H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Development Lead Engineer

Occupation profile for Development Lead Engineer covers 15 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $137,435.

FY2026 certified median
$137,435
Total filings
15
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$136,080–$150,000
Top employer
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$140,000$138,003$142,634
FY20256$141,677$135,839$148,750
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$137,435$136,080$150,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Development Lead EngineerFY2024 $140,000; FY2025 $141,677; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $137,435$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$140,000FY2025$141,677FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$137,435Certified median offer, Development Lead EngineerFY2024 $140,000; FY2025 $141,677; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $137,435$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$140,000FY2025$141,677FY2026*$137,435
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.15 filings

Top cities

  1. Pullman5 filings
  2. Lake Zurich2 filings
  3. Charlotte2 filings
  4. King of Prussia2 filings
  5. Lynnwood2 filings
  6. Boise1 filings
  7. Round Rock1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. · Development Lead Engineer15 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
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-1252$99,029$118,934$138,840$158,746
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798017-2071$87,235$107,827$128,398$148,990
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan areaArea 530000715-1252$93,808$122,554$151,320$180,066
2026-27Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan areaArea 530000717-2071$72,072$86,216$100,360$114,504
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Boise City, IDArea 1426017-2071$87,110$107,890$128,648$149,427
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2071$81,411$99,715$118,040$136,344
2026-27Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan areaArea 530000717-2199$88,088$111,883$135,658$159,453