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Sales Engineers

H-1B & Green Card Salary Data and Market Analysis

6,633

Total Filings

All time (charts below use selected years)

$120,683

Median Salary

National Average

-96.1%

Growth

Growth 2021-2025 (Filing Volume) (latest year appears partial)

15

Top Employers

Hiring This Role
Salary Distribution (All Employers + Top Employer Overlays)
10th Percentile

$71,519

25th Percentile

$91,603

Median (50th)

$115,773

75th Percentile

$145,507

90th Percentile

$172,210

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Top Employers Hiring Sales Engineers
Employer Filings Median Salary Salary Range Approval Rate
GOOGLE INC. 36 $141,012 $61,214 - $191,000 100.0%
HCL AMERICA INC. 32 $123,859 $71,469 - $325,000 100.0%
JUNIPER NETWORKS 8 $126,181 $103,482 - $151,200 100.0%
INFOSTRETCH CORPORATION 5 $116,080 $110,200 - $120,000 100.0%
LTIMINDTREE LIMITED 4 $187,451 $163,613 - $211,005 50.0%
THALES DIS USA, INC 4 $146,374 $130,354 - $152,000 75.0%
THALES DIS CPL USA, INC 4 $136,814 $117,250 - $159,328 100.0%
ARMIS, INC. 4 $185,000 $175,000 - $192,500 75.0%
PARKER HANNIFIN CORPORATION 3 $116,683 $110,250 - $125,882 66.7%
PERSISTENT SYSTEMS LIMITED 3 $171,641 $157,851 - $185,723 100.0%
TESLA, INC. 3 $131,144 $125,736 - $135,841 100.0%
TREND MICRO INC. 3 $113,000 $96,000 - $126,000 100.0%
Larsen & Toubro Infotech Limited 3 $145,000 $111,758 - $167,242 66.7%
BIGCOMMERCE, INC 3 $179,796 $170,000 - $184,694 66.7%
BIPO Service USA Corp. 3 $98,667 $96,000 - $100,000 100.0%
Salary Distribution by Experience Level
Experience Level Filings Median Salary Salary Range
Unspecified 214 $116,377 $44,075 - $211,005
Senior 62 $118,612 $77,334 - $190,000
Director 7 $147,688 $76,274 - $226,928
IV 5 $245,995 $119,974 - $325,000
II 4 $136,058 $77,605 - $185,723
Lead 4 $103,987 $60,403 - $134,493
Principal 4 $168,762 $135,658 - $184,694
Manager 2 $120,438 $115,875 - $125,000
Staff 1 $168,438 $168,438 - $168,438
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Geographic Distribution
Based on 303 filings in selected period (charts use selected years, not all-time total)
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Median Salary by State
Based on selected period (same 303 filings as above)
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Top Metro Areas
City State Filings Median Salary
Sunnyvale CA 18 $131,926
Austin TX 12 $138,468
New York NY 11 $156,923
Frisco TX 10 $144,955
Reston VA 8 $157,875
Santa Clara CA 7 $185,354
Atlanta GA 7 $150,397
Jersey City NJ 7 $100,734
San Francisco CA 7 $132,743
Cambridge MA 6 $116,266
Filing Volume Trend
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Median Salary Trend
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Year-over-Year Statistics
Fiscal Year Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
FY 2021 103 $111,429 95.1%
FY 2022 80 $115,865 88.8%
FY 2023 61 $123,492 90.2%
FY 2024 54 $131,806 92.6%
FY 2025 4 $237,500 100.0%
FY 2026 1 $220,000 100.0%
Company Comparison - Sales Engineers

Compare how top companies pay for this role.

Company Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
GOOGLE INC. 36 $141,012 100.0%
HCL AMERICA INC. 32 $123,859 100.0%
JUNIPER NETWORKS 8 $126,181 100.0%
INFOSTRETCH CORPORATION 5 $116,080 100.0%
LTIMINDTREE LIMITED 4 $187,451 50.0%
Data Source: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) H-1B and green card (PERM) disclosure data. Data shown for fiscal years 2021 to present. Last updated: February 19, 2026

Note on Salary Data: For data quality, we exclude salaries below $30,000 (likely data entry errors) and above $1,000,000 (lacking automated validation for ultra-high compensation packages). This may affect statistics for some executive and specialized positions.