H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Design Verification Staff Engineer

Occupation profile for Design Verification Staff Engineer covers 14 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $156,853.

FY2026 certified median
$156,853
Total filings
14
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$120,182–$156,853
Top employer
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20245$112,000$100,000$127,000
FY20254$130,000$129,500$135,500
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$156,853$120,182$156,853

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Design Verification Staff EngineerFY2024 $112,000; FY2025 $130,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $156,853$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$112,000FY2025$130,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$156,853Certified median offer, Design Verification Staff EngineerFY2024 $112,000; FY2025 $130,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $156,853$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$112,000FY2025$130,000FY2026*$156,853
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.14 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara9 filings
  2. Westborough4 filings
  3. Morrisville1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. · Design Verification Staff Engineer14 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
2026-27Worcester, MAArea 4934017-2072$85,093$102,482$119,870$137,259
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2112$99,362$122,158$144,955$167,752
2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958017-2072$99,507$121,264$143,000$164,757