Sales Engineers
SOC code 41-9031 · 8,127 certified H-1B positions, FY2023–FY2026.
8,127
certified positions
$142,659
Median pay
$115,273
25th pct
$170,000
75th pct
$197,363
90th pct
$95,000
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are
employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not
people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our
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Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated October 2026
$129,626
Median prevailing wage
$95,000$142,659 median$197,363
Quarterly median pay 2022-Q4 → 2026-Q2 · ▲ 1.3%
Wage-level mix DOL prevailing-wage levels on these filings
Level I · Entry — 882 (12%), med $90,000Level II · Qualified — 2,054 (28%), med $122,000Level III · Experienced — 2,005 (28%), med $154,731Level IV · Fully competent — 2,278 (32%), med $180,000
Top employers hiring
| Employer | Positions | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Google LLC | 416 | $163,210 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 347 | $133,744 |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | 277 | $153,171 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 258 | $170,420 |
| Microsoft Corporation | 258 | $177,004 |
| Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | 219 | $148,845 |
| HCL AMERICA INC | 201 | $136,500 |
| Salesforce, Inc. | 157 | $154,791 |
| Snowflake Inc. | 141 | $165,000 |
| Oracle America, Inc. | 127 | $142,713 |
| Databricks, Inc. | 92 | $144,426 |
| Siemens Industry Software Inc. | 92 | $159,931 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 82 | $171,448 |
| The MathWorks, Inc. | 77 | $125,174 |
| Tesla, Inc. | 74 | $141,588 |
Top states
| State | Positions |
|---|---|
| California | 2,777 |
| Texas | 1,246 |
| Washington | 437 |
| New York | 427 |
| New Jersey | 404 |
| Massachusetts | 390 |
| Illinois | 359 |
| North Carolina | 258 |
| Michigan | 246 |
| Florida | 243 |
| Georgia | 228 |
| Pennsylvania | 145 |
| Virginia | 143 |
| Colorado | 100 |
| Ohio | 93 |