H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Algorithm Engineer

Occupation profile for Algorithm Engineer covers 111 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $145,200.

FY2026 certified median
$145,200
Total filings
111
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$129,302–$173,977
Top employer
KLA Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202441$155,043$127,250$171,232
FY202544$168,508$135,000$185,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)26$145,200$129,302$173,977

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Algorithm EngineerFY2024 $155,043; FY2025 $168,508; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $145,200$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$155,043FY2025$168,508FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$145,200Certified median offer, Algorithm EngineerFY2024 $155,043; FY2025 $168,508; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $145,200$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$155,043FY2025$168,508FY2026*$145,200
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. KLA Corporation52 filings
  2. HRT Research LLC15 filings
  3. ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.6 filings
  4. Apple Inc.6 filings
  5. Ant Technologies U.S., Inc.2 filings
  6. ByteDance Inc.2 filings
  7. Carl Zeiss X-ray Microscopy, Inc2 filings
  8. KOC LAB INC2 filings
  9. Magna Electronics, Inc.2 filings
  10. QuinStreet, Inc.2 filings

Top cities

  1. Milpitas35 filings
  2. Ann Arbor17 filings
  3. New York15 filings
  4. Alameda6 filings
  5. Cupertino5 filings
  6. Palo Alto4 filings
  7. Sunnyvale4 filings
  8. San Jose3 filings
  9. Dublin2 filings
  10. Redwood City2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. KLA Corporation · Algorithm Engineer52 filings
  2. HRT Research LLC · Algorithm Engineer15 filings

Prevailing wages by area and occupation

The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

Annual prevailing wage levels
Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Ann Arbor, MIArea 1146015-1221$100,277$121,555$142,813$164,091
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1299$113,672$154,482$195,270$236,080
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1221$141,336$178,755$216,195$253,614
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2141$117,998$141,835$165,693$189,530
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2199$105,664$138,237$170,830$203,403
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2031$101,005$120,411$139,818$159,224
2026-27Ann Arbor, MIArea 1146015-1252$87,901$106,891$125,902$144,893
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899