Ericsson

H-1B salaries and sponsorship, from 217 certified filings (FY2025–FY2026)

Active H-1B filer · last filed FY2026 Q3
  • Communications Equipment Manufacturing
  • Headquarters: Stockholm, Kista
  • Founded 1876
  • 101,322 employees (2021)
  • Nasdaq: ERIC
Median base salary$126,547+3% vs. all H-1B employers
Middle 50%$113.7k–$151.5k
Level II (mid-level) share58%all employers: 42%
Median prevailing wage$121,203the required minimum for these jobs and places

At a glance

  • Ericsson hires mid-level. 58% of its filings are Level II, compared with 42% across all H-1B employers.
  • Most filed: Electronics Engineer. 23% of its filings. After that come Software Engineer and Network Architect.
  • Often files at the prevailing wage. 64% of filings are at exactly the prevailing wage, which at Ericsson's jobs and locations has a median of $121,203.
  • 4th among the largest filers in its industry. Ericsson's median ($126,547) is below Juniper Networks and Qualcomm and above Calix.

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10th $105.8k25th $113.7kmedian $126.5k75th $151.5k90th $165.6k

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Percentiles from Ericsson's certified H-1B filings, base salary only. Jobs with at least 10 filings.

What Ericsson hires for

Electronics Engineer49 filings · 23%$129,407 Software Engineer47 filings · 22%$123,358 Network Architect45 filings · 21%$116,868 Systems Engineer / Architect19 filings · 9%$138,486 Electrical Engineer17 filings · 8%$127,606 Data Scientist11 filings · 5%$108,000

Bar: share of Ericsson's filings. Figure: median base salary. Top 10 jobs account for 94% of filings (19 occupations in total).

Show all 6 jobs
JobMedianFilings
Electronics Engineer$129,40749
Software Engineer$123,35847
Network Architect$116,86845
Systems Engineer / Architect$138,48619
Electrical Engineer$127,60617
Data Scientist$108,00011

Jobs with at least 10 filings at Ericsson.

Pay by level

too fewLevel I
Entry-level · 1% of filings
$116.8kLevel II
Mid-level · 58% of filings
too fewLevel III
Senior · 4% of filings
$154.7kLevel IV
Expert · 36% of filings
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By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $116,800 94
Senior · Level III too few 7
Expert · Level IV $154,710 58

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Ericsson vs. industry peers

Ciena$159,458 Juniper Networks logoJuniper Networks$146,307 Qualcomm logoQualcomm$140,800 Ericsson logoEricsson$126,547 Calix$123,219 Hughes Network Systems$121,507 Motorola Solutions logoMotorola Solutions$112,923

Median base salary, all jobs, FY2025–FY2026. Largest H-1B filers with the same industry code (NAICS 3342).

Where Ericsson files

Dallas, TX$116,93498 filings · rent 1BR $1,536 · no state income tax Austin, TX$139,00051 filings · rent 1BR $1,530 · no state income tax Seattle, WA$144,94130 filings · rent 1BR $2,180 · no state income tax San Jose, CA$147,06911 filings · rent 1BR $2,778

Median base salary in each metro area. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027.

Show all 4 metro areas
Metro areaMedianFilings
Dallas, TX$116,93498
Austin, TX$139,00051
Seattle, WA$144,94130
San Jose, CA$147,06911

Salary details

Median salary$126,547
Middle 50%$113.7k–$151.5k
vs. all employers+3%comparison median $122,699
Filings217FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $88,357 and $197,185.
PercentileSalary
10th$105,805
25th$113,714
50th (median)$126,547
75th$151,466
90th$165,610

Salary by year

Median salary

$90k $115k $140k FY2020: median $101,224 (245 filings) FY2021: median $103,200 (169 filings) FY2022: median $114,213 (227 filings) FY2023: median $118,310 (121 filings) FY2024: median $128,863 (124 filings) FY2025: median $126,745 (156 filings) FY2026: median $123,902 (61 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 245 filings FY20 FY2021: 169 filings FY21 FY2022: 227 filings FY22 FY2023: 121 filings FY23 FY2024: 124 filings FY24 FY2025: 156 filings FY25 FY2026: 61 filings FY26 245
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$101,224$91,042$113,360245
FY2021$103,200$92,394$114,962169
FY2022$114,213$98,998$126,400227
FY2023$118,310$108,000$131,200121
FY2024$128,863$105,763$142,126124
FY2025$126,745$113,714$154,565156
FY2026$123,902$112,923$146,00061

Pay vs. prevailing wage

Median offered salary$126,547
Median prevailing wage$121,203
Median difference0.0%offered salary vs. prevailing wage, per filing
Filed at exactly the prevailing wage64%

Filing at exactly the prevailing wage does not mean low pay: at senior levels and in high-cost areas the prevailing wage itself is high.

About Ericsson

Ericsson's filings list its industry as Communications Equipment Manufacturing (Manufacturing sector, NAICS 3342). Its main U.S. filing address is in Plano, TX and its filings in the data run from FY2020 to FY2026 Q3. In the latest two fiscal years, the most filed jobs are Electronics Engineer, Software Engineer and Network Architect and the main metro areas are Dallas, TX, Austin, TX and Seattle, WA. The most common wage level in those years is Level II (mid-level).

Founded
1876
Headquarters
Stockholm, Kista
Employees
101,322 (2021)
Stock
Nasdaq: ERIC

Company facts on this page: Wikidata. Salary data: U.S. Department of Labor.

Questions

Does Ericsson sponsor H-1B visas?

Yes. Ericsson filed 217 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in FY2025–FY2026, the latest two fiscal years. The most recent filing in the data is from FY2026 Q3. A certified LCA is a step before the H-1B petition; it is not a visa approval.

How much does Ericsson pay H-1B workers?

The median base salary on Ericsson's H-1B filings is $126,547; half of filings fall between $113,714 and $151,466. Bonus and stock are not included.