H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Forward Deployed AI Engineer

Occupation profile for Forward Deployed AI Engineer covers 18 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $154,500.

FY2026 certified median
$154,500
Total filings
18
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$145,000–$160,000
Top employer
Boston Consulting Group, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20252$142,125$136,188$148,063
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)16$154,500$145,000$160,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Forward Deployed AI EngineerFY2025 $142,125; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $154,500$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2025$142,125FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$154,500Certified median offer, Forward Deployed AI EngineerFY2025 $142,125; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $154,500$0$60k$120k$180kFY2025$142,125FY2026*$154,500
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Boston Consulting Group, Inc.11 filings
  2. IFS North America, Inc2 filings
  3. PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC.2 filings
  4. Addy AI, Inc.1 filings
  5. Confido Health Inc.1 filings
  6. Nexla Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. New York5 filings
  2. Boston3 filings
  3. Palo Alto2 filings
  4. Seattle2 filings
  5. San Francisco1 filings
  6. San Mateo1 filings
  7. Washington1 filings
  8. Chicago1 filings
  9. Auburn Hills1 filings
  10. Jersey City1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Boston Consulting Group, Inc. · Forward Deployed AI Engineer11 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
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2051$87,256$115,835$144,414$172,994
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2051$125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982015-1252$89,877$108,950$128,003$147,077
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1252$102,086$127,462$152,838$178,214