H-1B salary guideSOC 17-2199Rank #43Updated May 2026

Engineers, All Other

H-1B prevailing-wage data for Engineers, All Other (SOC 17-2199). Based on 10,460 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.

Median wage

$101,562

P50 across filings

P25 wage

$84,261

lower quartile

P75 wage

$128,566

upper quartile

Filings

10,460

Rank #43

Summary

Engineers, All Other (SOC 17-2199) is a broad occupational category capturing engineering roles not classified elsewhere in the Standard Occupational Classification system. The H-1B program has processed 10,460 filings for this occupation, with reported wage data from 10,435 positions.

Salary Range & Wage Progression

The typical H-1B salary for Engineers, All Other ranges from $84,261 (25th percentile) to $128,566 (75th percentile), with a median of $101,562. Wage progression across DOL prevailing wage levels reflects experience and responsibility: Level I ($77,594 median), Level II ($97,198 median), Level III ($124,176 median), and Level IV ($142,135 median).

Geographic & Employer Concentration

California leads hiring with 2,799 filings and a median wage of $130,188. Michigan follows with 1,402 filings ($92,400 median), Texas with 797 ($105,000), Illinois with 605 ($88,000), and New York with 474 ($93,642). Top H-1B sponsors include Tesla, Inc. (218 filings), ASML US, LP (81), Rivian Automotive, LLC (79), Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. (78), and LER TechForce, LLC (50).

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Wage by DOL prevailing-wage level

P25 / P50 / P75 of offered annual wage at each PW_WAGE_LEVEL. Level I = entry, Level IV = expert — the I-to-IV gap is the career runway.

Level	N	P25	Median	P75
Level I	2,376	$68,515	$77,594	$90,000
Level II	4,158	$85,000	$97,198	$115,000
Level III	2,094	$106,647	$124,176	$145,288
Level IV	1,350	$123,750	$142,135	$170,000

Top hiring states

Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.

#	State	Filings	Median
1	CA	2,799	$130,188
2	MI	1,402	$92,400
3	TX	797	$105,000
4	IL	605	$88,000
5	NY	474	$93,642
6	MA	460	$104,491
7	PA	362	$95,000
8	CT	278	$109,595
9	IN	264	$82,000
10	NJ	252	$96,346

2,799

1,402

797

605

474

460

362

278

264

252

Top sponsoring employers

Who actually files most for this role.

#	Employer	Filings
1	Tesla, Inc.	218
2	ASML US, LP	81
3	RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, LLC	79
4	WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.	78
5	LER TechForce, LLC	50
6	Apple Inc.	49
7	Caterpillar Inc.	39
8	General Motors	39
9	FORD MOTOR COMPANY	37
10	Dematic Corp.	26

Tesla, Inc.

218

ASML US, LP

RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, LLC

WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.

LER TechForce, LLC

Apple Inc.

Caterpillar Inc.

General Motors

FORD MOTOR COMPANY

Dematic Corp.

Median wage by fiscal year

How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.

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