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Senior System Engineer H-1B LCA Filings

SOC Code: 17-2071.00
SOC Category: Electrical 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)

+14.9%
Filed H-1B base wages show $125,260 vs BLS national median $109,010

Senior System Engineer (SOC 17-2071.00, Electrical Engineers) appears as a limited H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 26 filing records. Filed base wages span $89,981 to $137,308 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $125,260. 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

$125,260

H-1B LCA Filings

26LCA records

Top 10% Salary

$137,308
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 System Engineer appears as a limited H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 26 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 IBM Corporation, General Motors, Arohak Inc, DIGITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, and CONFIMINDS 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 Farmington Hills, MI, ST LOUIS, MO, Novi, MI, Pittsburgh, PA, and Warren, 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$89,981
P25$103,022
Median$125,260
P75$125,520
Max$137,308

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Senior System Engineer?
The median filed base salary for Senior System Engineer H-1B LCA records is $125,260 per year.
How many Senior System Engineer H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 26 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Senior System Engineer role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Senior System Engineer?
Top employers filing LCAs for Senior System Engineer include: IBM Corporation, General Motors, Arohak Inc.

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