Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Component Design Engineer
Occupation profile for Component Design Engineer covers 1,852 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $135,907.
- FY2026 certified median
- $135,907
- Total filings
- 1,852
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $121,680–$156,640
- Top employer
- Intel Corporation
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 881 | $120,557 | $105,518 | $136,750 |
| FY2025 | 557 | $124,942 | $108,160 | $151,091 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 414 | $135,907 | $121,680 | $156,640 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Intel Corporation1,840 filings
- Intel Federal LLC9 filings
- Intel Americas, Inc.1 filings
- Intel NDTM US LLC1 filings
- SK Hynix NAND Product Solutions Corp1 filings
Top cities
- Santa Clara479 filings
- Hillsboro438 filings
- Austin349 filings
- Folsom236 filings
- Chandler65 filings
- San Jose56 filings
- Boxborough40 filings
- Hudson39 filings
- Fort Collins25 filings
- Allentown13 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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 17-2072 | $124,405 | $155,896 | $187,408 | $218,899 |
| 2026-27 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 38900 | 17-2072 | $94,973 | $119,912 | $144,851 | $169,790 |
| 2026-27 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 12420 | 17-2072 | $100,131 | $126,235 | $152,360 | $178,464 |
| 2026-27 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAArea 40900 | 17-2072 | $105,602 | $127,088 | $148,554 | $170,040 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 17-2072 | $103,189 | $128,440 | $153,712 | $178,963 |
| 2026-27 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 38060 | 17-2072 | $81,827 | $104,894 | $127,941 | $151,008 |
| 2026-27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 17-2072 | $94,162 | $119,475 | $144,768 | $170,082 |
| 2026-27 | Fort Collins-Loveland, COArea 22660 | 17-2072 | $89,898 | $114,338 | $138,757 | $163,197 |
| 2026-27 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJArea 10900 | 17-2072 | $85,925 | $104,520 | $123,136 | $141,731 |
| 2026-27 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 12060 | 17-2072 | $86,382 | $116,230 | $146,099 | $175,947 |