Application Engineer H-1B salaries

Employers filed 1,081 certified H-1B applications for Application Engineer roles between Feb 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $107,182. The typical offer was about level with the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $107,182
Middle half earn: $102,690 to $131,144
Top 10% earn over: $164,863
Certified filings: 1,081

Every filing

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Pay by employer

Employer	Filings	Median	vs all	Middle half
DFS Corporate Services LLC	302	$106,558	−1%	$103,000 – $108,012
Google LLC	122	$168,502	+57%	$156,569 – $187,875
Capital One Services, LLC	69	$108,012	+1%	$108,012 – $108,012
Intel Corporation	66	$145,414	+36%	$124,727 – $160,603
Pulse Network LLC	24	$103,000	−4%	$102,690 – $103,771
Applied Materials, Inc	20	$136,056	+27%	$123,000 – $148,313
Automated Building Management Systems, Inc.	14	$82,500	−23%	$79,100 – $92,000
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.	14	$108,722	+1%	$92,669 – $118,968
Remote Tiger, Inc.	11	$76,000	−29%	$75,500 – $91,000
Navy Federal Credit Union	10	$148,767	+39%	$142,078 – $153,223
The MathWorks, Inc.	10	$130,437	+22%	$105,331 – $133,219
Rohde & Schwarz USA, Inc.	9	$149,706	+40%	$149,511 – $156,952
Bitwise Inc.	9	$90,210	−16%	$85,925 – $92,500
Solum America, Inc.	9	$89,253	−17%	$89,253 – $89,253
Siemens Industry Software Inc.	8	$127,500	+19%	$119,792 – $159,007
Meta Platforms, Inc	8	$190,500	+78%	$182,000 – $209,137
Advantest America Inc.	8	$126,342	+18%	$114,930 – $154,529
HCA Management Services LP	7	$81,890	−24%	$78,120 – $90,665
Renesas Electronics America Inc.	7	$105,726	−1%	$101,016 – $109,128
Robert Bosch LLC	6	$103,667	−3%	$102,190 – $111,036
Credo Semiconductor, Inc.	5	$119,000	+11%	$105,000 – $124,197
Hayden Industrial LLC.	5	$113,000	+5%	$113,000 – $113,000
ZF CV Systems North America LLC	4	$93,941	−12%	$92,412 – $101,875
Bluegenai, Inc	4	$108,578	+1%	$96,741 – $120,000
PROLIM Consulting Inc	4	$71,500	−33%	$70,000 – $76,875
Unitedtekgroup Inc.	4	$96,000	−10%	$90,000 – $102,000
Applied Control Engineering, Inc.	4	$82,095	−23%	$81,500 – $82,768
Reed Semiconductor	3	$110,240	+3%	$110,240 – $110,240
HiPA Photonics Inc.	3	$78,000	−27%	$77,709 – $83,494
Nova Measuring Instruments Inc.	3	$116,355	+9%	$106,984 – $127,402
Shining 3D Technology Inc	3	$76,045	−29%	$72,728 – $76,045
Schneider Electric USA, Inc.	3	$91,350	−15%	$84,365 – $95,075
Autoliv ASP Inc.	3	$113,863	+6%	$113,316 – $115,628
Harland Clarke Corp.	3	$98,500	−8%	$96,372 – $102,316
Exel, Inc.	3	$134,253	+25%	$132,597 – $143,626
Durr Systems, Inc.	3	$95,000	−11%	$95,000 – $97,382
General Motors	3	$112,802	+5%	$103,307 – $131,033
Centizen Inc	3	$112,424	+5%	$112,424 – $122,210
AidenAI, Inc.	3	$67,500	−37%	$66,250 – $88,750
Discover Products Inc	3	$103,000	−4%	$103,000 – $105,506
Dataquest Corp	3	$90,700	−15%	$87,782 – $90,700
Schrill Technologies Inc	2	$102,149	−5%	$100,225 – $104,073
Applied Membranes, Inc.	2	$106,000	−1%	$104,000 – $108,000
Tek Yantra Inc	2	$102,274	−5%	$102,274 – $102,274
Westfield Distributing (North Dakota) Inc.	2	$85,280	−20%	$84,146 – $86,414
Teledyne LeCroy, Inc.	2	$133,433	+24%	$133,433 – $133,433
Siemens Energy, Inc.	2	$104,000	−3%	$96,000 – $112,000
Scientific Components Corp. DBA Mini-Circuits	2	$101,000	−6%	$101,000 – $101,000
Snowstack LLC	2	$98,862	−8%	$98,862 – $98,862
SK Hynix NAND Product Solutions Corp	2	$159,384	+49%	$153,567 – $165,201

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Riverwoods, IL	339	$106,558	$103,000 – $108,012
Sunnyvale, CA	61	$176,000	$159,000 – $195,000
Austin, TX	59	$153,000	$134,500 – $168,502
San Jose, CA	36	$124,598	$108,722 – $158,722
Santa Clara, CA	36	$149,821	$132,396 – $158,792
Houston, TX	29	$103,210	$99,000 – $105,976
Floral Park, NY	16	$80,000	$78,772 – $92,000
Hillsboro, OR	14	$112,070	$101,670 – $126,828
Chandler, AZ	14	$134,514	$115,381 – $140,779
Auburn Hills, MI	14	$104,000	$93,412 – $114,484
Mountain View, CA	13	$185,000	$173,000 – $212,000
Chicago, IL	11	$102,690	$81,604 – $105,351
Nashville, TN	11	$90,314	$78,120 – $95,868
Folsom, CA	11	$146,520	$139,998 – $165,525
San Diego, CA	11	$130,200	$99,820 – $153,196
Schaumburg, IL	10	$90,210	$86,194 – $94,375
Fremont, CA	8	$120,678	$106,636 – $153,338
New York, NY	8	$174,200	$152,414 – $183,250
Plymouth, MI	7	$109,660	$105,000 – $111,330
Ridgefield Park, NJ	7	$89,253	$89,253 – $89,253

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level I	154	$84,936
Level II	525	$105,976
Level III	138	$144,150
Level IV	39	$166,067

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	85	$103,000
2024	428	$105,000
2025	358	$108,010
2026	210	$108,012