216 certified H-1B filings list the job title Forward Deployed Engineer (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $155,000; the middle half of filings fall between $140,000 and $185,000. The largest sponsor for this title is PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. (97 filings).
216
certified filings
$155,000
Median base salary
$140,000
25th pct
$185,000
75th pct
$209,541
90th pct
$134,350
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
$134,350$155,000 median$209,541
Salary by fiscal year
Year
Filings
Median
FY2026
128
$160,000
FY2025
50
$155,000
FY2024
23
$145,000
FY2023
15
$155,000
Top cities
City
Filings
Median
New York, NY
94
$145,000
San Francisco, CA
27
$170,000
Jersey City, NJ
5
$185,000
Brooklyn, NY
4
$187,500
Chicago, IL
4
$180,000
Redwood City, CA
4
$132,775
Denver, CO
3
$238,000
Indianapolis, IN
2
$164,154
Long Island City, NY
2
$150,000
Mountain View, CA
2
$182,500
New York City, NY
2
$145,000
Weehawken, NJ
2
$100,000
Allendale, NJ
1
$145,000
Arlington, VA
1
$180,000
Astoria, NY
1
$135,000
Bellevue, WA
1
$162,800
Berkeley, CA
1
$160,000
Carrollton, TX
1
$173,992
Castro Valley, CA
1
$172,080
Compton, CA
1
$100,194
Forward Deployed Engineer salary by employer
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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