H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Distributed Systems Engineer

Occupation profile for Distributed Systems Engineer covers 35 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $198,238.

FY2026 certified median
$198,238
Total filings
35
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$173,947–$261,222
Top employer
Netflix, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202413$283,442$220,920$283,442
FY202510$226,158$156,000$226,158
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)12$198,238$173,947$261,222

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Distributed Systems EngineerFY2024 $283,442; FY2025 $226,158; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $198,238$0$100,000$200,000$300,000FY2024$283,442FY2025$226,158FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$198,238Certified median offer, Distributed Systems EngineerFY2024 $283,442; FY2025 $226,158; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $198,238$0$100k$200k$300kFY2024$283,442FY2025$226,158FY2026*$198,238
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Netflix, Inc.16 filings
  2. Tesla, Inc.11 filings
  3. Meta Platforms, Inc3 filings
  4. Artech, LLC2 filings
  5. MILLIONITSQUARE LLC2 filings
  6. Chroma Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Los Gatos12 filings
  2. Fremont5 filings
  3. Palo Alto5 filings
  4. Cupertino2 filings
  5. Menlo Park2 filings
  6. Houston2 filings
  7. San Francisco1 filings
  8. Sunnyvale1 filings
  9. New York1 filings
  10. Austin1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Netflix, Inc. · Distributed Systems Engineer16 filings
  2. Tesla, Inc. · Distributed Systems Engineer11 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 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1241$119,434$146,016$172,578$199,160
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1241$135,013$163,675$192,358$221,021
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642015-1241$76,086$99,424$122,762$146,099
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1251$98,280$124,405$150,509$176,634
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1241$84,115$109,387$134,680$159,952
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461