H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Chief Engineer

Occupation profile for Chief Engineer covers 37 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $145,000.

FY2026 certified median
$145,000
Total filings
37
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$119,746–$202,859
Top employer
Lakhani Hospitality, Inc
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202412$115,707$91,219$173,838
FY202511$160,225$140,653$245,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)14$145,000$119,746$202,859

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Chief EngineerFY2024 $115,707; FY2025 $160,225; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $145,000$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$115,707FY2025$160,225FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$145,000Certified median offer, Chief EngineerFY2024 $115,707; FY2025 $160,225; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $145,000$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$115,707FY2025$160,225FY2026*$145,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Lakhani Hospitality, Inc3 filings
  2. Applied Intuition, Inc.2 filings
  3. Caterpillar Inc.2 filings
  4. RAMS Manufacturing Solutions, LLC2 filings
  5. SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC.2 filings
  6. VA Enterprises, LLC2 filings
  7. Valeo North America, Inc.2 filings
  8. AEROMECH INCORPORATED1 filings
  9. CAMBRIDGE INDUSTRIES USA INC.1 filings
  10. Comau LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Skokie3 filings
  2. Troy3 filings
  3. Menlo Park2 filings
  4. Mountain View2 filings
  5. San Francisco2 filings
  6. North Palm Beach2 filings
  7. Dodge Center2 filings
  8. Omaha2 filings
  9. Phoenix1 filings
  10. Tempe1 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
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2051$73,424$89,898$106,371$122,845
    2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982011-9041$127,941$150,405$172,890$195,354
    2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2141$84,864$100,672$116,459$132,267
    2026-27Omaha, NE-IAArea 3654017-2112$77,147$90,605$104,083$117,541
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186011-9041$170,477$203,507$236,558$269,589
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194011-9041$186,264$219,315$252,366$285,418
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2141$117,998$141,835$165,693$189,530
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446011-9041$150,155$177,466$204,755$232,066
    2026-27Cleveland, OHArea 1741017-2141$71,157$84,594$98,051$111,488
    2026-27Cleveland, OHArea 1741017-2151$71,136$88,338$105,560$122,762