Project Engineer H-1B Salary

3,941 certified H-1B filings list the job title Project Engineer (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $88,213; the middle half of filings fall between $76,669 and $103,880. The largest sponsor for this title is DPR Construction, A General Partnership (111 filings).

3,941
certified filings
$88,213
Median base salary
$76,669
25th pct
$103,880
75th pct
$121,500
90th pct
$69,576
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
$69,576$88,213 median$121,500

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY2026877$94,000
FY20251,196$88,106
FY2024953$85,000
FY2023915$85,000

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Houston, TX133$93,454
New York, NY75$99,382
Chicago, IL74$83,106
Dallas, TX70$85,000
Auburn Hills, MI58$88,224
Phoenix, AZ56$79,500
San Francisco, CA55$95,098
Troy, MI50$92,876
Tampa, FL47$78,000
Austin, TX42$99,338
Brooklyn, NY39$95,000
Los Angeles, CA35$104,000
San Antonio, TX34$94,193
Raymond, OH33$96,720
Indianapolis, IN25$83,277
Northvale, NJ25$90,000
Atlanta, GA24$79,000
Charlotte, NC24$85,000
San Diego, CA24$92,748
Barrigada, GU23$51,000

Project Engineer salary by employer

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

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
DPR Construction, A General Partnership111$86,528
SOLIZE USA CORPORATION36$96,720
MOSS & ASSOCIATES, LLC30$70,000
Detroit Engineered Products, Inc.29$87,000
FEV North America, Inc.28$84,728
HNTB Corporation27$127,462
Garver LLC23$72,000
Shimmick Construction Company, Inc.21$119,516
Terracon Consultants, Inc.20$105,000
Webber, LLC19$85,000
CES Consulting LLC18$84,468
Clayco, Inc.18$81,000
Jacobs Project Management Company17$104,000
Neelam Construction Corp.17$80,000
Webcor Construction LP17$83,533
EMPIRE CONTROL ABATEMENT, INC.16$100,131
FORTE CONSTRUCTION CORP16$86,500
Aisin Technical Center of America, Inc.15$88,452
INTERTEK TESTING SERVICES NA, INC.15$87,500
CONSOR Engineers, LLC14$93,974
Judlau Contracting, Inc.14$99,226
Nan, Inc.14$53,000
Simerics, Inc.14$105,000
DeSimone Consulting Engineering D.P.C13$89,750
Willmeng Construction, Inc.13$68,723
Andrew M. Jordan, Inc.12$104,500
EXBON DEVELOPMENT, INC.12$79,100
John Labib Structural Engineers, LLP12$96,735
Navistar, Inc.12$111,197
Suffolk Construction Company, Inc.12$83,250
Baker Concrete Construction, Inc.11$85,020
Kunj Construction Corporation11$90,000
McFarland Building Group, LLC11$77,000
Resource Innovations, Inc11$91,780
Skanska USA Building Inc.11$74,984
Cumming Management Group, Inc.10$97,838
Fuyao Glass America Inc.10$72,993
Big-D Corporation9$80,028
CONSOR North America, Inc.9$107,587
Dalton Smith Construction, LLC9$100,000
E2 Consulting Engineers, Inc.9$104,000
ECOTRON CORPORATION9$73,424
Engineering Technology Associates, Inc.9$87,589
Gregory P. Luth & Associates, Inc.9$92,435
Optimal, inc.9$90,355
Reflection Window Company, LLC9$83,000
The Layton Companies9$72,100
AG&E Associates, PLLC8$100,500
CATALYST CONSTRUCTION INC.8$55,601
CLAYARCH, INC.8$55,950

Related job titles

Senior Project Engineer $107,800Project Engineer II $96,787Project Engineer I $91,528Construction Project Engineer $78,000Project Engineer - Civil $85,000Project Controls Engineer $110,000Project Engineer III $108,155Project Engineer--Protection $116,802Project Engineer Sr. $125,803Engineer $110,304

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