Applications Engineer H-1B Salary

470 certified H-1B filings list the job title Applications Engineer (FY2023–FY2026). The median offered base salary is $114,379; the middle half of filings fall between $91,388 and $135,200. The largest sponsor for this title is Synopsys, Inc. (33 filings).

470
certified filings
$114,379
Median base salary
$91,388
25th pct
$135,200
75th pct
$159,465
90th pct
$78,962
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
$78,962$114,379 median$159,465

Salary by fiscal year

YearFilingsMedian
FY202683$122,764
FY2025116$123,635
FY2024132$115,362
FY2023139$106,434

Top cities

CityFilingsMedian
Dallas, TX25$127,307
Santa Clara, CA25$145,000
Austin, TX22$123,634
San Jose, CA19$124,987
Centennial, CO18$139,984
Sunnyvale, CA17$148,293
Burlington, MA11$114,358
Wixom, MI11$79,370
Dodgeville, WI10$127,947
Houston, TX9$102,856
Charlotte, NC8$83,633
Chandler, AZ7$90,000
San Diego, CA7$118,967
Seattle, WA7$163,862
Boise, ID6$116,208
Hillsboro, OR6$138,850
San Francisco, CA6$126,915
Sugar Land, TX6$120,000
Dublin, CA5$126,131
Fremont, CA5$162,847

Applications Engineer salary by employer

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

EmployerFilingsMedian salary
Synopsys, Inc.33$145,455
Texas Instruments Incorporated32$126,000
Arrow Electronics, Inc.24$140,100
NVIDIA Corporation18$186,862
Lands' End, Inc.14$126,912
Siemens Industry Software Inc.14$124,987
COMSOL, INC.12$116,875
SNAP INC.12$155,418
Microchip Technology Inc.9$90,000
Micron Technology, Inc.9$104,917
Regent Strategic Solutions9$86,000
Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions, Inc.8$135,642
Carl Zeiss Industrial Quality Solutions, LLC6$78,581
Auto Club Services, Inc.5$106,434
Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC5$105,321
Teradyne, Inc.5$148,309
CIRRUS LOGIC, INC.4$122,332
HEIDELBERG INSTRUMENTS INC.4$95,000
Krumware, LLC4$98,800
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION4$153,742
CelLink Corporation3$116,815
CIRRUS LOGIC INTERNATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR LTD.3$88,608
Cynosure Technologies, LLC3$88,000
DSP Concepts, Inc.3$135,283
INGERSOLL-RAND INDUSTRIAL US, INC.3$84,594
MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS, INC.3$130,000
Munters Corporation3$82,368
Onto Innovation, Inc.3$111,780
Parker Hannifin Corporation3$125,840
Robinhood Markets, Inc.3$135,700
Sensata Technologies, Inc.3$101,001
Steelcase Inc.3$77,900
3D Systems, Inc.2$105,000
8tree LLC2$84,500
Abacus Power, Inc.2$137,500
Achronix Semiconductor Corporation2$99,445
Advantest America Inc.2$95,732
Albireo Energy LLC2$98,878
ALTAIR PRODUCTDESIGN, INC.2$85,946
American Consulting Solutions, Inc.2$120,734
Ampco Pumps Company2$75,252
Aquatech International, LLC2$92,266
BBS AUTOMATION CHICAGO, INC.2$85,878
BI LABS, INC.2$82,500
Brewer Science, Inc.2$77,538
Brooks Automation US, LLC2$162,847
Bruker Cellular Analysis, Inc.2$155,250
BRUKER NANO, INC.2$114,872
Carl Zeiss Microscopy, LLC2$118,677
Chef Robotics, Inc.2$152,761

Related job titles

Senior Applications Engineer $142,144Software Engineer - Applications $147,368Software Applications Engineer $114,760Field Applications Engineer $137,727Staff Applications Engineer $163,375Engineer $110,304Software Development Engineer - Applications $181,426Computer Software Engineer, Applications $113,277Senior Software Applications Engineer $123,900Staff Software Applications Engineer $146,328

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