Engineer Senior H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Software Developers (SOC 15-1252).
Employers filed 146 wage applications for Engineer Senior jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 15 employers. The median offered wage was $140,595, 8.5% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Elevance Health, Inc. filed the most (74, median $134,730).
- Filings
- 146
- Positions covered
- 141
- Employers
- 15
- Median offered
- $140,595
- Median prevailing wage
- $130,707
- Filings since FY2020
- 1,094
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +32%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Engineer Senior jobs rose 32%, from $105,598 in fiscal 2020 to $139,655 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 9.3% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2022, with 194 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Engineer Senior by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 114 | $139,655 | −1.8% | $130,707 | +9.3% |
| 2025 | 143 | $142,226 | +4.4% | $129,210 | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 144 | $136,220 | +13.5% | $124,535 | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 188 | $120,036 | +3.7% | $119,675 | at the minimum |
| 2022 | 194 | $115,760 | +5.2% | $111,574 | at the minimum |
| 2021 | 162 | $110,074 | +4.2% | $109,703 | at the minimum |
| 2020 | 149 | $105,598 | n/a | $105,598 | at the minimum |
Employers that file for this title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elevance Health, Inc. | 74 | $134,730 | +9.3% | |
| Nordstrom, Inc. | 30 | $177,120 | +12.7% | |
| The Elevance Health Companies, Inc. | 20 | $140,866 | +4.5% | |
| Best Buy Co., Inc. | 5 | $151,424 | +22.0% | |
| Traton R&D US LLC | 4 | $92,483 | +28.8% | |
| OpenTable, Inc. | 2 | $184,382 | +47.8% | |
| Parsons Transportation Group Inc. | 2 | $139,837 | +7.6% | |
| American Electric Power | 2 | $103,100 | +6.5% | |
| Carelon Management Services, LLC | 1 | $152,155 | +1.6% | |
| Arizona State University | 1 | $90,979 | at the minimum | |
| Southern Communication Services, Inc | 1 | $106,850 | at the minimum | |
| Aditi Consulting LLC | 1 | $89,669 | at the minimum | |
| Starbucks Coffee Company | 1 | $153,129 | +3.5% | |
| Patterson-UTI Drilling Company, LLC | 1 | $134,521 | +2.3% | |
| Entergy Services, LLC | 1 | $97,000 | +2.0% | |
Where Engineer Senior jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle, WA | 30 | $176,115 | +12.7% | |
| Atlanta, GA | 25 | $132,890 | +7.6% | |
| Norfolk, VA | 16 | $135,647 | +5.3% | |
| Richmond, VA | 12 | $131,835 | +11.1% | |
| Grand Prairie, TX | 11 | $147,805 | +7.9% | |
| Chicago, IL | 6 | $143,714 | +10.9% | |
| Mason, OH | 6 | $135,261 | +6.7% | |
| Durham, NC | 5 | $145,001 | +13.5% | |
| Richfield, MN | 5 | $151,424 | +22.0% | |
| Lisle, IL | 2 | $102,861 | +16.3% | |
| New Albany, OH | 2 | $94,331 | +6.5% | |
| New Carlisle, IN | 2 | $91,402 | +30.0% | |
| St. Louis, MO | 2 | $120,819 | +1.8% | |
| San Antonio, TX | 2 | $136,108 | +17.3% | |
| Wilmington, DE | 2 | $147,329 | +11.6% | |
| Austin, TX | 1 | $147,153 | +5.7% | |
| Birmingham, AL | 1 | $106,850 | at the minimum | |
| Fontana, CA | 1 | $137,241 | +20.0% | |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 1 | $135,474 | +8.1% | |
| Iselin, NJ | 1 | $137,402 | +4.1% | |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $184,889 | +0.2% | |
| Mesa, AZ | 1 | $90,979 | at the minimum | |
| Morristown, NJ | 1 | $133,400 | +28.6% | |
| Nashville, TN | 1 | $117,000 | +0.5% | |
| Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 1 | $172,661 | +89.0% | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.
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