H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Application Engineer

Occupation profile for Application Engineer covers 1,107 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $108,012.

FY2026 certified median
$108,012
Total filings
1,107
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$108,012–$133,346
Top employer
DFS Corporate Services LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024448$103,000$102,000$131,144
FY2025361$106,558$101,016$133,433
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)298$108,012$108,012$133,346

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Application EngineerFY2024 $103,000; FY2025 $106,558; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $108,012$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$103,000FY2025$106,558FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$108,012Certified median offer, Application EngineerFY2024 $103,000; FY2025 $106,558; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $108,012$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$103,000FY2025$106,558FY2026*$108,012
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. DFS Corporate Services LLC302 filings
  2. Google LLC122 filings
  3. Capital One Services, LLC69 filings
  4. Intel Corporation66 filings
  5. Pulse Network LLC25 filings
  6. Applied Materials, Inc20 filings
  7. Automated Building Management Systems, Inc.14 filings
  8. Cadence Design Systems, Inc.14 filings
  9. REMOTE TIGER, INC.11 filings
  10. The MathWorks, Inc.11 filings

Top cities

  1. Riverwoods339 filings
  2. Austin63 filings
  3. Sunnyvale61 filings
  4. San Jose37 filings
  5. Santa Clara36 filings
  6. Houston30 filings
  7. Floral Park16 filings
  8. Auburn Hills15 filings
  9. Chandler14 filings
  10. Hillsboro14 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. DFS Corporate Services LLC · Application Engineer302 filings
  2. Google LLC · Application Engineer122 filings
  3. Capital One Services, LLC · Application Engineer69 filings
  4. Intel Corporation · Application Engineer66 filings
  5. Pulse Network LLC · Application Engineer25 filings
  6. Applied Materials, Inc · Application Engineer20 filings
  7. Cadence Design Systems, Inc. · Application Engineer14 filings
  8. Automated Building Management Systems, Inc. · Application Engineer14 filings
  9. REMOTE TIGER, INC. · Application Engineer11 filings
  10. The MathWorks, Inc. · Application Engineer11 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
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2141$84,864$100,672$116,459$132,267
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642015-1252$87,776$110,344$132,891$155,459
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-2071$88,358$108,930$129,522$150,093
2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890015-1252$103,605$128,773$153,962$179,130
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194041-9031$120,994$150,426$179,878$209,310