H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Engineer – Verification

Occupation profile for Engineer – Verification covers 8 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $147,858.

FY2026 certified median
$147,858
Total filings
8
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$135,232–$159,549
Top employer
NVIDIA Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$108,000$108,000$108,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$147,858$135,232$159,549

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Engineer – VerificationFY2024 $108,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $147,858$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$108,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$147,858Certified median offer, Engineer – VerificationFY2024 $108,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $147,858$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$108,000FY2026*$147,858
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. NVIDIA Corporation7 filings
  2. Microchip Technology Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara3 filings
  2. Chandler1 filings
  3. San Francisco1 filings
  4. Westford1 filings
  5. Durham1 filings
  6. Nashua1 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 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2072$103,189$128,440$153,712$178,963
    2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050017-2072$98,280$121,326$144,394$167,440
    2026-27Manchester-Nashua, NHArea 3170017-2072$84,302$102,794$121,285$139,776
    2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806017-2072$81,827$104,894$127,941$151,008
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2072$108,846$138,528$168,189$197,870