H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Applications Engineering, Staff Engineer

Occupation profile for Applications Engineering, Staff Engineer covers 14 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $127,605.

FY2026 certified median
$127,605
Total filings
14
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$124,401–$147,760
Top employer
ANSYS, lnc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$105,432$105,432$107,627
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)11$127,605$124,401$147,760

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Applications Engineering, Staff EngineerFY2024 $105,432; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $127,605$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$105,432FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$127,605Certified median offer, Applications Engineering, Staff EngineerFY2024 $105,432; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $127,605$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$105,432FY2026*$127,605
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. ANSYS, lnc.6 filings
  2. ANSYS, Inc.5 filings
  3. Software Integrity Group, Inc.2 filings
  4. Synopsys, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Austin2 filings
  2. El Paso2 filings
  3. Folsom1 filings
  4. San Diego1 filings
  5. San Jose1 filings
  6. Sunnyvale1 filings
  7. Boulder1 filings
  8. Ann Arbor1 filings
  9. Minneapolis1 filings
  10. 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
    2026-27El Paso, TXArea 2134017-2072$68,598$89,045$109,512$129,958
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275
    2026-27Ann Arbor, MIArea 1146017-2141$82,493$101,088$119,704$138,299
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2071$93,205$125,403$157,602$189,800
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
    2026-27Boulder, COArea 1450017-2141$85,925$108,846$131,747$154,669
    2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642017-2141$86,029$109,408$132,808$156,187
    2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346017-2141$77,688$93,434$109,158$124,904
    2026-27Pittsburgh, PAArea 3830017-2141$70,699$86,694$102,710$118,706
    2026-27Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAArea 4090017-2141$88,691$106,122$123,531$140,962