H1B Report
Salary comparison

Computer Systems Analysts vs Sales Engineers

Side-by-side H-1B prevailing-wage comparison using the same DOL LCA data that drives every page on H1B Report. Quartiles, hiring geography, top sponsors and yearly wage drift.

Occupation A
Computer Systems Analysts
SOC 15-1211Rank #2
Occupation B
Sales Engineers
SOC 41-9031Rank #36

Key metrics

Wage figures are offered annual wage; volume is total LCA count.

MetricComputer Systems AnalystsSales Engineers
Median wage$70,000$100,454
P25 wage$60,500$78,000
P75 wage$88,046$128,001
Wage spread (P75 − P25)$27,546$50,001
Total filings806,26730,492
Wage samples802,69330,364
Rank#2#36

Median wage by year

Year-over-year drift of the typical offered wage.

Computer Systems Analysts
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$60k
FY2011$61k
FY2012$63k
FY2013$65k
FY2014$65k
FY2015$66k
FY2016$67k
FY2017$70k
FY2018$83k
FY2019$90k
FY2020$94k
FY2021$96k
FY2022$100k
FY2023$102k
FY2024$103k
FY2025$106k
FY2026$112k
Sales Engineers
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010$78k
FY2011$75k
FY2012$77k
FY2013$80k
FY2014$82k
FY2015$85k
FY2016$87k
FY2017$91k
FY2018$101k
FY2019$107k
FY2020$109k
FY2021$116k
FY2022$121k
FY2023$122k
FY2024$128k
FY2025$130k
FY2026$139k

Top 5 hiring states — Computer Systems Analysts

  • 1CA107,195$76,000
  • 2TX97,255$68,827
  • 3NJ81,789$66,000
  • 4IL49,492$69,000
  • 5NY43,467$71,510

Top 5 hiring states — Sales Engineers

  • 1CA7,467$113,131
  • 2TX3,763$102,060
  • 3NY2,327$103,036
  • 4NJ1,971$95,000
  • 5IL1,244$97,781

Top 5 sponsors — Computer Systems Analysts

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