H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Applications Engineer

Occupation profile for Applications Engineer covers 343 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $123,715.

FY2026 certified median
$123,715
Total filings
343
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$98,839–$137,149
Top employer
Texas Instruments Incorporated
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024138$112,899$87,147$134,725
FY2025120$119,904$93,876$136,232
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)85$123,715$98,839$137,149

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Applications EngineerFY2024 $112,899; FY2025 $119,904; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $123,715$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$112,899FY2025$119,904FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$123,715Certified median offer, Applications EngineerFY2024 $112,899; FY2025 $119,904; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $123,715$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$112,899FY2025$119,904FY2026*$123,715
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Texas Instruments Incorporated26 filings
  2. Arrow Electronics, Inc.18 filings
  3. NVIDIA Corporation18 filings
  4. Siemens Industry Software Inc.13 filings
  5. Lands' End, Inc.10 filings
  6. Microchip Technology Inc.9 filings
  7. Synopsys, Inc.9 filings
  8. Micron Technology, Inc.7 filings
  9. Carl Zeiss Industrial Quality Solutions, LLC6 filings
  10. COMSOL, INC.6 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara26 filings
  2. Dallas21 filings
  3. Centennial16 filings
  4. Austin14 filings
  5. San Jose13 filings
  6. Wixom10 filings
  7. Chandler9 filings
  8. Houston9 filings
  9. Fremont8 filings
  10. Sunnyvale8 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Texas Instruments Incorporated · Applications Engineer26 filings
  2. NVIDIA Corporation · Applications Engineer18 filings
  3. Arrow Electronics, Inc. · Applications Engineer18 filings
  4. Siemens Industry Software Inc. · Applications Engineer13 filings
  5. Lands' End, Inc. · Applications Engineer10 filings
  6. Synopsys, Inc. · Applications Engineer9 filings
  7. Microchip Technology Inc. · Applications Engineer9 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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974015-1252$104,624$126,901$149,178$171,454
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910017-2071$79,435$103,771$128,086$152,422
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2141$84,864$100,672$116,459$132,267
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
2026-27Madison, WIArea 3154015-1252$88,109$108,451$128,814$149,157
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
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446041-9031$88,608$113,464$138,299$163,155