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Sales Engineers H-1B salaries
Auto-summary H-1B filings: DOL disclosure data SOC 41-9031
Employers filed 2,367 certified H-1B applications for sales engineers (July 2025 to June 2026), from 875 employers.
Nationally, the middle half of offers were $126,000 to $180,000, with a median of $150,000.
Of the 8 metro areas with at least 100 filings, the highest median offer was in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($172,500) and the lowest in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ($127,000).
By city
Metro areas with at least 25 filings. Areas with 100 or more have their own page.
| Metro area | Filings | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 477 | $150,000 | $172,500 | $198,500 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 217 | $146,500 | $160,000 | $185,000 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 213 | $130,000 | $170,000 | $192,500 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 150 | $123,500 | $146,000 | $156,500 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 119 | $134,500 | $152,000 | $184,000 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 114 | $121,000 | $145,000 | $167,000 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 111 | $120,000 | $152,500 | $171,500 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 111 | $110,500 | $127,000 | $160,000 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 90 | $123,500 | $140,000 | $152,000 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 79 | $117,000 | $141,500 | $155,000 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 76 | $115,000 | $134,500 | $154,000 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 65 | $119,500 | $140,000 | $166,000 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 45 | $118,000 | $134,500 | $151,500 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 36 | $122,000 | $141,000 | $165,000 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 35 | $128,500 | $149,500 | $172,500 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 31 | $130,500 | $155,000 | $177,500 |
Wage levels
| Level | Share of filings (US) |
|---|---|
| Level I (entry) | 8% |
| Level II (qualified) | 26% |
| Level III (experienced) | 28% |
| Level IV (fully competent) | 38% |
Top sponsors nationally
| Employer | H-1B filings | Median offer | Green card filings (PERM) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google LLC | 215 | $171,000 | — |
| Microsoft Corporation | 101 | $177,000 | 100 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 84 | $171,000 | 14 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 80 | $140,500 | 33 |
| Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | 61 | $151,000 | 44 |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | 57 | $155,500 | 10 |
| Hcl America Inc | 56 | $128,000 | 9 |
| Salesforce, Inc. | 55 | $162,500 | 40 |
| Snowflake Inc. | 49 | $155,500 | 8 |
| Siemens Industry Software Inc. | 44 | $168,500 | 18 |
| Databricks, Inc. | 27 | $144,000 | 29 |
| Oracle America, Inc. | 23 | $147,000 | 20 |
| Amazon Web Services, Inc. | 19 | $165,500 | — |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 19 | $177,500 | 19 |
| Okta, Inc. | 18 | $133,500 | 13 |
| Saviynt, Inc. | 17 | $126,000 | — |
| The MathWorks, Inc. | 16 | $143,500 | 14 |
| Fci Usa Llc | 13 | $115,000 | — |
| LTIMindtree Limited | 12 | $134,000 | 4 |
| Siemens Energy, Inc. | 12 | $141,000 | 4 |
Common titles filed under this occupation: Sales Engineer, Solutions Consultant, Customer Engineer, Customer Solutions Engineer, Solutions Engineer, Digital Solution Engineering, Technical Sales Engineer, Solutions Architect, Senior Sales Engineer, Product Manager.
Offers from certified Labor Condition Applications (Certified H-1B LCAs decided July 2025 to June 2026); base pay only, annualized. Source: DOL disclosure data. Not legal or financial advice.