Head of Engineering H-1B salaries

Employers filed 70 certified H-1B applications for Head of Engineering roles between Oct 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $205,500. The typical offer was 7% above the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $205,500
Middle half earn: $150,101 to $250,000
Top 10% earn over: $310,878
Certified filings: 70

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Pay by employer

Employer	Filings	Median	vs all	Middle half
Atlassian US, Inc.	2	$320,000	+56%	$310,000 – $330,000
ArenaClub.com, Inc.	2	$225,000	+9%	$225,000 – $225,000
InferEdge Inc.	2	$150,405	−27%	$150,405 – $150,405
Merkle Software, Inc.	2	$250,000	+22%	$250,000 – $250,000
DropletPharma Corp	2	$130,541	−36%	$130,541 – $130,541
Crstl Technologies, Inc.	2	$150,000	−27%	$150,000 – $150,000
SeemaS, Inc.	2	$190,000	−8%	$190,000 – $190,000
Vartana, Inc.	2	$220,000	+7%	$200,000 – $240,000
Bunkerhill Health, Inc.	1	$200,000	−3%	$200,000 – $200,000
Butler Labs, Inc.	1	$400,000	+95%	$400,000 – $400,000
Altruist Corporation	1	$400,000	+95%	$400,000 – $400,000
AFK AI, Inc.	1	$140,000	−32%	$140,000 – $140,000
Capchase Inc.	1	$180,000	−12%	$180,000 – $180,000
Coactive Systems Inc.	1	$270,000	+31%	$270,000 – $270,000
Coral Bricks AI, LLC.	1	$212,202	+3%	$212,202 – $212,202
Cooper Square Technologies, Inc.	1	$300,000	+46%	$300,000 – $300,000
Comun, Inc.	1	$219,440	+7%	$219,440 – $219,440
Coin Vesting Inc.	1	$150,000	−27%	$150,000 – $150,000
Elfster Inc	1	$310,000	+51%	$310,000 – $310,000
Flow Engineering, Inc.	1	$274,456	+34%	$274,456 – $274,456
Deel US LLC	1	$140,483	−32%	$140,483 – $140,483
DefendBook, Inc.	1	$182,000	−11%	$182,000 – $182,000
FusionStak, LLC	1	$120,000	−42%	$120,000 – $120,000
Formally, Inc.	1	$200,000	−3%	$200,000 – $200,000
JetZero, Inc.	1	$350,000	+70%	$350,000 – $350,000
Ivo AI, Inc.	1	$600,000	+192%	$600,000 – $600,000
Klavis Al Inc.	1	$156,000	−24%	$156,000 – $156,000
LaylaTex Holdings Inc.	1	$240,000	+17%	$240,000 – $240,000
Anagram, Inc.	1	$200,000	−3%	$200,000 – $200,000
Arlo Industries Inc.	1	$121,077	−41%	$121,077 – $121,077
Lumopath, Inc.	1	$140,000	−32%	$140,000 – $140,000
Llama Valley Inc	1	$240,000	+17%	$240,000 – $240,000
MileIQ Inc.	1	$215,666	+5%	$215,666 – $215,666
MiraMace, Inc.	1	$201,000	−2%	$201,000 – $201,000
Nino Finance, Inc.	1	$329,830	+61%	$329,830 – $329,830
Nuritas Corporation	1	$186,300	−9%	$186,300 – $186,300
Neuron7.ai, Inc.	1	$318,781	+55%	$318,781 – $318,781
NexGen Financial, Inc	1	$235,000	+14%	$235,000 – $235,000
Parabola Labs, Inc.	1	$275,000	+34%	$275,000 – $275,000
Paraform, Inc.	1	$220,000	+7%	$220,000 – $220,000
Pearson Education, Inc.	1	$285,000	+39%	$285,000 – $285,000
Pitchit, Inc.	1	$143,520	−30%	$143,520 – $143,520
Princeton Critical Minerals Inc	1	$90,000	−56%	$90,000 – $90,000
Profitable Signals, Inc.	1	$218,317	+6%	$218,317 – $218,317
Ontrail, Inc.	1	$167,710	−18%	$167,710 – $167,710
Outmarket AI, Inc.	1	$240,000	+17%	$240,000 – $240,000
Rattle Software Inc	1	$210,000	+2%	$210,000 – $210,000
Profound Platform, Inc.	1	$250,000	+22%	$250,000 – $250,000
Reflective Inc.	1	$240,000	+17%	$240,000 – $240,000
Reacher Platforms, Inc.	1	$250,000	+22%	$250,000 – $250,000

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
San Francisco, CA	16	$230,000	$200,000 – $274,592
New York, NY	4	$245,000	$234,860 – $250,000
Los Angeles, CA	4	$182,500	$137,635 – $225,000
Santa Clara, CA	3	$190,000	$190,000 – $259,915
Dublin, CA	3	$180,000	$180,000 – $210,000
San Mateo, CA	2	$275,202	$212,804 – $337,601
San Jose, CA	2	$260,000	$255,000 – $265,000
Sunnyvale, CA	2	$259,390	$229,695 – $289,086
Baton Rouge, LA	1	$120,000	$120,000 – $120,000
Alameda, CA	1	$400,000	$400,000 – $400,000
Cupertino, CA	1	$240,000	$240,000 – $240,000
Chicago, IL	1	$172,744	$172,744 – $172,744
Chandler, AZ	1	$235,000	$235,000 – $235,000
Burlingame, CA	1	$210,000	$210,000 – $210,000
Boston, MA	1	$99,840	$99,840 – $99,840
Bothell, WA	1	$218,317	$218,317 – $218,317
Bellevue, WA	1	$300,000	$300,000 – $300,000
Edmonds, WA	1	$108,098	$108,098 – $108,098
Long Beach, CA	1	$350,000	$350,000 – $350,000
Livermore, CA	1	$310,000	$310,000 – $310,000

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level I	10	$145,242
Level II	17	$186,300
Level III	17	$219,440
Level IV	25	$250,000

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	3	$150,000
2024	19	$219,440
2025	30	$190,000
2026	18	$257,228