Application Engineer H-1B Salary

1,541 certified H-1B filings list the job title Application Engineer (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $106,558; the middle half of filings fall between $98,946 and $129,189. The largest sponsor for this title is DFS Corporate Services LLC (505 filings).

1,541
certified filings
$106,558
Median base salary
$98,946
25th pct
$129,189
75th pct
$163,000
90th pct
$87,000
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 disclaimer & terms.
Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated November 2026
$87,000$106,558 median$163,000

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY2026286$108,012
FY2025354$106,558
FY2024454$103,000
FY2023447$103,000

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Riverwoods, IL302$103,000
San Jose, CA74$138,189
Austin, TX67$146,000
Sunnyvale, CA63$170,000
Houston, TX39$102,000
Santa Clara, CA36$148,571
Chicago, IL27$105,454
Floral Park, NY22$82,500
Wheeling, IL22$103,000
Fremont, CA19$135,000
Buffalo Grove, IL17$105,454
Hillsboro, OR16$101,670
Mountain View, CA16$167,000
Chandler, AZ14$130,185
Auburn Hills, MI13$104,000
San Diego, CA13$111,322
Nashville, TN12$91,944
Schaumburg, IL12$102,690
Irving, TX11$105,454
Phoenix, AZ11$103,000

Application Engineer salary by employer

Top 50 sponsors by number of filings. Click a column to sort.

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
DFS Corporate Services LLC505$103,000
Google LLC182$166,000
Intel Corporation101$137,730
Capital One Services, LLC69$108,012
Pulse Network LLC40$103,000
Applied Materials, Inc35$135,850
Automated Building Management Systems, Inc.20$87,650
Advantest America Inc.17$117,000
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.14$108,722
Rohde & Schwarz USA, Inc.13$150,000
The MathWorks, Inc.12$105,331
Bitwise Inc.10$88,605
Navy Federal Credit Union10$148,767
REMOTE TIGER, INC.10$79,000
Meta Platforms, Inc9$193,060
Siemens Industry Software Inc.9$127,500
Solum America, Inc.9$89,253
HCA Management Services LP8$83,377
Renesas Electronics America Inc.8$106,866
ROBERT BOSCH LLC7$102,820
CENTIZEN INC6$111,212
Discover Products Inc6$103,000
UNITEDTEKGROUP INC.6$96,000
Credo Semiconductor, Inc.5$119,000
Hayden Industrial LLC.5$113,000
Nova Measuring Instruments Inc.5$112,466
PROLIM Consulting Inc5$70,500
Applied Control Engineering, Inc.4$82,095
Autoliv ASP Inc.4$113,316
BLUEGENAI, INC4$108,578
BNS INTERNATIONAL INC4$100,335
Harland Clarke Corp.4$96,372
SAGE IT INC4$101,192
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC.4$94,410
Shining 3D Technology Inc4$75,112
Strata Innovative Solutions4$124,800
ZF CV Systems North America LLC4$93,941
3S AMERICAS INC3$84,600
AidenAI, Inc.3$67,500
DRiV Automotive Inc.3$118,000
Eclat Solutions LLC3$108,830
Exel, Inc.3$134,253
General Motors3$112,802
HiPA Photonics Inc.3$78,000
Poclain Hydraulics, Inc.3$73,000
Reed Semiconductor3$110,240
Rhombus Energy Solutions, Inc.3$93,475
Rocket Mortgage, LLC3$105,000
Tek Yantra Inc3$102,274
VISTA APPLIED SOLUTIONS GROUP INC3$110,240

Related job titles

Senior Application Engineer $120,328Principal Application Engineer $148,949Application Engineer III $140,046Field Application Engineer $116,554Application Support Engineer $105,500Application Security Engineer $110,240Lead Application Engineer $130,723Application Software Engineer $103,896Application Engineer II $100,790Systems Application Engineer $83,658

Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid. Not legal, financial, or career advice. Full disclaimer