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Engineer Senior 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)

+5.5%
Filed H-1B base wages show $139,502 vs BLS national median $132,270

Engineer Senior (SOC 15-1252.00, Software Developers) appears as an active H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 68 filing records. Filed base wages span $122,596 to $148,082 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $139,502. 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

$139,502

H-1B LCA Filings

68LCA records

Top 10% Salary

$148,082
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.

Role Filing Pattern

Engineer Senior appears as a active H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 68 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.

Employer Concentration

The strongest employer filing concentration for this role comes from Elevance Health, Inc., Parsons Transportation Group Inc., DTE Electric Company, Nordstrom, Inc., and Carelon Management Services, LLC. 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 Atlanta, GA, Norfolk, VA, Grand Prairie, TX, Richmond, VA, and Chicago, IL. 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 filings

Quartile breakdown of filed annual base wages.

Min$122,596
P25$126,960
Median$139,502
P75$139,352
Max$148,082

Top Employers by LCA Filings

Filed Wage by City

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Engineer Senior?
The median filed base salary for Engineer Senior H-1B LCA records is $139,502 per year.
How many Engineer Senior H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 68 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Engineer Senior role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Engineer Senior?
Top employers filing LCAs for Engineer Senior include: Elevance Health, Inc., Parsons Transportation Group Inc., DTE Electric Company.

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