H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Applications Engineering

Occupation profile for Applications Engineering covers 85 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $137,869.

FY2026 certified median
$137,869
Total filings
85
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$131,505–$154,221
Top employer
Synopsys, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202425$131,894$110,000$159,368
FY202539$150,856$125,346$177,200
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)21$137,869$131,505$154,221

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Applications EngineeringFY2024 $131,894; FY2025 $150,856; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $137,869$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$131,894FY2025$150,856FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$137,869Certified median offer, Applications EngineeringFY2024 $131,894; FY2025 $150,856; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $137,869$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$131,894FY2025$150,856FY2026*$137,869
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Synopsys, Inc.84 filings
  2. Software Integrity Group, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Sunnyvale27 filings
  2. Austin14 filings
  3. Hillsboro11 filings
  4. San Diego8 filings
  5. Marlborough5 filings
  6. Morrisville5 filings
  7. Plano3 filings
  8. Chandler2 filings
  9. Folsom2 filings
  10. El Dorado Hills1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Synopsys, Inc. · Applications Engineering84 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
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890017-2072$94,973$119,912$144,851$169,790
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2072$107,765$131,622$155,501$179,358
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194011-9041$186,264$219,315$252,366$285,418
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2072$103,189$128,440$153,712$178,963
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910017-2072$93,746$117,104$140,442$163,800
2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958017-2072$99,507$121,264$143,000$164,757
2026-27Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAArea 4090017-2072$105,602$127,088$148,554$170,040
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446011-9041$150,155$177,466$204,755$232,066