H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Emulation Engineer

Occupation profile for Emulation Engineer covers 8 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $160,000.

FY2026 certified median
$160,000
Total filings
8
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$150,238–$192,005
Top employer
Intel Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$154,714$137,357$172,071
FY20251$172,994$172,994$172,994
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$160,000$150,238$192,005

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Emulation EngineerFY2024 $154,714; FY2025 $172,994; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $160,000$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$154,714FY2025$172,994FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$160,000Certified median offer, Emulation EngineerFY2024 $154,714; FY2025 $172,994; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $160,000$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$154,714FY2025$172,994FY2026*$160,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Intel Corporation4 filings
  2. Astera Labs INC1 filings
  3. EnCharge AI, Inc.1 filings
  4. Fidus Global, LLC1 filings
  5. MIPS Holding, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara4 filings
  2. San Jose1 filings
  3. Salina1 filings
  4. Austin1 filings
  5. Richardson1 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
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194011-9041$186,264$219,315$252,366$285,418
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242011-9041$135,138$165,526$195,915$226,304
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910017-2061$100,110$127,982$155,875$183,747
    2026-27Kansas nonmetropolitan areaArea 200000617-2199$48,922$65,125$81,307$97,510
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2061$152,173$180,294$208,437$236,558
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275