H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Director, AI Engineering

Occupation profile for Director, AI Engineering covers 6 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $267,500.

FY2026 certified median
$267,500
Total filings
6
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$251,250–$283,750
Top employer
BEST BUY CO., INC.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20254$223,321$221,198$227,057
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$267,500$251,250$283,750

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Director, AI EngineeringFY2025 $223,321; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $267,500$0$90,000$180,000$270,000FY2025$223,321FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$267,500Certified median offer, Director, AI EngineeringFY2025 $223,321; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $267,500$0$90k$180k$270kFY2025$223,321FY2026*$267,500
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. BEST BUY CO., INC.1 filings
  2. Boomi L.P.1 filings
  3. Capital One Services, LLC1 filings
  4. Charles Schwab & Company, Inc.1 filings
  5. NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION1 filings
  6. S&P Global Market Intelligence Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Francisco1 filings
  2. San Jose1 filings
  3. Chicago1 filings
  4. Richfield1 filings
  5. East Hanover1 filings
  6. Conshohocken1 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.

    Annual prevailing wage levels
    Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
    2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346011-3021$133,058$162,718$192,379$222,040
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562011-3021$153,899$189,259$224,640$260,000
    2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-1252$91,874$113,859$135,824$157,810
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1221$141,336$178,755$216,195$253,614