Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Application Engineer I
Occupation profile for Application Engineer I covers 15 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $94,053.
- FY2026 certified median
- $94,053
- Total filings
- 15
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $86,250–$100,202
- Top employer
- dSPACE, Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 6 | $83,548 | $82,397 | $84,789 |
| FY2025 | 3 | $92,592 | $86,388 | $98,796 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 6 | $94,053 | $86,250 | $100,202 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- dSPACE, Inc.2 filings
- Harland Clarke Corp.2 filings
- Hengli America Corporation2 filings
- AG Mednet Inc.1 filings
- Autoliv ASP Inc.1 filings
- Honeywell International Inc.1 filings
- Intelligrated Systems, LLC1 filings
- Kollmorgen Corporation1 filings
- Nidec Motor Corporation1 filings
- Rocket, LLC1 filings
Top cities
- Bolingbrook2 filings
- Wixom2 filings
- Hampton1 filings
- Boston1 filings
- Detroit1 filings
- St. Louis1 filings
- Mason1 filings
- Houston1 filings
- Missouri City1 filings
- Pflugerville1 filings
Filings by employer and title
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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 17-2141 | $74,298 | $91,853 | $109,387 | $126,942 |
| 2026-27 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 12060 | 17-2071 | $80,995 | $102,939 | $124,883 | $146,827 |
| 2026-27 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 12420 | 15-1252 | $95,888 | $119,642 | $143,395 | $167,149 |
| 2026-27 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VAArea 13980 | 17-2141 | $67,226 | $83,470 | $99,736 | $115,981 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 15-1253 | $72,280 | $94,786 | $117,291 | $139,797 |
| 2026-27 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-INArea 17140 | 17-2141 | $75,234 | $92,477 | $109,741 | $126,984 |
| 2026-27 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 19820 | 15-1252 | $89,877 | $108,950 | $128,003 | $147,077 |
| 2026-27 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 19820 | 15-1253 | $72,238 | $88,379 | $104,541 | $120,682 |
| 2026-27 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 19820 | 17-2141 | $84,864 | $100,672 | $116,459 | $132,267 |
| 2026-27 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 26420 | 15-1299 | $57,491 | $84,698 | $111,883 | $139,090 |