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Microwave Engineer

Reported H-1B wages for this job title. Explore roles, wages, and case statuses using public Department of Labor records.

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Microwave Engineer insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings45All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$83,70026 eligible salary records
Employer names16Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$76,208–$105,356Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
036912FY 2016: 3 filings16FY 2017: 5 filings17FY 2018: 6 filings18FY 2019: 5 filings19FY 2020: 1 filings20FY 2021: 3 filings21FY 2022: 11 filings22FY 2023: 1 filings23FY 2024: 4 filings24FY 2025: 3 filings25FY 2026: 3 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*3 filings— median · n=0

*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 · 26 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
Rf Microwave Engineer19
$83,700 median · n=7 eligible
Microwave Engineer11
$75,000 median · n=7 eligible
Rf/Microwave Engineer Iii5
$88,250 median · n=4 eligible
Rf Microwave Engineer I4
$83,762 median · n=4 eligible
Microwave Engineer I1
— median · n=0 eligible
Microwave Engineering Manager1
$160,000 median · n=1 eligible
Rf Microwave Engineer Ii1
— median · n=0 eligible
Rf Microwave Engineer Iv1
$171,704 median · n=1 eligible

Top 8 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
Pasadena, CA22
$146,432 median · n=4 eligible
Garland, TX5
$73,008 median · n=5 eligible
East Syracuse, NY4
$83,762 median · n=4 eligible
Dewitt, NEW YORK3
$83,700 median · n=3 eligible
Ontario, CA2
$78,000 median · n=1 eligible
Boulder, CO1
$75,610 median · n=1 eligible
Chandler, AZ1
$86,500 median · n=1 eligible
Dallas, TX1
$107,000 median · n=1 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
57.8%Certified LCAs
Certified26 57.8%
Certified - Withdrawn15 33.3%
Withdrawn4 8.9%

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
California Institute Of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory22
$146,432 median · n=4 eligible
Anaren Microwave, Inc.5
$83,700 median · n=5 eligible
Satellink, Inc.5
$73,008 median · n=5 eligible
Sprint Corporation3
$86,500 median · n=3 eligible
Maury Microwave2
$75,000 median · n=1 eligible
Agar Corporation, Inc.1
$160,000 median · n=1 eligible
Boulder Environmental Sciences And Technology1
$75,610 median · n=1 eligible
Idatalytics, LLC1
$105,000 median · n=1 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
$83,700Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$73,726
25th percentile$76,208
Median (50th)$83,700
75th percentile$105,356
90th percentile$146,432

n=26 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
California Institute Of Technology/Jet Propulsion LaboratoryRf Microwave Engineer

Filing details

$153,192 /yr

I-200-25114-902043
Reported wage: $153,192 / year
Annualized: $153,192
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-05-07
Employment end: 2028-10-16
Worker positions: 1

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

Pasadena, CA04/24/202510/17/2025
California Institute Of Technology/Jet Propulsion LaboratoryRf Microwave Engineer

Filing details

$145,600 /yr

I-200-22256-469389
Reported wage: $145,600 / year
Annualized: $145,600
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-07
Employment end: 2025-10-16
Worker positions: 1

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

Pasadena, CA09/13/202210/17/2022
California Institute Of Technology/Jet Propulsion LaboratoryRf Microwave Engineer

Filing details

$121,014.4 /yr

I-200-23286-430234
Reported wage: $121,014.4 / year
Annualized: $121,014
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2025-11-07
Employment end: 2026-11-26
Worker positions: 1

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

Pasadena, CA10/13/202311/27/2023
California Institute Of Technology/Jet Propulsion LaboratoryRf Microwave Engineer

Filing details

$167,460.8 /yr

I-200-24248-314796
Reported wage: $167,460.8 / year
Annualized: $167,461
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-07-16
Employment end: 2027-12-14
Worker positions: 1

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

Pasadena, CA09/04/202412/15/2024
California Institute Of Technology/Jet Propulsion LaboratoryRf Microwave Engineer

Filing details

$120,000 /yr

I-200-22335-615083
Reported wage: $120,000 / year
Annualized: $120,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-06-04
Employment end: 2026-01-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Pasadena, CA12/01/202202/01/2023
California Institute Of Technology/Jet Propulsion LaboratoryRf Microwave Engineer

Filing details

$197,142.4 /yr

I-200-25015-621232
Reported wage: $197,142.4 / year
Annualized: $197,142
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-06-04
Employment end: 2028-02-29
Worker positions: 1

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

Pasadena, CA01/15/202503/01/2025
California Institute Of Technology/Jet Propulsion LaboratoryRf Microwave Engineer

Filing details

$135,616 /yr

I-200-24241-301281
Reported wage: $135,616 / year
Annualized: $135,616
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-09-05
Employment end: 2027-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Pasadena, CA08/28/202410/01/2024
California Institute Of Technology/Jet Propulsion LaboratoryRf Microwave Engineer

Filing details

$144,352 /yr

I-200-24193-190058
Reported wage: $144,352 / year
Annualized: $144,352
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-07-18
Employment end: 2027-08-05
Worker positions: 1

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

Pasadena, CA07/11/202408/06/2024
Satellink, Inc.Rf/Microwave Engineer

Filing details

$73,008 /yr

I-200-24107-891858
Reported wage: $73,008 / year
Annualized: $73,008
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-04-23
Employment end: 2027-09-29
Worker positions: 1

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

Garland, TX04/16/202409/30/2024
California Institute Of Technology/Jet Propulsion LaboratoryRf Microwave Engineer

Filing details

$163,488 /yr

I-200-22131-162840
Reported wage: $163,488 / year
Annualized: $163,488
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2024
Decision: 2024-04-08
Employment end: 2025-09-25
Worker positions: 1

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

Pasadena, CA05/11/202209/26/2022
California Institute Of Technology/Jet Propulsion LaboratoryRf Microwave Engineer

Filing details

$130,104 /yr

I-200-22040-887680
Reported wage: $130,104 / year
Annualized: $130,104
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-04-05
Employment end: 2025-05-15
Worker positions: 1

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

Pasadena, CA02/08/202205/16/2022
California Institute Of Technology/Jet Propulsion LaboratoryRf Microwave Engineer

Filing details

$145,600 /yr

I-200-22255-467852
Reported wage: $145,600 / year
Annualized: $145,600
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-09-13
Employment end: 2025-10-02
Worker positions: 1

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

Pasadena, CA09/12/202210/03/2022
California Institute Of Technology/Jet Propulsion LaboratoryRf Microwave Engineer

Filing details

$120,000 /yr

I-200-22152-233850
Reported wage: $120,000 / year
Annualized: $120,000
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-06-15
Employment end: 2025-09-25
Worker positions: 1

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

Pasadena, CA06/01/202209/26/2022
California Institute Of Technology/Jet Propulsion LaboratoryRf Microwave Engineer

Filing details

$120,000 /yr

I-200-22166-284819
Reported wage: $120,000 / year
Annualized: $120,000
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-06-15
Employment end: 2025-08-21
Worker positions: 1

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

Pasadena, CA06/15/202208/22/2022
Ttm Technologies, Inc.Rf Microwave Engineer I

Filing details

$105,474 /yr

I-200-22136-174185
Reported wage: $105,474 / year
Annualized: $105,474
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-05-23
Employment end: 2025-08-31
Worker positions: 1

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

East Syracuse, NY05/16/202209/01/2022
Maury MicrowaveMicrowave Engineer I

Filing details

$83,304 /yr

I-200-22097-047229
Reported wage: $83,304 / year
Annualized: $83,304
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-05-03
Employment end: 2025-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Ontario, CA04/07/202210/01/2022
California Institute Of Technology/Jet Propulsion LaboratoryRf Microwave Engineer

Filing details

$163,488 /yr

I-200-22119-122451
Reported wage: $163,488 / year
Annualized: $163,488
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-04-29
Employment end: 2025-09-25
Worker positions: 1

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

Pasadena, CA04/29/202209/26/2022
Molabs Media, LLCSenior Microwave Engineer

Filing details

$107,000 /yr

I-200-22027-859698
Reported wage: $107,000 / year
Annualized: $107,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-02-03
Employment end: 2025-02-02
Worker positions: 1

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

Dallas, TX01/27/202202/03/2022
California Institute Of Technology/Jet Propulsion LaboratoryRf Microwave Engineer Iv

Filing details

$171,704 /yr

I-200-22021-843383
Reported wage: $171,704 / year
Annualized: $171,704
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-01-27
Employment end: 2025-02-28
Worker positions: 1

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

Pasadena, CA01/20/202203/01/2022
California Institute Of Technology/Jet Propulsion LaboratoryRf Microwave Engineer Ii

Filing details

$109,200 /yr

I-200-21180-433941
Reported wage: $109,200 / year
Annualized: $109,200
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2021-12-08
Employment end: 2024-10-20
Worker positions: 1

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

Pasadena, CA06/29/202110/21/2021
California Institute Of Technology/Jet Propulsion LaboratoryRf Microwave Engineer Iii

Filing details

$148,512 /yr

I-200-21328-725768
Reported wage: $148,512 / year
Annualized: $148,512
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2021-12-02
Employment end: 2024-12-19
Worker positions: 1

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

Pasadena, CA11/24/202112/20/2021
California Institute Of Technology/Jet Propulsion LaboratoryRf Microwave Engineer Iii

Filing details

$148,512 /yr

I-200-21328-725739
Reported wage: $148,512 / year
Annualized: $148,512
Status: Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2021-11-24
Employment end: 2024-12-19
Worker positions: 1

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

Pasadena, CA11/24/202112/20/2021
Ttm Technologies North America, LLCRf Microwave Engineer I

Filing details

$86,923 /yr

I-200-21243-556514
Reported wage: $86,923 / year
Annualized: $86,923
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-09-08
Employment end: 2024-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

East Syracuse, NY08/31/202110/01/2021
Satellink, Inc.Rf/Microwave Engineer

Filing details

$73,008 /yr

I-200-21090-187919
Reported wage: $73,008 / year
Annualized: $73,008
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-04-07
Employment end: 2024-09-29
Worker positions: 1

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

Garland, TX03/31/202109/30/2021
Agar Corporation, Inc.Microwave Engineering Manager

Filing details

$160,000 /yr

I-200-21034-051104
Reported wage: $160,000 / year
Annualized: $160,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-02-10
Employment end: 2024-02-14
Worker positions: 1

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

Houston, TX02/03/202102/15/2021

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.