H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Design Engineer 1

Occupation profile for Design Engineer 1 covers 5 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $103,000.

FY2026 certified median
$103,000
Total filings
5
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$103,000–$103,000
Top employer
Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Company, LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20241$90,000$90,000$90,000
FY20253$81,702$81,671$86,247
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)1$103,000$103,000$103,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Design Engineer 1FY2024 $90,000; FY2025 $81,702; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $103,000$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$90,000FY2025$81,702FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$103,000Certified median offer, Design Engineer 1FY2024 $90,000; FY2025 $81,702; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $103,000$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$90,000FY2025$81,702FY2026*$103,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction Company, LLC2 filings
  2. Bennett & Pless, Inc1 filings
  3. DESHAZO GROUP, INC.1 filings
  4. The Knapheide Manufacturing Company1 filings

Top cities

  1. Draper2 filings
  2. Quincy1 filings
  3. Nashville1 filings
  4. Dallas1 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
    2026-27Salt Lake City-Murray, UTArea 4162017-2051$69,014$86,070$103,126$120,182
    2026-27West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan areaArea 170000217-2141$64,646$77,397$90,126$102,877
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910017-2051$67,517$84,718$101,899$119,101
    2026-27Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNArea 3498017-2051$71,261$88,046$104,811$121,597