H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Applications Engineering, Sr. Staff Engineer

Occupation profile for Applications Engineering, Sr. Staff Engineer covers 8 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $137,280.

FY2026 certified median
$137,280
Total filings
8
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$130,962–$138,162
Top employer
Synopsys, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$131,919$131,919$131,919
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)6$137,280$130,962$138,162

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Applications Engineering, Sr. Staff EngineerFY2024 $131,919; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $137,280$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$131,919FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$137,280Certified median offer, Applications Engineering, Sr. Staff EngineerFY2024 $131,919; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $137,280$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$131,919FY2026*$137,280
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Synopsys, Inc.5 filings
  2. ANSYS, Inc.3 filings

Top cities

  1. Folsom3 filings
  2. Austin2 filings
  3. Irvine1 filings
  4. High Point1 filings
  5. Canonsburg1 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.

    Annual prevailing wage levels
    Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
    2026-27Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAArea 4090017-2072$105,602$127,088$148,554$170,040
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
    2026-27Greensboro-High Point, NCArea 2466017-2141$82,534$96,450$110,365$124,280
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2072$97,261$122,803$148,366$173,909
    2026-27Pittsburgh, PAArea 3830017-2071$78,645$95,035$111,426$127,816