Senior Engineer H-1B salaries — 8,682 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 817
- Filings · FY2025
- $142k
- Median base · FY2025
- $120k–$159k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- American Express Travel Related Services
- Top sponsor · 1,648 all-time
Senior Engineer: 8,682 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $142k across 817 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $120k and $159k. The biggest sponsors are American Express Travel Related Services, Target Enterprise, Samsung Austin Semiconductor; most filings are in Phoenix, AZ.
How much does a Senior 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. $142k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Senior Engineer sponsorship changed?
653 certified filings in FY2016 → 516 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 516 | −37% | $139k |
| FY2025 | 817 | +10% | $142k |
| FY2024 | 743 | +11% | $140k |
| FY2023 | 669 | −31% | $137k |
| FY2022 | 966 | +12% | $128k |
| FY2021 | 860 | −2% | $119k |
| FY2020 | 881 | −5% | $114k |
| FY2019 | 926 | 0% | $110k |
| FY2018 | 928 | +28% | $109k |
| FY2017 | 723 | +11% | $106k |
| FY2016 | 653 | — | $98k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Senior 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 | American Express Travel Related Services | 1,648 | $137k |
| 2 | Target Enterprise | 606 | $110k |
| 3 | Samsung Austin Semiconductor | 375 | $127k |
| 4 | Brillio | 215 | $83k |
| 5 | Commvault Systems | 199 | $112k |
| 6 | Samsung Semiconductor | 169 | $139k |
| 7 | Arm | 121 | $134k |
| 8 | Spotify USA | 112 | $216k |
| 9 | Seagate US | 100 | $105k |
| 10 | Wayfair | 98 | $176k |
Where are H-1B Senior Engineer jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phoenix, AZ | 1,259 | $134k |
| 2 | Austin, TX | 450 | $124k |
| 3 | New York, NY | 440 | $145k |
| 4 | Minneapolis, MN | 434 | $110k |
| 5 | San Jose, CA | 389 | $142k |
| 6 | San Francisco, CA | 194 | $140k |
| 7 | Chicago, IL | 178 | $99k |
| 8 | Sunrise, FL | 163 | $137k |
| 9 | Boston, MA | 162 | $155k |
| 10 | Houston, TX | 160 | $100k |
Common questions about Senior Engineer H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Senior Engineer?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Senior Engineer is $142k (FY2025), from 817 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $100k and $142k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Senior Engineers?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Senior Engineer are American Express Travel Related Services, Target Enterprise, Samsung Austin Semiconductor.
- Where are most H-1B Senior Engineer jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Senior Engineer roles are Phoenix, AZ, Austin, TX, New York, NY.
- Does a certified LCA mean Senior 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 →