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Engineer 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)

-5.9%
Filed H-1B base wages show $124,442 vs BLS national median $132,270

Engineer (SOC 15-1252.00, Software Developers) appears as an active H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 284 filing records. Filed base wages span $81,000 to $138,247 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $124,442. Filed base wages for this role sit below 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

$124,442

H-1B LCA Filings

284LCA records

Top 10% Salary

$138,247
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 appears as a active H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 284 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 American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company, EGEN SOLUTIONS LLC., TransUnion LLC, and Satyam Venture Engineering Services Pvt. Ltd.. 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 Phoenix, AZ, San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, NAPERVILLE, IL, and Austin, 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 filings

Quartile breakdown of filed annual base wages.

Min$81,000
P25$98,280
Median$124,442
P75$131,000
Max$138,247

Top Employers by LCA Filings

Filed Wage by City

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Engineer?
The median filed base salary for Engineer H-1B LCA records is $124,442 per year.
How many Engineer H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 284 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Engineer role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Engineer?
Top employers filing LCAs for Engineer include: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company, EGEN SOLUTIONS LLC..

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