Senior Platform Engineer H-1B salaries — 356 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 53
- Filings · FY2025
- $129k
- Median base · FY2025
- $108k–$155k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- Adp Technology Services
- Top sponsor · 37 all-time
Senior Platform Engineer: 356 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $129k across 53 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $108k and $155k. The biggest sponsors are Adp Technology Services, Cox Automotive Corporate Services, Mastercard Technologies; most filings are in New York, NY.
How much does a Senior Platform 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. $129k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Senior Platform Engineer sponsorship changed?
11 certified filings in FY2016 → 36 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 36 | −32% | $135k |
| FY2025 | 53 | +43% | $129k |
| FY2024 | 37 | −7% | $128k |
| FY2023 | 40 | −11% | $135k |
| FY2022 | 45 | +25% | $125k |
| FY2021 | 36 | +16% | $135k |
| FY2020 | 31 | +15% | $120k |
| FY2019 | 27 | 0% | $128k |
| FY2018 | 27 | +108% | $133k |
| FY2017 | 13 | +18% | $135k |
| FY2016 | 11 | — | $120k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Senior Platform 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 | Adp Technology Services | 37 | $124k |
| 2 | Cox Automotive Corporate Services | 28 | $122k |
| 3 | Mastercard Technologies | 23 | $97k |
| 4 | Kohl’s | 9 | $140k |
| 5 | American Eagle Outfitters | 8 | $135k |
| 6 | Uline | 8 | $111k |
| 7 | The Sherwin-Williams | 8 | $129k |
| 8 | Quantiphi | 7 | $100k |
| 9 | John Hancock Life Insurance Company USA | 7 | $137k |
| 10 | Anaplan | 7 | $185k |
Where are H-1B Senior Platform Engineer jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, NY | 53 | $125k |
| 2 | Atlanta, GA | 27 | $124k |
| 3 | San Francisco, CA | 24 | $148k |
| 4 | O'Fallon, MO | 14 | $94k |
| 5 | Austin, TX | 11 | $108k |
| 6 | Boston, MA | 10 | $121k |
| 7 | Pleasant Prairie, WI | 8 | $111k |
| 8 | Plano, TX | 8 | $139k |
| 9 | Denver, CO | 7 | $140k |
| 10 | O’Fallon, MO | 6 | $94k |
Common questions about Senior Platform Engineer H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Senior Platform Engineer?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Senior Platform Engineer is $129k (FY2025), from 53 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $110k and $150k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Senior Platform Engineers?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Senior Platform Engineer are Adp Technology Services, Cox Automotive Corporate Services, Mastercard Technologies.
- Where are most H-1B Senior Platform Engineer jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Senior Platform Engineer roles are New York, NY, Atlanta, GA, San Francisco, CA.
- Does a certified LCA mean Senior Platform 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 →