H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Formal Validation Engineer

Occupation profile for Formal Validation Engineer covers 10 filings across the reporting window. FY2025 certified median offer: $157,800.

FY2025 certified median
$157,800
Total filings
10
FY2025 25th–75th percentile
$157,800–$181,351
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20247$177,080$173,235$180,003
FY20253$157,800$157,800$181,351

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Formal Validation EngineerFY2024 $177,080; FY2025 $157,800$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$177,080FY2025$157,800Certified median offer, Formal Validation EngineerFY2024 $177,080; FY2025 $157,800$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$177,080FY2025$157,800
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.10 filings

Top cities

  1. Cupertino4 filings
  2. Santa Clara4 filings
  3. Waltham2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Apple Inc. · Formal Validation Engineer10 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1253$72,280$94,786$117,291$139,797
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1253$98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445