H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Design Lead

Occupation profile for Design Lead covers 113 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $98,051.

FY2026 certified median
$98,051
Total filings
113
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$87,137–$130,297
Top employer
HCL AMERICA INC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202437$95,368$84,227$118,523
FY202558$98,966$90,000$117,326
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)18$98,051$87,137$130,297

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Design LeadFY2024 $95,368; FY2025 $98,966; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $98,051$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$95,368FY2025$98,966FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$98,051Certified median offer, Design LeadFY2024 $95,368; FY2025 $98,966; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $98,051$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$95,368FY2025$98,966FY2026*$98,051
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. HCL AMERICA INC80 filings
  2. MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES, INC.4 filings
  3. Public Policy Lab Inc3 filings
  4. Calerie Health Holding LLC2 filings
  5. Catapult Design2 filings
  6. ChiByDesign Inc.2 filings
  7. HCL America Solutions Inc2 filings
  8. OKBL USA Technology Inc.2 filings
  9. CAE Technology Services Inc1 filings
  10. Cyber-Dive Corp.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara17 filings
  2. Irvine11 filings
  3. Round Lake6 filings
  4. Chillicothe5 filings
  5. Brooklyn5 filings
  6. Atlanta4 filings
  7. Blue Ash4 filings
  8. Mesa3 filings
  9. Redmond3 filings
  10. San Francisco2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. HCL AMERICA INC · Design Lead80 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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2141$117,998$141,835$165,693$189,530
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2141$82,618$103,168$123,739$144,290
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2141$74,298$91,853$109,387$126,942
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1299$71,802$95,306$118,810$142,314
2026-27Cincinnati, OH-KY-INArea 1714017-2141$75,234$92,477$109,741$126,984
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562027-1024$54,080$69,930$85,800$101,650
2026-27Peoria, ILArea 3790017-2141$94,224$112,299$130,354$148,429
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1299$70,034$97,011$123,989$150,966
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2141$84,864$100,672$116,459$132,267