H-1B salary guideSOC 41-9031Rank #36Updated Jun 2026
Sales Engineers
H-1B prevailing-wage data for Sales Engineers (SOC 41-9031). Based on 29,702 Labor Condition Applications filed with the US Department of Labor.
Median wage
$140,000
P50 · FY2026
P25 wage
$120,000
lower quartile · FY2026
P75 wage
$168,958
upper quartile · FY2026
Filings
571
Rank #36 · FY2026
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 | 1,614 | $70,447 | $80,000 | $97,768 |
| Level II | 3,503 | $90,542 | $103,397 | $125,000 |
| Level III | 2,314 | $115,181 | $135,000 | $158,038 |
| Level IV | 3,826 | $120,000 | $140,000 | $165,159 |
| Level | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | $70,447 | $80,000 | $97,768 |
| Level II | $90,542 | $103,397 | $125,000 |
| Level III | $115,181 | $135,000 | $158,038 |
| Level IV | $120,000 | $140,000 | $165,159 |
Top hiring states
Worksite states with the most filings for this SOC, with the local median wage.
Top sponsoring employers
Who actually files most for this role.
| # | Employer | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP | 1,788 |
| 2 | IBM India Private Limited | 1,466 |
| 3 | HCL AMERICA INC | 742 |
| 4 | IBM Corporation | 415 |
| 5 | Intel Corporation | 245 |
| 6 | Cisco Systems, Inc. | 243 |
| 7 | KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION | 207 |
| 8 | Oracle America, Inc. | 162 |
| 9 | Salesforce, Inc. | 161 |
| 10 | Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | 150 |
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUT…
1,788
IBM India Private Limited
1,466
HCL AMERICA INC
742
IBM Corporation
415
Intel Corporation
245
Cisco Systems, Inc.
243
KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION
207
Oracle America, Inc.
162
Salesforce, Inc.
161
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
150
Median wage by fiscal year
How the typical offered wage for this SOC has drifted across fiscal years.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $77k |
| 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 | $140k |
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