Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Development Engineer
Occupation profile for Development Engineer covers 93 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $100,880.
- FY2026 certified median
- $100,880
- Total filings
- 93
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $86,629–$118,353
- Top employer
- FIT Electronics Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 41 | $98,613 | $83,564 | $111,747 |
| FY2025 | 32 | $103,605 | $95,928 | $112,108 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 20 | $100,880 | $86,629 | $118,353 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- FIT Electronics Inc.6 filings
- Autoliv ASP Inc.5 filings
- EGURU SOLUTION, LLC4 filings
- OrthoPediatrics Corp.3 filings
- Viavi Solutions, Inc.3 filings
- Akkodis, Inc.2 filings
- Akkodis E&T, LLC2 filings
- Barclays Services Corp.2 filings
- FNR Solutions Inc.2 filings
- General Motors2 filings
Top cities
- Auburn Hills8 filings
- Irvine3 filings
- Indianapolis3 filings
- Lindon3 filings
- Virginia Beach3 filings
- Oakland2 filings
- San Jose2 filings
- LaFox2 filings
- Warsaw2 filings
- Plymouth2 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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 19820 | 17-2141 | $84,864 | $100,672 | $116,459 | $132,267 |
| 2026-27 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 19820 | 17-2071 | $84,302 | $100,651 | $117,021 | $133,370 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 15-1252 | $109,845 | $137,717 | $165,589 | $193,461 |
| 2026-27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 17-2112 | $75,421 | $91,146 | $106,891 | $122,616 |
| 2026-27 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 19100 | 15-1252 | $95,202 | $116,896 | $138,590 | $160,285 |
| 2026-27 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 33460 | 15-1252 | $91,624 | $110,926 | $130,208 | $149,510 |
| 2026-27 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UTArea 39340 | 15-1254 | $63,731 | $84,677 | $105,602 | $126,547 |
| 2026-27 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NCArea 47260 | 17-2141 | $76,315 | $89,357 | $102,419 | $115,461 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 15-1252 | $114,275 | $138,237 | $162,198 | $186,160 |
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 17-2071 | $89,794 | $117,645 | $145,475 | $173,326 |