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Senior Application Engineer H-1B LCA Filings

SOC Code: 17-2141.00
SOC Category: Mechanical Engineers

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)

+48.6%
Filed H-1B base wages show $147,846 vs BLS national median $99,510

Senior Application Engineer (SOC 17-2141.00, Mechanical Engineers) appears as an active H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 54 filing records. Filed base wages span $108,514 to $172,744 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $147,846. 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

$147,846

H-1B LCA Filings

54LCA records

Top 10% Salary

$172,744
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

Senior Application Engineer appears as a active H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 54 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 The MathWorks, Inc., HCA Management Services LP, Rohde & Schwarz USA, Inc., Meijer Great Lakes Limited Partnership, and Rocket, 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 Nashville, TN, Plano, TX, Natick, MA, Grand Rapids, MI, and Novi, MI. 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$108,514
P25$120,000
Median$147,846
P75$147,846
Max$172,744

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Senior Application Engineer?
The median filed base salary for Senior Application Engineer H-1B LCA records is $147,846 per year.
How many Senior Application Engineer H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 54 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Senior Application Engineer role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Senior Application Engineer?
Top employers filing LCAs for Senior Application Engineer include: The MathWorks, Inc., HCA Management Services LP, Rohde & Schwarz USA, Inc..

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