Senior System Engineer H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Software Developers (SOC 15-1252).
Employers filed 66 wage applications for Senior System Engineer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 41 employers. The median offered wage was $119,475, exactly the government's prevailing wage, the legal minimum, for the job. Southwest Airlines Co. filed the most (10, median $156,998).
- Filings
- 66
- Positions covered
- 66
- Employers
- 41
- Median offered
- $119,475
- Median prevailing wage
- $112,299
- Filings since FY2020
- 656
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +21%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Senior System Engineer jobs rose 21%, from $95,000 in fiscal 2020 to $115,203 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it sat exactly on the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2022, with 136 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 System Engineer by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 49 | $115,203 | −6.3% | $112,923 | at the minimum |
| 2025 | 81 | $123,000 | −7.6% | $117,853 | at the minimum |
| 2024 | 83 | $133,081 | +6.2% | $116,979 | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 103 | $125,358 | +7.6% | $115,638 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 136 | $116,550 | +6.3% | $112,341 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 77 | $109,637 | +15.4% | $97,510 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 127 | $95,000 | n/a | $92,435 | +0.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines Co. | 10 | $156,998 | at the minimum | |
| IBM Corporation | 8 | $102,877 | at the minimum | |
| Validit Solutions LLC | 3 | $141,440 | +44.9% | |
| Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc. | 3 | $100,000 | +15.7% | |
| Confiminds LLC | 2 | $98,252 | +9.5% | |
| Digital Management LLC | 2 | $138,617 | +9.9% | |
| 3 Itek LLC | 2 | $119,475 | at the minimum | |
| Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC | 2 | $125,362 | +1.2% | |
| Factory Mutual Insurance Company | 1 | $119,920 | at the minimum | |
| Bara Consulting, Inc. | 1 | $112,923 | at the minimum | |
| Eag Gulf Coast LLC | 1 | $103,368 | +9.0% | |
| Blue Yonder, Inc. | 1 | $109,687 | at the minimum | |
| Synaptics Incorporated | 1 | $128,000 | +0.6% | |
| Arohak Inc | 1 | $96,000 | +1.8% | |
| Medtronic, Inc. | 1 | $115,203 | at the minimum | |
| Vsion Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $100,610 | at the minimum | |
| Idexcel Inc | 1 | $113,600 | at the minimum | |
| Tek Leaders Inc | 1 | $95,000 | +22.7% | |
| CovetIT, Inc. | 1 | $149,760 | +29.4% | |
| Advanity Technologies LLC | 1 | $134,971 | at the minimum | |
| Ecovue Solutions, LLC | 1 | $93,000 | +0.5% | |
| Ayven Soft LLC | 1 | $103,500 | +25.8% | |
| AbbVie Inc. | 1 | $146,000 | +4.7% | |
| Artifint Technologies LLC | 1 | $61,298 | at the minimum | |
| Robert Bosch, LLC | 1 | $146,093 | +16.5% | |
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 41. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Senior System Engineer jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas, TX | 12 | $156,998 | at the minimum | |
| Austin, TX | 3 | $68,702 | at the minimum | |
| Farmington Hills, MI | 3 | $90,000 | +1.5% | |
| Katy, TX | 3 | $141,440 | +44.9% | |
| Dawsonville, GA | 2 | $104,642 | +7.8% | |
| Hingham, MA | 2 | $102,763 | at the minimum | |
| Novi, MI | 2 | $133,588 | +13.5% | |
| St. Louis, MO | 2 | $98,252 | +9.5% | |
| San Jose, CA | 2 | $145,375 | +6.3% | |
| Alexandria, VA | 1 | $137,308 | +8.9% | |
| Alpharetta, GA | 1 | $115,000 | +18.4% | |
| Atlanta, GA | 1 | $90,210 | at the minimum | |
| Auburn Hills, MI | 1 | $101,784 | +8.7% | |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 1 | $103,368 | +9.0% | |
| Centerton, AR | 1 | $100,610 | at the minimum | |
| Chicago, IL | 1 | $117,957 | at the minimum | |
| Columbus, OH | 1 | $96,000 | +1.8% | |
| Coppell, TX | 1 | $109,687 | at the minimum | |
| Durham, NC | 1 | $108,410 | at the minimum | |
| El Segundo, CA | 1 | $97,594 | at the minimum | |
| Fort Worth, TX | 1 | $144,310 | at the minimum | |
| Fridley, MN | 1 | $115,203 | at the minimum | |
| Irving, TX | 1 | $134,971 | at the minimum | |
| Johnston, RI | 1 | $119,920 | at the minimum | |
| Madison, NJ | 1 | $146,000 | +4.7% | |
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.
- 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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