Cisco H-1B Salaries (2026)

Based on 844 certified H-1B (LCA) filings · Source: U.S. Department of Labor

Total H-1B Filings

844

across 63 roles

Median Base Salary

$137,000

$65.87/hr

Top Filing State

California

Cisco Salary by Role

Median base salaries from Cisco’s certified H-1B filings, ranked by number of filings.

#	Role	Median Salary	Filings
1	Software Developers	$152,500	226
2	Information Technology Project Managers	$139,443	93
3	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$118,900	66
4	Sales Engineers	$139,235	49
5	Biochemists and Biophysicists	$83,600	48
6	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$152,485	36
7	Molecular and Cellular Biologists	$83,481	30
8	Data Scientists	$133,952	27
9	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$146,700	27
10	Computer Network Architects	$166,500	26
11	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$245,563	23
12	Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$135,800	20
13	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$89,054	18
14	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$240,259	18
15	Operations Research Analysts	$109,300	14
16	Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$81,358	14
17	Management Analysts	$165,850	10
18	Marketing Managers	$222,112	7
19	Financial Managers	$136,095	7
20	Financial and Investment Analysts	$119,222	6
21	Information Security Analysts	$167,312	6
22	General and Operations Managers	$187,800	5
23	Physicians, All Other	$102,778	5
24	Logisticians	$133,000	4
25	Radiologists	$92,850	4
26	Microbiologists	$79,200	4
27	Mechanical Engineers	$158,995	3
28	Database Architects	$149,100	3
29	Electrical Engineers	$124,774	3

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026. Figures are certified prevailing/offered base wages, not total compensation.

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$194,000

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$180,710

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