Distinguished Engineer H-1B salaries

Employers filed 97 certified H-1B applications for Distinguished Engineer roles between Sep 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $213,512.

Median salary offered: $213,512
Middle half earn: $173,763 to $270,000
Top 10% earn over: $305,600
Certified filings: 97

Every filing

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Pay by employer

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle half
Capital One Services, LLC	40	$189,800	$161,517 – $212,600
NVIDIA Corporation	6	$314,000	$308,000 – $320,000
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.	5	$161,886	$160,822 – $173,120
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.	4	$282,522	$281,444 – $283,276
Nagarro, Inc	3	$125,653	$120,786 – $134,108
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.	3	$243,256	$212,285 – $245,721
Cisco Systems, Inc.	3	$267,600	$255,150 – $270,400
Extreme Networks Inc	2	$264,514	$264,514 – $264,514
Rorze Automation, Inc.	2	$178,818	$174,459 – $183,176
Autodesk, Inc.	1	$170,300	$170,300 – $170,300
Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC	1	$190,000	$190,000 – $190,000
Blackhawk Network, Inc.	1	$194,240	$194,240 – $194,240
AtHoc, Inc.	1	$198,289	$198,289 – $198,289
CommVault Systems,Inc.	1	$249,000	$249,000 – $249,000
FBG Enterprises Opco, LLC	1	$337,824	$337,824 – $337,824
Credo Semiconductor, Inc.	1	$260,000	$260,000 – $260,000
Foursquare Labs, Inc.	1	$407,600	$407,600 – $407,600
Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO)	1	$300,000	$300,000 – $300,000
Magnite, Inc.	1	$270,000	$270,000 – $270,000
IBM Corporation	1	$348,328	$348,328 – $348,328
Coinme Inc.	1	$230,000	$230,000 – $230,000
Caremark LLC	1	$233,826	$233,826 – $233,826
Offchain Labs, Inc.	1	$300,000	$300,000 – $300,000
NIKE, Inc.	1	$285,279	$285,279 – $285,279
Ordr, Inc.	1	$194,875	$194,875 – $194,875
Rubrik, Inc.	1	$300,000	$300,000 – $300,000
Ruckus Wireless LLC	1	$226,158	$226,158 – $226,158
Saviynt, Inc.	1	$213,512	$213,512 – $213,512
Selector Software, Inc.	1	$226,138	$226,138 – $226,138
ServiceNow, Inc.	1	$264,514	$264,514 – $264,514
ShipBob, Inc.	1	$364,539	$364,539 – $364,539
Siemens Industry Software Inc.	1	$194,250	$194,250 – $194,250
Snowflake Inc.	1	$293,000	$293,000 – $293,000
SugarCRM Inc.	1	$210,695	$210,695 – $210,695
Uber Technologies, Inc.	1	$392,000	$392,000 – $392,000
Wawa, Inc.	1	$218,325	$218,325 – $218,325
WGU Corporation	1	$270,000	$270,000 – $270,000
ZEDEDA, Inc.	1	$225,000	$225,000 – $225,000

Where these jobs are

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

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Mclean, VA	13	$208,800	$173,763 – $208,800
Santa Clara, CA	12	$284,031	$274,788 – $311,000
Plano, TX	12	$175,311	$149,781 – $189,800
New York, NY	10	$255,900	$179,982 – $296,950
Richmond, VA	9	$189,800	$150,550 – $239,900
San Jose, CA	9	$260,000	$248,186 – $264,514
Dublin, CA	2	$205,900	$202,095 – $209,706
Austin, TX	2	$264,821	$223,068 – $306,574
Charlotte, NC	2	$183,685	$178,402 – $188,968
Chicago, IL	2	$256,744	$202,846 – $310,642
Fremont, CA	2	$178,818	$174,459 – $183,176
Atlanta, GA	1	$170,300	$170,300 – $170,300
Durham, NC	1	$210,695	$210,695 – $210,695
Coppell, TX	1	$194,240	$194,240 – $194,240
Colorado Springs, CO	1	$230,000	$230,000 – $230,000
Bothell, WA	1	$267,600	$267,600 – $267,600
Center Valley, PA	1	$125,653	$125,653 – $125,653
Johnston, RI	1	$161,886	$161,886 – $161,886
Long Beach, CA	1	$270,000	$270,000 – $270,000
Irving, TX	1	$156,998	$156,998 – $156,998

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level II	3	$198,289
Level III	8	$184,424
Level IV	80	$209,748

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	3	$194,250
2024	29	$173,763
2025	33	$239,900
2026	32	$208,800