H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Design Engineer I

Occupation profile for Design Engineer I covers 46 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $79,716.

FY2026 certified median
$79,716
Total filings
46
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$70,289–$86,233
Top employer
Goken America, LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202414$77,833$71,052$86,944
FY202514$70,283$70,283$78,875
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)18$79,716$70,289$86,233

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Design Engineer IFY2024 $77,833; FY2025 $70,283; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $79,716$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$77,833FY2025$70,283FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$79,716Certified median offer, Design Engineer IFY2024 $77,833; FY2025 $70,283; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $79,716$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$77,833FY2025$70,283FY2026*$79,716
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Goken America, LLC10 filings
  2. Wallace Montgomery and Associates, LLP4 filings
  3. Cadence Design Systems, Inc.3 filings
  4. Fluor Enterprises, Inc.3 filings
  5. Steven Schaefer Associates Inc3 filings
  6. Bull Moose Heavy Haul, Inc.2 filings
  7. Jezerinac Group, PLLC2 filings
  8. Sherwood Design Engineers Ltd2 filings
  9. Ballinger Company1 filings
  10. BEUMER Corporation1 filings

Top cities

  1. Dublin10 filings
  2. Aliso Viejo2 filings
  3. San Francisco2 filings
  4. San Jose2 filings
  5. Hunt Valley2 filings
  6. Cincinnati2 filings
  7. Philadelphia2 filings
  8. Montgomery1 filings
  9. Torrance1 filings
  10. Washington1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Goken America, LLC · Design Engineer I10 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
2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814017-2141$73,029$86,362$99,715$113,048
2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258017-2051$77,147$92,061$106,995$121,909
2026-27Cincinnati, OH-KY-INArea 1714017-2051$67,205$83,678$100,131$116,605
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2041$90,147$116,272$142,376$168,501
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-2141$83,200$100,256$117,333$134,389
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798017-2071$87,235$107,827$128,398$148,990
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2051$94,536$115,336$136,157$156,957
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790017-2051$78,083$94,432$110,781$127,130
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464