H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Design Verification

Occupation profile for Design Verification covers 285 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $160,553.

FY2026 certified median
$160,553
Total filings
285
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$139,500–$197,823
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2025147$166,941$151,433$201,294
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)138$160,553$139,500$197,823

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Design VerificationFY2025 $166,941; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $160,553$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2025$166,941FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$160,553Certified median offer, Design VerificationFY2025 $166,941; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $160,553$0$60k$120k$180kFY2025$166,941FY2026*$160,553
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.285 filings

Top cities

  1. Sunnyvale73 filings
  2. Cupertino66 filings
  3. Santa Clara46 filings
  4. Austin46 filings
  5. Orlando15 filings
  6. San Diego11 filings
  7. Beaverton9 filings
  8. Seattle7 filings
  9. Cary5 filings
  10. West Lake Hills5 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Apple Inc. · Design Verification285 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 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275
2026-27Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FLArea 3674017-2072$92,435$112,986$133,515$154,066
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2072$107,765$131,622$155,501$179,358
2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890017-2072$94,973$119,912$144,851$169,790
2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958017-2072$99,507$121,264$143,000$164,757
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266017-2072$94,162$119,475$144,768$170,082
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2071$93,205$125,403$157,602$189,800
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1253$98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445