H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Flight Test Engineer

Occupation profile for Flight Test Engineer covers 9 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $180,000.

FY2026 certified median
$180,000
Total filings
9
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$154,000–$183,392
Top employer
Joby Aero, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20256$107,320$94,640$131,067
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$180,000$154,000$183,392

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Flight Test EngineerFY2025 $107,320; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $180,000$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2025$107,320FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$180,000Certified median offer, Flight Test EngineerFY2025 $107,320; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $180,000$0$60k$120k$180kFY2025$107,320FY2026*$180,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Joby Aero, Inc.2 filings
  2. JT Aviation MX, Inc.2 filings
  3. Pivotal Aero, LLC2 filings
  4. Airbus Americas, Inc.1 filings
  5. Perennial Autonomy, LLC1 filings
  6. Skydio, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Palo Alto2 filings
  2. Santa Cruz2 filings
  3. Groton2 filings
  4. Mobile1 filings
  5. Mountain View1 filings
  6. San Mateo1 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 4194017-2011$133,598$157,518$181,459$205,379
    2026-27Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CTArea 3598017-2011$93,392$106,974$120,536$134,118
    2026-27Mobile, ALArea 3366017-2011$77,334$91,104$104,894$118,664
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2011$124,925$154,274$183,622$212,971
    2026-27Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CAArea 4210017-2011$130,062$155,917$181,792$207,646
    2026-27Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CAArea 4210017-2141$98,613$119,101$139,610$160,098