NY | 22 | $76k |
| 6 | Irving, TX | 22 | $120k |
| 7 | Atlanta, GA | 20 | $108k |
| 8 | Cambridge, MA | 15 | $159k |
| 9 | Reston, VA | 14 | $167k |
| 10 | Chicago, IL | 12 | $155k |
Common questions about Customer Engineer H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Customer Engineer?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Customer Engineer is $155k (FY2025), from 105 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $108k and $169k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Customer Engineers?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Customer Engineer are Google, Microsoft, Applied Materials.
- Where are most H-1B Customer Engineer jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Customer Engineer roles are Sunnyvale, CA, New York, NY, Austin, TX.
- Does a certified LCA mean Customer 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 →