H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

CAD Engineer

Occupation profile for CAD Engineer covers 77 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $157,957.

FY2026 certified median
$157,957
Total filings
77
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$108,658–$211,738
Top employer
NVIDIA Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202427$110,000$84,815$158,752
FY202531$164,925$100,720$196,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)19$157,957$108,658$211,738

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, CAD EngineerFY2024 $110,000; FY2025 $164,925; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $157,957$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$110,000FY2025$164,925FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$157,957Certified median offer, CAD EngineerFY2024 $110,000; FY2025 $164,925; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $157,957$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$110,000FY2025$164,925FY2026*$157,957
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. NVIDIA Corporation35 filings
  2. Tata Technologies, Inc.7 filings
  3. Colonial Staffing Group Inc6 filings
  4. Technosoft Engineering, Inc.5 filings
  5. Tesla, Inc.5 filings
  6. Micron Technology, Inc.4 filings
  7. Apple Inc.2 filings
  8. Hinduja Tech Inc.2 filings
  9. Microchip Technology Inc.2 filings
  10. RPI Industries, Inc.2 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara25 filings
  2. Austin12 filings
  3. Waller6 filings
  4. Livermore2 filings
  5. Columbus2 filings
  6. Detroit2 filings
  7. Northville2 filings
  8. Holdingford2 filings
  9. Medford2 filings
  10. Richardson2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. NVIDIA Corporation · CAD Engineer35 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
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642017-2141$86,029$109,408$132,808$156,187
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2141$84,864$100,672$116,459$132,267
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
2026-27Columbus, INArea 1802027-1021$74,214$82,514$90,834$99,133
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910017-2071$79,435$103,771$128,086$152,422
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798027-1021$58,864$75,858$92,872$109,866
2026-27St. Cloud, MNArea 4106017-2141$71,635$83,262$94,890$106,517