H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Engineer 3

Occupation profile for Engineer 3 covers 18 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $110,500.

FY2026 certified median
$110,500
Total filings
18
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$106,250–$132,750
Top employer
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20246$97,261$78,361$106,228
FY20257$104,698$94,396$111,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$110,500$106,250$132,750

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Engineer 3FY2024 $97,261; FY2025 $104,698; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $110,500$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$97,261FY2025$104,698FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$110,500Certified median offer, Engineer 3FY2024 $97,261; FY2025 $104,698; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $110,500$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$97,261FY2025$104,698FY2026*$110,500
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY3 filings
  2. Comcast Cable Communications, LLC2 filings
  3. Ramsey County2 filings
  4. SSOE Inc. d/b/a SSOE Group2 filings
  5. Apex Test Labs LLC1 filings
  6. Ausenco Engineering USA South Inc.1 filings
  7. Calico Life Sciences LLC1 filings
  8. Constellation Energy Generation LLC1 filings
  9. EMD MILLIPORE CORPORATION1 filings
  10. Enterprise Holdings, Inc1 filings

Top cities

  1. Dallas3 filings
  2. St. Paul2 filings
  3. Tucson1 filings
  4. Santa Clara1 filings
  5. South San Francisco1 filings
  6. Bedford1 filings
  7. Auburn Hills1 filings
  8. Troy1 filings
  9. Cottleville1 filings
  10. St. Louis1 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
    2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346017-2051$79,747$96,034$112,320$128,606
    2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-1241$98,384$121,514$144,664$167,794
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2141$86,091$104,042$121,971$139,922
    2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2112$80,850$95,534$110,219$124,904
    2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2141$84,864$100,672$116,459$132,267
    2026-27Central East New York nonmetropolitan areaArea 360000617-2141$72,197$85,176$98,176$111,155
    2026-27St. Louis, MO-ILArea 4118015-1252$84,718$105,310$125,882$146,474
    2026-27St. Louis, MO-ILArea 4118017-2071$81,099$102,648$124,218$145,766
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186019-1029$92,955$120,349$147,742$175,136
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275