Senior Structural Engineer H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Civil Engineers (SOC 17-2051).
Employers filed 43 wage applications for Senior Structural Engineer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 34 employers. The median offered wage was $120,747, 7.8% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Gilsanz Murray Steficek LLP Engineers and Architects filed the most (3, median $100,131).
- Filings
- 43
- Positions covered
- 42
- Employers
- 34
- Median offered
- $120,747
- Median prevailing wage
- $110,064
- Filings since FY2020
- 207
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +13%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Senior Structural Engineer jobs rose 13%, from $105,040 in fiscal 2020 to $118,989 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 7.8% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2022, with 36 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.
Senior Structural Engineer by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 39 | $118,989 | −5.7% | $110,064 | +7.8% |
| 2025 | 35 | $126,227 | +14.8% | $104,541 | +17.4% |
| 2024 | 25 | $110,000 | −12.0% | $98,426 | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 28 | $125,004 | +25.0% | $105,768 | +15.7% |
| 2022 | 36 | $100,000 | −1.5% | $90,002 | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 18 | $101,500 | −3.4% | $98,259 | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 26 | $105,040 | n/a | $91,770 | +9.2% |
Employers that file for this title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 34. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Senior Structural Engineer jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston, TX | 4 | $120,000 | +5.0% | |
| New York, NY | 4 | $115,066 | +3.5% | |
| Atlanta, GA | 2 | $116,489 | +17.6% | |
| Chicago, IL | 2 | $127,775 | at the minimum | |
| Dallas, TX | 2 | $133,672 | +19.7% | |
| Newark, NJ | 2 | $137,697 | +13.4% | |
| Rock Hill, SC | 2 | $120,000 | +1.0% | |
| Troy, MI | 2 | $117,803 | +7.6% | |
| Arlington Heights, IL | 1 | $133,900 | +24.6% | |
| Camden, NJ | 1 | $115,920 | +5.5% | |
| Champaign, IL | 1 | $100,838 | at the minimum | |
| Chandler, AZ | 1 | $129,418 | +13.3% | |
| Chelsea, AL | 1 | $104,300 | +1.1% | |
| Columbia, MD | 1 | $135,000 | +10.6% | |
| Crowley, TX | 1 | $121,950 | at the minimum | |
| East Brunswick, NJ | 1 | $150,000 | +5.1% | |
| Fort Worth, TX | 1 | $121,950 | at the minimum | |
| Glastonbury, CT | 1 | $163,280 | +31.2% | |
| Irvine, CA | 1 | $110,000 | +14.0% | |
| Kansas City, MO | 1 | $107,320 | at the minimum | |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $96,470 | at the minimum | |
| Maitland, FL | 1 | $132,248 | at the minimum | |
| Miami, FL | 1 | $85,280 | +9.7% | |
| Middletown, CT | 1 | $124,800 | +37.7% | |
| Mishawaka, IN | 1 | $116,697 | +17.7% | |
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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