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Linux System Engineer insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings45All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$92,40038 eligible salary records
Employer names25Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$75,870–$104,967Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
05101419FY 2016: 1 filings16FY 2018: 6 filings18FY 2019: 17 filings19FY 2020: 1 filings20FY 2021: 3 filings21FY 2022: 4 filings22FY 2023: 5 filings23FY 2024: 1 filings24FY 2025: 4 filings25FY 2026: 3 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*3 filings$119,064 median · n=3

*FY 2026 covers Q1–Q3 through June; earlier years cover full fiscal years. Median: certified, positive yearly base wages; nominal USD.

Salary distribution

Where reported yearly base wages concentrate

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$75k–$100kMost common wage band
$0$125k$250k+

$25k bands · 38 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Final band includes all wages ≥$250k.

Most reported roles

Explore job mix and compare reported wages

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Linux System Engineer33
$82,955 median · n=28 eligible
Senior Linux System Engineer6
$130,336 median · n=6 eligible
Unix / Linux System Engineer3
$100,000 median · n=1 eligible
Sr Linux System Engineer2
$111,966 median · n=2 eligible
Data Center & Linux System Engineer1
$91,800 median · n=1 eligible

Top 5 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Leading worksite cities

Where filings are concentrated

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
New York, NY4
$94,526 median · n=4 eligible
Bethlehem, PA3
$130,000 median · n=3 eligible
Atlanta, GA2
$82,909 median · n=1 eligible
Costa Mesa, CA2
$81,827 median · n=1 eligible
Herndon, VIRGINIA2
$108,138 median · n=2 eligible
Madison, WISCONSIN2
$73,318 median · n=2 eligible
Madison, WI2
$105,000 median · n=1 eligible
Scarborough, ME2
$100,000 median · n=2 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Case outcomes

Certification and withdrawal context

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
88.9%Certified LCAs
Certified40 88.9%
Certified - Withdrawn3 6.7%
Withdrawn2 4.4%

Denominator: all 45 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Rk Infotech LLC5
$74,000 median · n=5 eligible
Zendesk, Inc.5
$90,000 median · n=4 eligible
Enliven Technologies Inc4
$115,000 median · n=4 eligible
Centaurus Technology Partners, LLC3
$68,000 median · n=3 eligible
Collaborate Solutions Inc3
$85,301 median · n=2 eligible
The Guardian Life Insurance Company Of America3
$130,000 median · n=3 eligible
Lilli Technology LLC2
— median · n=0 eligible
Nexus It Inc2
$94,526 median · n=2 eligible

Top 8 by filing volume. Medians use certified, positive yearly wages. Bars start at zero.

Salary benchmarks

Reported wage percentiles, from P10 to P90

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
$92,400Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$68,700
25th percentile$75,870
Median (50th)$92,400
75th percentile$104,967
90th percentile$130,000

n=38 certified filings with positive yearly wages. Percentiles describe filings, not unique workers or total compensation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor LCA disclosures · FY 2016–2026 (FY 2026 partial) · salary charts exclude non-yearly pay, non-certified cases, and missing or non-positive wages. Coverage & methodology

Salary filing history

45 matching H-1B filings

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Reported base wages in USD · pay period shown beside each amount · select a salary for case details

EmployerJob titleBase salaryLocationSubmit dateStart date
The Guardian Life Insurance Company Of AmericaSenior Linux System Engineer

Filing details

$139,900 /yr

I-200-25316-401280
Reported wage: $139,900 / year
Annualized: $139,900
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-19
Employment end: 2029-04-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Bethlehem, PA11/12/202505/01/2026
Wingskyline Technologies IncSr Linux System Engineer

Filing details

$104,868 /yr

I-200-25271-339826
Reported wage: $104,868–$104,928 / year
Annualized: $104,868
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-05
Employment end: 2028-10-19
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Austin, TX09/28/202510/20/2025
Walbrydge Technologies IncSr Linux System Engineer

Filing details

$119,064 /yr

I-200-25271-339846
Reported wage: $119,064–$119,184 / year
Annualized: $119,064
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-05
Employment end: 2028-10-09
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

New York, NY09/28/202510/10/2025
Elite It Technologies LLCLinux System Engineer

Filing details

$75,000 /yr

I-200-25127-950957
Reported wage: $75,000 / year
Annualized: $75,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-05-14
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Cheyenne, WY05/07/202510/01/2025
Ocient IncData Center & Linux System Engineer

Filing details

$91,800 /yr

I-200-25115-907506
Reported wage: $91,800 / year
Annualized: $91,800
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-05-02
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Chicago, IL04/25/202510/01/2025
Nexus It IncLinux System Engineer

Filing details

$94,661 /yr

I-200-25091-820023
Reported wage: $94,661–$94,665 / year
Annualized: $94,661
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-04-08
Employment end: 2028-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

New York, NY04/01/202510/01/2025
Ninfo Systems Inc.Linux System Engineer

Filing details

$82,500 /yr

I-200-24268-360417
Reported wage: $82,500 / year
Annualized: $82,500
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2024-10-01
Employment end: 2028-03-12
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Glendale, AZ09/24/202403/13/2025
Nexus It IncLinux System Engineer

Filing details

$94,390 /yr

I-200-24180-161435
Reported wage: $94,390–$95,000 / year
Annualized: $94,390
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-07-08
Employment end: 2027-06-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

New York, NY06/28/202407/01/2024
Conrelv Solutions IncLinux System Engineer

Filing details

$78,478 /yr

I-200-23216-239369
Reported wage: $78,478–$98,000 / year
Annualized: $78,478
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-08-11
Employment end: 2026-08-14
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Cary, NC08/04/202308/15/2023
Lilli Technology LLCLinux System Engineer

Filing details

$38.54 per hour

I-200-20263-834787
Reported wage: $38.54–$38.55 / hour
Annualized: $80,163
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-08-01
Employment end: 2023-09-27
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Brentwood, TN09/19/202009/28/2020
The Guardian Life Insurance Company Of AmericaSenior Linux System Engineer

Filing details

$130,000 /yr

I-200-23103-932039
Reported wage: $130,000 / year
Annualized: $130,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-04-20
Employment end: 2026-04-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Bethlehem, PA04/13/202305/01/2023
The Guardian Life Insurance Company Of AmericaSenior Linux System Engineer

Filing details

$130,000 /yr

I-200-23090-892589
Reported wage: $130,000 / year
Annualized: $130,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-04-07
Employment end: 2026-04-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Bethlehem, PA03/31/202305/01/2023
Genesis CorpUnix Linux System Engineer

Filing details

$65 per hour

I-200-22307-567121
Reported wage: $65–$66 / hour
Annualized: $135,200
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2022-11-10
Employment end: 2025-11-06
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Plano, TX11/03/202211/07/2022
Zendesk, Inc.Senior Linux System Engineer

Filing details

$130,672.5 /yr

I-200-22172-301631
Reported wage: $130,672.5 / year
Annualized: $130,673
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-06-28
Employment end: 2025-06-21
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Hayward, CA06/21/202206/22/2022
Lilli Technology LLCLinux System Engineer

Filing details

$36.47 per hour

I-200-22126-142387
Reported wage: $36.47 / hour
Annualized: $75,858
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-05-12
Employment end: 2025-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Jacksonville, FL05/05/202210/01/2022
Sonicsoft Inc.Linux System Engineer

Filing details

$100,000 /yr

I-200-22063-953220
Reported wage: $100,000–$100,001 / year
Annualized: $100,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-03-11
Employment end: 2025-03-06
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Scarborough, ME03/04/202203/07/2022
Sonicsoft Inc.Linux System Engineer

Filing details

$100,000 /yr

I-200-22048-909308
Reported wage: $100,000–$100,001 / year
Annualized: $100,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-02-25
Employment end: 2025-03-31
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Scarborough, ME02/17/202204/01/2022
Zendesk, Inc.Linux System Engineer

Filing details

$80,001 /yr

I-200-20079-419585
Reported wage: $80,001 / year
Annualized: $80,001
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-05-18
Employment end: 2023-08-13
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Madison, WI03/19/202008/14/2020
Zendesk, Inc.Senior Linux System Engineer

Filing details

$105,000 /yr

I-200-21103-221359
Reported wage: $105,000 / year
Annualized: $105,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-04-20
Employment end: 2024-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Madison, WI04/13/202110/01/2021
Teamitserve IncLinux System Engineer

Filing details

$93,558 /yr

I-200-21096-200323
Reported wage: $93,558–$93,559 / year
Annualized: $93,558
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-04-13
Employment end: 2024-09-30
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Irving, TX04/06/202110/01/2021
Oakston Technologies LLCUnix / Linux System Engineer

Filing details

$100,000 /yr

I-200-19350-199679
Reported wage: $100,000 / year
Annualized: $100,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2019-12-23
Employment end: 2022-12-20
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Charlotte, NC12/16/201912/21/2019
Enliven Technologies IncLinux System Engineer

Filing details

$115,000 /yr

I-200-19149-984601
Reported wage: $115,000–$115,000 / year
Annualized: $115,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-06-04
Employment end: 2022-06-05
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Herndon, VIRGINIA05/29/201906/06/2019
Enliven Technologies IncLinux System Engineer

Filing details

$101,275 /yr

I-200-19148-651720
Reported wage: $101,275–$101,275 / year
Annualized: $101,275
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-06-03
Employment end: 2022-06-04
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Herndon, VIRGINIA05/28/201906/05/2019
Enliven Technologies IncLinux System Engineer

Filing details

$115,000 /yr

I-200-19121-589502
Reported wage: $115,000–$115,000 / year
Annualized: $115,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-05-07
Employment end: 2022-05-08
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Miami, FLORIDA05/01/201905/09/2019
Centaurus Technology Partners, LLCLinux System Engineer

Filing details

$65,000 /yr

I-200-19079-584567
Reported wage: $65,000 / year
Annualized: $65,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-03-28
Employment end: 2022-09-22
Worker positions: 1

Employer-reported disclosure · Base wage, not total compensation.

Tempe, ARIZONA03/23/201909/22/2019

These records describe employer-reported wages, not total compensation. A certified LCA does not establish that a visa was granted or that an employer is currently hiring. Read the methodology and coverage.