Head of Engineering H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Computer and Information Systems Managers (SOC 11-3021).
Employers filed 40 wage applications for Head of Engineering jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 33 employers. The median offered wage was $211,101, 7.5% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Ryw Inc filed the most (3, median $145,000).
- Filings
- 40
- Positions covered
- 36
- Employers
- 33
- Median offered
- $211,101
- Median prevailing wage
- $188,947
- Filings since FY2020
- 161
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +22%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Head of Engineering jobs rose 22%, from $172,500 in fiscal 2020 to $210,000 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 8.0% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2022, with 31 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.
Head of Engineering by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 33 | $210,000 | −4.5% | $188,302 | +8.0% |
| 2025 | 31 | $220,000 | +20.9% | $188,105 | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 17 | $182,000 | +1.1% | $169,229 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 26 | $180,000 | −10.0% | $154,960 | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 31 | $200,000 | +47.6% | $168,834 | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 9 | $135,466 | −21.5% | $132,434 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 14 | $172,500 | n/a | $155,969 | +6.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryw Inc | 3 | $145,000 | +7.0% | |
| Merkle Software, Inc. | 2 | $250,000 | +31.9% | |
| SeemaS Inc | 2 | $190,000 | +1.2% | |
| Visko Platform Inc | 1 | $200,000 | +21.7% | |
| Uplift Labs, Inc. | 1 | $130,853 | at the minimum | |
| Rattle Software Inc | 1 | $210,000 | +4.5% | |
| Cooper Square Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $300,000 | +34.1% | |
| Atlassian US, Inc. | 1 | $300,000 | +4.8% | |
| Ivo AI, Inc. | 1 | $600,000 | +118.6% | |
| Pearson Education, Inc. | 1 | $285,000 | +9.1% | |
| Secureframe, Inc. | 1 | $220,000 | +0.3% | |
| Capchase Inc. | 1 | $180,000 | +9.7% | |
| Nino Finance, Inc. | 1 | $329,830 | +3.5% | |
| Season Share, Inc. | 1 | $250,000 | +40.1% | |
| Outmarket AI, Inc. | 1 | $240,000 | +1.0% | |
Showing the 15 employers with the most filings of 33. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Head of Engineering jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 10 | $230,000 | +10.6% | |
| New York, NY | 4 | $250,000 | +31.9% | |
| Dublin, CA | 3 | $180,000 | +9.7% | |
| Houston, TX | 3 | $145,000 | +7.0% | |
| Santa Clara, CA | 3 | $190,000 | +1.2% | |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 2 | $259,391 | +10.8% | |
| Bellevue, WA | 1 | $300,000 | +4.8% | |
| Burlingame, CA | 1 | $210,000 | +4.5% | |
| Chandler, AZ | 1 | $235,000 | +15.4% | |
| El Segundo, CA | 1 | $140,000 | +8.0% | |
| Hoboken, NJ | 1 | $285,000 | +9.1% | |
| Livermore, CA | 1 | $310,000 | +13.0% | |
| Long Beach, CA | 1 | $350,000 | +85.9% | |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $140,000 | +8.8% | |
| Palo Alto, CA | 1 | $130,853 | at the minimum | |
| Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $150,000 | +3.8% | |
| San Jose, CA | 1 | $250,000 | +40.1% | |
| San Mateo, CA | 1 | $150,405 | at the minimum | |
| Seattle, WA | 1 | $212,202 | at the minimum | |
| Troy, NY | 1 | $121,077 | at the minimum | |
| Union City, CA | 1 | $186,300 | +2.0% | |
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.
- 2 filings are for part-time work. Hourly wages are shown as full-time equivalents (2,080 hours a year).
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.
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