H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Application Engineer III

Occupation profile for Application Engineer III covers 186 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $148,177.

FY2026 certified median
$148,177
Total filings
186
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$142,612–$153,239
Top employer
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202482$138,432$133,296$140,858
FY202578$140,842$135,926$146,083
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)26$148,177$142,612$153,239

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Application Engineer IIIFY2024 $138,432; FY2025 $140,842; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $148,177$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$138,432FY2025$140,842FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$148,177Certified median offer, Application Engineer IIIFY2024 $138,432; FY2025 $140,842; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $148,177$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$138,432FY2025$140,842FY2026*$148,177
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The Vanguard Group, Inc.172 filings
  2. First Citizens Bank and Trust Co.3 filings
  3. Autoliv ASP Inc.2 filings
  4. DVG TECH SOLUTIONS LLC.2 filings
  5. Harland Clarke Corp.2 filings
  6. STMICROELECTRONICS,INC2 filings
  7. HL Mando America Corporation1 filings
  8. Swiss Re America Holding Corporation1 filings
  9. The Catholic University of America1 filings

Top cities

  1. Malvern123 filings
  2. Charlotte27 filings
  3. Plano15 filings
  4. Phoenix2 filings
  5. Auburn Hills2 filings
  6. Pleasanton1 filings
  7. Santa Clara1 filings
  8. Washington1 filings
  9. Novi1 filings
  10. Kansas City1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. The Vanguard Group, Inc. · Application Engineer III172 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
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-1252$91,874$113,859$135,824$157,810
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-1211$76,190$93,309$110,406$127,525
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-1252$99,029$118,934$138,840$158,746
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-1242$70,907$90,958$111,010$131,061
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-1211$80,683$99,757$118,851$137,925
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1242$77,667$98,010$118,373$138,715
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2141$84,864$100,672$116,459$132,267
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-1242$72,010$93,392$114,774$136,157
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-1253$69,950$87,589$105,206$122,845