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Senior Distributed Systems Engineer

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Senior Distributed Systems Engineer insights

Official U.S. DOL records
Total filings30All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
Median yearly base salary$170,17426 eligible salary records
Employer names10Distinct reported names
Typical salary range$145,858–$188,750Middle 50% of yearly wages

Filing & salary trends

How reported activity and wages changed over time

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026
02479FY 2016: 3 filings16FY 2017: 1 filings17FY 2018: 2 filings18FY 2019: 5 filings19FY 2020: 1 filings20FY 2021: 4 filings21FY 2022: 3 filings22FY 2023: 8 filings23FY 2025: 2 filings25FY 2026: 1 filings · through June26*Fiscal year
FY 2026*1 filings$196,650 median · n=1

*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
$150k–$175kMost 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

Top 3 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

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
86.7%Certified LCAs
Certified26 86.7%
Certified - Withdrawn3 10.0%
Denied1 3.3%

Denominator: all 30 matching filings. LCA certification is not a visa approval rate.

Leading employers

Companies with the most matching filings

All loaded years · FY 2016–2026

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
$170,174Median reported annual base wage
10th percentile$134,212
25th percentile$145,858
Median (50th)$170,174
75th percentile$188,750
90th percentile$202,500

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

30 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
Tesla, Inc.Senior Distributed Systems Engineer- Eng

Filing details

$196,650 /yr

I-200-26152-966322
Reported wage: $196,650 / year
Annualized: $196,650
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2026
Decision: 2026-06-08
Employment end: 2029-06-09
Worker positions: 1

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

Palo Alto,, CA06/01/202606/10/2026
Tesla, Inc.Senior Distributed Systems Engineer

Filing details

$171,513.52 /yr

I-200-25044-689637
Reported wage: $171,513.52 / year
Annualized: $171,514
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-02-21
Employment end: 2028-03-16
Worker positions: 1

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

Palo Alto, CA02/13/202503/17/2025
Tesla, Inc.Senior Distributed Systems Engineer

Filing details

$171,513.52 /yr

I-200-25044-689643
Reported wage: $171,513.52 / year
Annualized: $171,514
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2025
Decision: 2025-02-21
Employment end: 2028-03-16
Worker positions: 1

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

San Jose, CA02/13/202503/17/2025
Tesla, Inc.Senior Distributed Systems Engineer

Filing details

$182,701 /yr

I-200-23256-344904
Reported wage: $182,701 / year
Annualized: $182,701
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-09-20
Employment end: 2026-12-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Palo Alto, CA09/13/202301/01/2024
Tesla, Inc.Senior Distributed Systems Engineer

Filing details

$172,681.8 /yr

I-200-23178-147274
Reported wage: $172,681.8 / year
Annualized: $172,682
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-07-05
Employment end: 2026-10-24
Worker positions: 1

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

Palo Alto, CA06/27/202310/25/2023
Tesla, Inc.Senior Distributed Systems Engineer

Filing details

$200,000 /yr

I-200-23131-013847
Reported wage: $200,000 / year
Annualized: $200,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-05-18
Employment end: 2026-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Bellevue, WA05/11/202310/01/2023
Tesla, Inc.Senior Distributed Systems Engineer

Filing details

$210,000 /yr

I-200-23130-009762
Reported wage: $210,000 / year
Annualized: $210,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-05-17
Employment end: 2026-05-18
Worker positions: 1

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

Palo Alto, CA05/10/202305/19/2023
Tesla, Inc.Senior Distributed Systems Engineer

Filing details

$155,000 /yr

I-200-23104-935838
Reported wage: $155,000 / year
Annualized: $155,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-04-21
Employment end: 2026-09-30
Worker positions: 1

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

Fremont, CA04/14/202310/01/2023
Tesla, Inc.Senior Distributed Systems Engineer

Filing details

$205,000 /yr

I-200-23033-745494
Reported wage: $205,000 / year
Annualized: $205,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2023-02-09
Employment end: 2026-02-06
Worker positions: 1

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

Palo Alto, CA02/02/202302/07/2023
Tesla, Inc.Senior Distributed Systems Engineer

Filing details

$190,000 /yr

I-200-22297-546488
Reported wage: $190,000 / year
Annualized: $190,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2022-10-31
Employment end: 2025-11-03
Worker positions: 1

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

Fremont, CA10/24/202211/04/2022
Tesla, Inc.Senior Distributed Systems Engineer

Filing details

$172,000 /yr

I-200-22290-534267
Reported wage: $172,000 / year
Annualized: $172,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2023
Decision: 2022-10-24
Employment end: 2025-10-30
Worker positions: 1

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

San Diego, CA10/17/202210/31/2022
Netflix, Inc.Senior Distributed Systems Engineer

Filing details

$168,834 /yr

I-200-22164-274761
Reported wage: $168,834 / year
Annualized: $168,834
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-06-21
Employment end: 2025-12-06
Worker positions: 1

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

Los Gatos, CA06/13/202212/07/2022
Tesla, Inc.Senior Distributed Systems Engineer

Filing details

$185,000 /yr

I-200-22151-228181
Reported wage: $185,000 / year
Annualized: $185,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-06-07
Employment end: 2025-06-08
Worker positions: 1

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

Bellevue, WA05/31/202206/09/2022
Tesla, Inc.Senior Distributed Systems Engineer

Filing details

$200,000 /yr

I-200-22119-122791
Reported wage: $200,000 / year
Annualized: $200,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2022
Decision: 2022-05-06
Employment end: 2025-05-15
Worker positions: 1

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

Palo Alto, CA04/29/202205/16/2022
Narvar, Inc.Senior Distributed Systems Engineer

Filing details

$150,000 /yr

I-200-21166-399408
Reported wage: $150,000–$200,000 / year
Annualized: $150,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-06-23
Employment end: 2024-06-20
Worker positions: 1

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

Glen Allen, VA06/15/202106/21/2021
Narvar, Inc.Senior Distributed Systems Engineer

Filing details

$150,000 /yr

I-200-21166-399412
Reported wage: $150,000–$200,000 / year
Annualized: $150,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2021-06-23
Employment end: 2024-06-20
Worker positions: 1

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

Glen Allen, VA06/15/202106/21/2021
Tesla, Inc.Senior Distributed Systems Engineer

Filing details

$165,000 /yr

I-200-20353-970107
Reported wage: $165,000 / year
Annualized: $165,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2020-12-29
Employment end: 2023-12-31
Worker positions: 1

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

Palo Alto, CA12/18/202001/01/2021
Optimizely, Inc.Senior Distributed Systems Engineer

Filing details

$170,872 /yr

I-200-20267-842746
Reported wage: $170,872–$194,925 / year
Annualized: $170,872
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2021
Decision: 2020-11-03
Employment end: 2023-09-28
Worker positions: 1

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

San Francisco, CA09/23/202009/29/2020
Netflix, Inc.Senior Distributed Systems Engineer

Filing details

$550,000 /yr

I-200-19338-178323
Reported wage: $550,000 / year
Annualized: $550,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2020
Decision: 2019-12-11
Employment end: 2022-12-08
Worker positions: 1

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

Los Gatos, CA12/04/201912/09/2019
Optimizely, Inc.Senior Distributed Systems Engineer

Filing details

$156,749 /yr

I-200-19190-731598
Reported wage: $156,749–$194,925 / year
Annualized: $156,749
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-07-17
Employment end: 2022-07-15
Worker positions: 1

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

San Francisco, CALIFORNIA07/11/201907/16/2019
Mapr Technologies, Inc.Senior Distributed Systems Engineer

Filing details

$144,477 /yr

I-200-19122-637822
Reported wage: $144,477–$172,890 / year
Annualized: $144,477
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-05-09
Employment end: 2022-09-20
Worker positions: 1

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

Santa Clara, CALIFORNIA05/03/201909/21/2019
Mapr Technologies, Inc.Senior Distributed Systems Engineer

Filing details

$144,477 /yr

I-200-19123-365283
Reported wage: $144,477–$172,890 / year
Annualized: $144,477
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2019-05-09
Employment end: 2022-05-19
Worker positions: 1

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

Santa Clara, CALIFORNIA05/03/201905/20/2019
Mapr Technologies, Inc.Senior Distributed Systems Engineer

Filing details

$144,477 /yr

I-200-18289-995914
Reported wage: $144,477–$172,890 / year
Annualized: $144,477
Status: Certified - Withdrawn
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2018-10-22
Employment end: Not disclosed
Worker positions: 1

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

Santa Clara, CA10/16/2018—
Hsbc Bank USA, N.A.Senior Distributed Systems Engineer

Filing details

$120,000 /yr

I-200-18285-535084
Reported wage: $120,000 / year
Annualized: $120,000
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2019
Decision: 2018-10-18
Employment end: Not disclosed
Worker positions: 1

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

Buffalo, NY10/12/2018—
Salesforce.Com Inc.Senior Distributed Systems Engineer

Filing details

$134,618 /yr

I-200-18179-366483
Reported wage: $134,618 / year
Annualized: $134,618
Status: Certified
Fiscal year: 2018
Decision: 2018-07-05
Employment end: 2021-07-08
Worker positions: 1

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

Bellevue, WA06/28/201807/09/2018

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.