Role Filing Pattern
Engineer 2 appears as a limited H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 37 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.
Engineer 2 H-1B LCA Filings
SOC Code: 15-1252.00
SOC Category: Software Developers
LCA FY2024-FY2026 · PERM FY2024-FY2025 · USCIS Employer Data Hub 2023 · BLS OEWS May 2023
Updated 2026-05-23
Macro Wage Baseline (BLS OEWS May 2023)
+12.3%
Filed H-1B base wages show $148,567 vs BLS national median $132,270
Engineer 2 (SOC 15-1252.00, Software Developers) appears as a limited H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 37 filing records. Filed base wages span $109,262 to $162,478 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $148,567. Filed base wages for this role sit above the BLS occupational wage baseline used as a macro reference. These are filed LCA records for this role, not visa approvals, hires, or open roles, and the figures generally exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.
Median Salary
$148,567
H-1B LCA Filings
37LCA records
Top 10% Salary
$162,478
LCA filings are not visa approvals or open roles — see why this matters
Public filing data is normalized for browsing. LCA filings are not visa approvals or job openings, PERM filings are not individual green-card success rates, and salary figures generally use the lower bound of filed wage ranges and exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.
Employer Concentration
The strongest employer filing concentration for this role comes from Nordstrom, Inc., POCKET GEMS, INC., Kiewit Infrastructure Co., PIONEER CONSULTING LLC, and Kiewit Energy Group, Inc.. Use this as a filing-volume signal, not as a guarantee of current hiring or petition outcomes.
Location Pattern
Filed worksites for this role are concentrated in places such as Seattle, WA, Phoenix, AZ, San Francisco, CA, Los Angeles, CA, and Houston, TX. City-level wage differences can reflect seniority, worksite rules, employer mix, and local labor market differences.
BLS Comparison Caveat
The BLS baseline shown here is a broad occupational wage reference, while the H-1B figure is a filed base wage from LCA records. Neither figure includes equity, bonus, benefits, or every compensation change after filing.
Salary Distribution (Base)
LCA filingsQuartile breakdown of filed annual base wages.
Min$109,262
P25$138,252
Median$148,567
P75$155,000
Max$162,478
Top Employers by LCA Filings
- Nordstrom, Inc.$154,76829
- POCKET GEMS, INC.$141,4682
- Kiewit Infrastructure Co.$111,5402
- PIONEER CONSULTING LLC$109,2621
- Kiewit Energy Group, Inc.$103,8171
- KARWELL TECHNOLOGIIES, INC.$87,6511
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Filed Wage by City
- Seattle, WA$154,88428
- Los Angeles, CA$145,9301
- San Francisco, CA$141,4682
- Columbia, MD$115,4401
- Phoenix, AZ$109,2623
- Omaha, NE$107,6401
- Houston, TX$103,8171
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Engineer 2?
The median filed base salary for Engineer 2 H-1B LCA records is $148,567 per year.
How many Engineer 2 H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 37 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Engineer 2 role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Engineer 2?
Top employers filing LCAs for Engineer 2 include: Nordstrom, Inc., POCKET GEMS, INC., Kiewit Infrastructure Co..
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