H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Formal Validation Engineering

Occupation profile for Formal Validation Engineering covers 9 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $176,030.

FY2026 certified median
$176,030
Total filings
9
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$158,475–$178,565
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20255$144,614$132,662$197,683
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$176,030$158,475$178,565

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Formal Validation EngineeringFY2025 $144,614; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $176,030$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2025$144,614FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$176,030Certified median offer, Formal Validation EngineeringFY2025 $144,614; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $176,030$0$60k$120k$180kFY2025$144,614FY2026*$176,030
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.9 filings

Top cities

  1. Cupertino3 filings
  2. Beaverton2 filings
  3. West Lake Hills2 filings
  4. Santa Clara1 filings
  5. Austin1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Apple Inc. · Formal Validation Engineering9 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
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2071$93,205$125,403$157,602$189,800
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890017-2071$92,040$108,826$125,611$142,397
2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890017-2072$94,973$119,912$144,851$169,790
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2061$152,173$180,294$208,437$236,558