H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Founding AI Engineer

Occupation profile for Founding AI Engineer covers 21 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $155,000.

FY2026 certified median
$155,000
Total filings
21
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$135,000–$167,478
Top employer
CHRT Inc
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$190,000$167,000$190,000
FY20255$146,307$140,000$155,605
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)13$155,000$135,000$167,478

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Founding AI EngineerFY2024 $190,000; FY2025 $146,307; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $155,000$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$190,000FY2025$146,307FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$155,000Certified median offer, Founding AI EngineerFY2024 $190,000; FY2025 $146,307; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $155,000$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$190,000FY2025$146,307FY2026*$155,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. CHRT Inc2 filings
  2. Snow Leopard, Inc.2 filings
  3. Tatva Labs, Inc.2 filings
  4. Arbis.AI, Inc.1 filings
  5. Braes Technologies Inc.1 filings
  6. Clementine Technologies Inc.1 filings
  7. Crossfill, Inc.1 filings
  8. Freeflow, Inc.1 filings
  9. Hanover Technologies Inc.1 filings
  10. Jetty Health Inc1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Francisco8 filings
  2. San Clemente2 filings
  3. New York2 filings
  4. Livermore1 filings
  5. Mountain View1 filings
  6. Piedmont1 filings
  7. San Diego1 filings
  8. Chicago1 filings
  9. Ithaca1 filings
  10. Austin1 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
    2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642015-1252$87,776$110,344$132,891$155,459
    2026-27Ithaca, NYArea 2706015-1252$82,950$109,387$135,824$162,261
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1251$69,181$88,504$107,827$127,150
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-2051$77,584$106,995$136,406$165,818
    2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693