H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Design Engineer

Occupation profile for Design Engineer covers 1,455 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $92,934.

FY2026 certified median
$92,934
Total filings
1,455
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$82,861–$109,533
Top employer
L&T Technology Services Limited
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024526$86,800$76,669$96,346
FY2025580$89,690$80,854$105,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)349$92,934$82,861$109,533

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Design EngineerFY2024 $86,800; FY2025 $89,690; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $92,934$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$86,800FY2025$89,690FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$92,934Certified median offer, Design EngineerFY2024 $86,800; FY2025 $89,690; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $92,934$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$86,800FY2025$89,690FY2026*$92,934
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. L&T Technology Services Limited209 filings
  2. TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED80 filings
  3. TSMC Technology, Inc.52 filings
  4. TECH MAHINDRA (AMERICAS), INC30 filings
  5. TAAL TECHNOLOGIES INC25 filings
  6. Tata Technologies, Inc.22 filings
  7. Cyient, Inc.21 filings
  8. TOOGANN Technologies, LLC21 filings
  9. Arm, Inc.19 filings
  10. AXISCADES INC19 filings

Top cities

  1. Raymond75 filings
  2. San Jose67 filings
  3. Austin50 filings
  4. Irvine48 filings
  5. Auburn Hills32 filings
  6. Houston30 filings
  7. Troy25 filings
  8. Santa Clara22 filings
  9. Chillicothe22 filings
  10. Waller19 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. L&T Technology Services Limited · Design Engineer209 filings
  2. TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED · Design Engineer80 filings
  3. TSMC Technology, Inc. · Design Engineer52 filings
  4. TECH MAHINDRA (AMERICAS), INC · Design Engineer30 filings
  5. TAAL TECHNOLOGIES INC · Design Engineer25 filings
  6. Tata Technologies, Inc. · Design Engineer22 filings
  7. TOOGANN Technologies, LLC · Design Engineer21 filings
  8. Cyient, Inc. · Design Engineer21 filings
  9. Arm, Inc. · Design Engineer19 filings
  10. AXISCADES INC · Design Engineer19 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
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2141$84,864$100,672$116,459$132,267
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814027-1021$54,642$69,389$84,115$98,862
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982027-1021$66,685$85,800$104,894$124,010
2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814017-2141$73,029$86,362$99,715$113,048
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642017-2141$86,029$109,408$132,808$156,187
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2141$74,298$91,853$109,387$126,942
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2141$82,618$103,168$123,739$144,290
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108027-1021$65,541$85,322$105,082$124,862