H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Distinguished Engineer

Occupation profile for Distinguished Engineer covers 100 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $215,919.

FY2026 certified median
$215,919
Total filings
100
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$189,800–$265,886
Top employer
Capital One Services, LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202430$173,763$147,763$259,500
FY202534$239,900$179,982$287,800
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)36$215,919$189,800$265,886

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Distinguished EngineerFY2024 $173,763; FY2025 $239,900; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $215,919$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$173,763FY2025$239,900FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$215,919Certified median offer, Distinguished EngineerFY2024 $173,763; FY2025 $239,900; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $215,919$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$173,763FY2025$239,900FY2026*$215,919
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Capital One Services, LLC40 filings
  2. NVIDIA Corporation6 filings
  3. Citizens Financial Group, Inc.5 filings
  4. Palo Alto Networks, Inc.4 filings
  5. Cadence Design Systems, Inc.3 filings
  6. Cisco Systems, Inc.3 filings
  7. NAGARRO, INC3 filings
  8. Extreme Networks Inc2 filings
  9. Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO)2 filings
  10. Rorze Automation, Inc.2 filings

Top cities

  1. McLean13 filings
  2. Santa Clara12 filings
  3. Plano12 filings
  4. New York10 filings
  5. San Jose9 filings
  6. Richmond9 filings
  7. Dublin2 filings
  8. Fremont2 filings
  9. Chicago2 filings
  10. Charlotte2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Capital One Services, LLC · Distinguished Engineer40 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
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1252$102,086$127,462$152,838$178,214
2026-27Richmond, VAArea 4006015-1252$94,162$116,646$139,110$161,595
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194011-9041$186,264$219,315$252,366$285,418
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-1252$99,029$118,934$138,840$158,746
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050015-1252$105,955$127,067$148,179$169,291