H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Application Engineer--Protection

Occupation profile for Application Engineer--Protection covers 13 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $155,000.

FY2026 certified median
$155,000
Total filings
13
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$155,000–$155,000
Top employer
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$115,971$108,958$120,539
FY20258$142,031$125,362$150,344
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)1$155,000$155,000$155,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Application Engineer--ProtectionFY2024 $115,971; FY2025 $142,031; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $155,000$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$115,971FY2025$142,031FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$155,000Certified median offer, Application Engineer--ProtectionFY2024 $115,971; FY2025 $142,031; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $155,000$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$115,971FY2025$142,031FY2026*$155,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.13 filings

Top cities

  1. Hawthorn Woods2 filings
  2. King of Prussia2 filings
  3. Lynnwood2 filings
  4. Irvine1 filings
  5. San Ramon1 filings
  6. Alpharetta1 filings
  7. Louisville1 filings
  8. Plymouth1 filings
  9. Charlotte1 filings
  10. Houston1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. · Application Engineer--Protection13 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 1698017-2071$81,411$99,715$118,040$136,344
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798017-2071$87,235$107,827$128,398$148,990
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266017-2071$101,670$123,531$145,413$167,274
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206017-2071$80,995$102,939$124,883$146,827
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674017-2071$67,850$91,811$115,773$139,734
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2071$84,302$100,651$117,021$133,370
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642017-2071$81,182$108,035$134,909$161,762
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2071$89,794$117,645$145,475$173,326
2026-27Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-INArea 3114017-2071$63,752$80,766$97,802$114,816
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2071$106,038$133,973$161,886$189,821