Project Engineer I H-1B wages

Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Civil Engineers (SOC 17-2051).

Employers filed 40 wage applications for Project Engineer I jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 27 employers. The median offered wage was $92,934, 1.3% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Bay Cities Excavators, Inc. filed the most (4, median $89,731).

Filings: 40
Positions covered: 40
Employers: 27
Median offered: $92,934
Median prevailing wage: $86,528
Filings since FY2020: 245
Median offer change since FY2020: +26%

Project Engineer I, all employers40 filings, July 2025 to June 2026

$92,934Median wage employers told the government they would pay

$82,783 to $103,019Where the middle half of the filings fall

$86,528Prevailing wage: the legal minimum for these jobs

Offered wage since 2020

The median wage offered for Project Engineer I jobs rose 26%, from $74,000 in fiscal 2020 to $92,934 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 2.8% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 47 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.

Project Engineer I by fiscal year

Fiscal year	Filings	Median offered	vs year before	Median prevailing	vs prevailing
2026 (Oct to Jun)	32	$92,934	+0.3%	$84,469	+2.8%
2025	47	$92,644	+13.0%	$86,195	+1.5%
2024	43	$82,000	−5.6%	$74,006	+3.5%
2023	41	$86,819	+2.5%	$77,272	+10.4%
2022	32	$84,739	+12.6%	$78,458	+7.0%
2021	24	$75,225	+1.7%	$69,048	+0.1%
2020	26	$74,000	n/a	$66,435	+3.5%

Employers that file for this title

Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage

Employer	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
Bay Cities Excavators, Inc.	4	$89,731	at the minimum
M. A. Mortenson Company	4	$94,958	at the minimum
AtkinsRealis USA Inc.	2	$87,733	+32.5%
Traylor Bros., Inc.	2	$112,435	at the minimum
Nicholson Construction Company	2	$81,124	+16.5%
Forgen, LLC	2	$79,335	+1.9%
Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP	2	$111,197	+15.6%
Sundt Construction, Inc.	2	$86,195	at the minimum
IMEG Consultants Corp.	2	$89,000	+6.3%
Austin Commercial, LP	1	$78,000	+13.5%
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District	1	$78,000	+13.0%
John Davenport Engineering, Inc.	1	$79,164	+9.6%
LPA, Inc.	1	$118,250	+1.3%
ClarkWestern Dietrich Building Systems, LLC	1	$73,674	at the minimum
Peoples Associates Structural Engineers, Inc.	1	$95,000	+2.8%
NGI Inc.	1	$98,599	+9.6%
Flatiron Dragados USA, Inc.	1	$113,838	at the minimum
Power Technique North America LLC	1	$92,872	at the minimum
Pennoni Associates, Inc.	1	$72,000	+0.8%
Woodard & Curran, Inc.	1	$109,533	at the minimum
Rheem Manufacturing Company	1	$60,600	+14.0%
HR Green, Inc.	1	$105,000	+16.7%
E2 Consulting Engineers, Inc.	1	$114,400	+16.4%
Braun Intertec Corporation	1	$100,000	+28.0%

Showing the 24 employers with the most filings of 27. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.

Where Project Engineer I jobs are filed

Worksite	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
Houston, TX	3	$98,599	+9.6%
Tampa, FL	3	$109,533	at the minimum
Austin, TX	2	$97,164	+25.6%
Concord, CA	2	$89,731	at the minimum
Eucha, OK	2	$81,124	+16.5%
San Antonio, TX	2	$97,981	+25.4%
Tempe, AZ	2	$86,195	at the minimum
Abilene, TX	1	$95,961	at the minimum
Alameda, CA	1	$92,934	at the minimum
Aurora, IL	1	$90,875	+22.4%
Boston, MA	1	$101,038	at the minimum
Bristol, CT	1	$73,674	at the minimum
Cameron, LA	1	$74,200	+3.9%
Cantua Creek, CA	1	$93,954	at the minimum
Channelview, TX	1	$110,261	at the minimum
Charlotte, NC	1	$79,164	+9.6%
Cleveland, OH	1	$78,000	+13.0%
Concrete, WA	1	$114,608	at the minimum
Denton, TX	1	$84,469	at the minimum
Fort Smith, AR	1	$60,600	+14.0%
Fresno, CA	1	$125,000	+11.8%
Irvine, CA	1	$118,250	+1.3%
Lake City, FL	1	$94,000	+45.1%
Oakland, CA	1	$113,838	at the minimum
Phoenix, AZ	1	$78,000	+13.5%

Seniority of the jobs filed

Level I, entry47%

Level II, qualified34%

Level III, experienced13%

Level IV, fully competent5%

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.