Senior Systems Engineer H-1B Salary

1,548 certified H-1B filings list the job title Senior Systems Engineer (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $125,000; the middle half of filings fall between $107,473 and $145,000. The largest sponsor for this title is AutoZone, Inc. (50 filings).

1,548
certified filings
$125,000
Median base salary
$107,473
25th pct
$145,000
75th pct
$169,965
90th pct
$97,847
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
$97,847$125,000 median$169,965

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY2026272$134,408
FY2025427$134,347
FY2024407$120,000
FY2023442$116,125

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Austin, TX49$113,000
Memphis, TN40$140,000
Novi, MI38$106,922
San Jose, CA34$156,000
San Diego, CA29$115,000
Santa Clara, CA27$145,816
Plano, TX24$125,500
Alpharetta, GA23$102,877
Durham, NC23$101,911
Irving, TX23$112,923
San Francisco, CA22$184,831
Atlanta, GA21$130,000
Westlake, TX20$105,398
Irvine, CA19$117,104
New York, NY19$139,259
Troy, MI18$117,588
Farmington Hills, MI17$126,384
Charlotte, NC15$130,000
Cumming, GA15$117,207
Canton, MI13$125,000

Senior Systems Engineer salary by employer

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

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
AutoZone, Inc.50$140,000
General Motors46$140,354
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.45$112,882
Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments40$109,460
Fidelity Technology Group, LLC32$101,192
Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.28$126,464
Arriver Software LLC27$104,000
Visa Technology & Operations LLC25$107,141
EPAM Systems Inc.22$101,000
CLOUDFLARE, INC.19$200,000
RANDSTAD DIGITAL, LLC19$132,000
ROBERT BOSCH LLC17$130,000
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company14$127,702
Delta Air Lines, Inc.13$140,608
Motorola Solutions, Inc.10$98,384
Rockwell Collins Inc.10$102,544
TORC Robotics, Inc.10$167,500
Zoox Inc.10$186,812
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.8$139,200
Boston Scientific Corporation8$120,464
Cloud World, Inc.8$102,877
Danlaw, Inc.8$129,250
Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc.8$100,000
Latitude AI, LLC8$186,880
LER TechForce, LLC8$106,719
MCUBESOFT, LLC.8$81,847
Medtronic, Inc.8$112,122
Moody's Shared Services, Inc.8$142,303
Navy Federal Credit Union8$162,505
ONLY IT CONSULTING LLC8$107,640
EMC Corporation7$167,424
HCL GLOBAL SYSTEMS INC7$116,938
Roku, Inc.7$192,941
Union Pacific Railroad Company7$154,488
AT&T SERVICES, INC.6$150,000
Exelon Business Services Company LLC6$114,026
Fiserv Solutions, LLC6$111,259
Itron, Inc.6$124,620
Marriott International, Inc.6$161,500
Moderna Services, Inc.6$172,744
Pinterest, Inc.6$153,878
POULOMI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.6$128,195
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.6$116,000
Tesla, Inc.6$156,759
U.S. Bank National Association6$129,478
AXYOMCORE INC.5$159,681
Boomi L.P.5$195,000
Cox Automotive Corporate Services, LLC5$117,915
Cruise LLC5$160,000
HCA Management Services LP5$97,469

Related job titles

Senior Engineer, Systems $120,950Systems Engineer Senior $121,493Engineer Senior Systems Software $184,000Senior Systems Test Engineer $112,882Senior Systems/Software Engineer $159,389Senior Engineer, Systems Engineering $108,470Senior Software Systems Engineer $129,000Senior Staff Systems Engineer $158,101Systems Engineer $94,640Senior Engineer $136,270

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