H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Design Engineer Associate

Occupation profile for Design Engineer Associate covers 7 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $87,549.

FY2026 certified median
$87,549
Total filings
7
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$87,549–$87,549
Top employer
M.C. Dean, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$93,500$92,750$94,250
FY20253$91,394$90,697$92,091
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$87,549$87,549$87,549

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Design Engineer AssociateFY2024 $93,500; FY2025 $91,394; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $87,549$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$93,500FY2025$91,394FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$87,549Certified median offer, Design Engineer AssociateFY2024 $93,500; FY2025 $91,394; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $87,549$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$93,500FY2025$91,394FY2026*$87,549
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. M.C. Dean, Inc.7 filings

Top cities

  1. Tysons4 filings
  2. McLean2 filings
  3. Riverdale1 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
    2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790017-2071$89,544$111,779$133,994$156,229
    2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790017-2051$78,083$94,432$110,781$127,130
    2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790017-2141$91,166$112,174$133,162$154,170