Design Engineer H-1B salaries — 8,051 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 534
- Filings · FY2025
- $90k
- Median base · FY2025
- $81k–$105k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- L T Technology Services
- Top sponsor · 1,841 all-time
Design Engineer: 8,051 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $90k across 534 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $81k and $105k. The biggest sponsors are L T Technology Services, Tech Mahindra Americas, Tata Consultancy Services; most filings are in Austin, TX.
How much does a Design 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. $90k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Design Engineer sponsorship changed?
1,207 certified filings in FY2016 → 312 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 312 | −42% | $93k |
| FY2025 | 534 | +9% | $90k |
| FY2024 | 488 | +18% | $86k |
| FY2023 | 414 | −34% | $83k |
| FY2022 | 624 | +1% | $80k |
| FY2021 | 619 | −22% | $79k |
| FY2020 | 796 | −23% | $72k |
| FY2019 | 1,036 | +7% | $70k |
| FY2018 | 967 | −8% | $72k |
| FY2017 | 1,054 | −13% | $64k |
| FY2016 | 1,207 | — | $62k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Design 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 | L T Technology Services | 1,841 | $63k |
| 2 | Tech Mahindra Americas | 277 | $76k |
| 3 | Tata Consultancy Services | 193 | $83k |
| 4 | Nxp USA | 191 | $120k |
| 5 | Cyient | 191 | $65k |
| 6 | Satyam Venture Engineering Services Pvt | 170 | $68k |
| 7 | Axiscades | 136 | $68k |
| 8 | Taal Technologies | 129 | $75k |
| 9 | L and T Technology Services | 96 | $60k |
| 10 | Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor | 95 | $144k |
Where are H-1B Design Engineer jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin, TX | 382 | $110k |
| 2 | Raymond, OH | 321 | $75k |
| 3 | San Jose, CA | 280 | $115k |
| 4 | Houston, TX | 226 | $72k |
| 5 | Auburn Hills, MI | 163 | $71k |
| 6 | Dublin, OH | 124 | $64k |
| 7 | Irvine, CA | 123 | $93k |
| 8 | Farmington Hills, MI | 108 | $77k |
| 9 | Troy, MI | 108 | $74k |
| 10 | Wyoming, MN | 103 | $61k |
Common questions about Design Engineer H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Design Engineer?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Design Engineer is $90k (FY2025), from 534 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $64k and $88k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Design Engineers?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Design Engineer are L T Technology Services, Tech Mahindra Americas, Tata Consultancy Services.
- Where are most H-1B Design Engineer jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Design Engineer roles are Austin, TX, Raymond, OH, San Jose, CA.
- Does a certified LCA mean Design 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 →