Senior Product Development Engineer H-1B salaries — 144 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 11
- Filings · FY2025
- $117k
- Median base · FY2025
- $105k–$126k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- Advanced Micro Devices
- Top sponsor · 28 all-time
Senior Product Development Engineer: 144 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $117k across 11 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $105k and $126k. The biggest sponsors are Advanced Micro Devices, 3M, Ust Global; most filings are in Austin, TX.
How much does a Senior Product Development 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. $117k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Senior Product Development Engineer sponsorship changed?
11 certified filings in FY2016 → 9 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 9 | −18% | $117k |
| FY2025 | 11 | +83% | $117k |
| FY2024 | 6 | −62% | $115k |
| FY2023 | 16 | +14% | $114k |
| FY2022 | 14 | +133% | $115k |
| FY2021 | 6 | −50% | $114k |
| FY2020 | 12 | +9% | $99k |
| FY2019 | 11 | −42% | $102k |
| FY2018 | 19 | −34% | $95k |
| FY2017 | 29 | +164% | $89k |
| FY2016 | 11 | — | $85k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Senior Product Development 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 | Advanced Micro Devices | 28 | $91k |
| 2 | 3M | 16 | $106k |
| 3 | Ust Global | 6 | $63k |
| 4 | Nvidia | 6 | $182k |
| 5 | ST Jude Medical Cardiology Division | 6 | $112k |
| 6 | Analog Devices | 5 | $94k |
| 7 | Schaeffler Group USA | 4 | $80k |
| 8 | Sovereign Technologies | 3 | $92k |
| 9 | Fanuc America | 2 | $80k |
| 10 | L L Products | 2 | $83k |
Where are H-1B Senior Product Development Engineer jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin, TX | 29 | $91k |
| 2 | St. Paul, MN | 10 | $99k |
| 3 | Maplewood, MN | 6 | $116k |
| 4 | Hillsboro, OR | 6 | $63k |
| 5 | Greensboro, NC | 6 | $94k |
| 6 | Warsaw, IN | 5 | $85k |
| 7 | Troy, MI | 4 | $80k |
| 8 | Bedford, MA | 3 | $130k |
| 9 | Bothell, WA | 3 | $144k |
| 10 | San Diego, CA | 3 | $139k |
Common questions about Senior Product Development Engineer H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Senior Product Development Engineer?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Senior Product Development Engineer is $117k (FY2025), from 11 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $90k and $115k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Senior Product Development Engineers?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Senior Product Development Engineer are Advanced Micro Devices, 3M, Ust Global.
- Where are most H-1B Senior Product Development Engineer jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Senior Product Development Engineer roles are Austin, TX, St. Paul, MN, Maplewood, MN.
- Does a certified LCA mean Senior Product Development 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 →