H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Distributed Systems Engineer - Eng

Occupation profile for Distributed Systems Engineer - Eng covers 12 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $312,000.

FY2026 certified median
$312,000
Total filings
12
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$260,042–$312,000
Top employer
Tesla, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$139,000$129,295$153,900
FY20254$152,322$148,750$157,482
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$312,000$260,042$312,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Distributed Systems Engineer - EngFY2024 $139,000; FY2025 $152,322; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $312,000$0$200,000$400,000$600,000FY2024$139,000FY2025$152,322FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$312,000Certified median offer, Distributed Systems Engineer - EngFY2024 $139,000; FY2025 $152,322; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $312,000$0$200k$400k$600kFY2024$139,000FY2025$152,322FY2026*$312,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Tesla, Inc.12 filings

Top cities

  1. Fremont6 filings
  2. Palo Alto3 filings
  3. San Diego1 filings
  4. Santa Clarita1 filings
  5. Austin1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Tesla, Inc. · Distributed Systems Engineer - Eng12 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2141$86,154$105,186$124,238$143,270
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1251$76,565$101,670$126,776$151,882
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1241$135,013$163,675$192,358$221,021
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2051$125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757