H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

FPGA Engineer

Occupation profile for FPGA Engineer covers 34 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $169,223.

FY2026 certified median
$169,223
Total filings
34
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$103,210–$180,100
Top employer
CITADEL SECURITIES AMERICAS SERVICES LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20248$182,700$135,676$200,000
FY202518$142,718$127,161$156,624
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)8$169,223$103,210$180,100

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, FPGA EngineerFY2024 $182,700; FY2025 $142,718; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $169,223$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$182,700FY2025$142,718FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$169,223Certified median offer, FPGA EngineerFY2024 $182,700; FY2025 $142,718; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $169,223$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$182,700FY2025$142,718FY2026*$169,223
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. CITADEL SECURITIES AMERICAS SERVICES LLC5 filings
  2. Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.5 filings
  3. Headlands Tech Organization, LLC3 filings
  4. California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory2 filings
  5. M-Incubator, Inc2 filings
  6. Optiver Services US LLC2 filings
  7. Susquehanna International Group, LLP2 filings
  8. Arm, Inc.1 filings
  9. Cherish Health, Inc.1 filings
  10. DRW Associates, LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. New York6 filings
  2. Chicago5 filings
  3. Sunnyvale4 filings
  4. San Jose3 filings
  5. Pasadena2 filings
  6. Henderson2 filings
  7. Bala Cynwyd2 filings
  8. Austin2 filings
  9. Alameda1 filings
  10. Milpitas1 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 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2061$82,805$110,906$139,027$167,128
    2026-27Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NVArea 2982017-2071$79,394$97,344$115,315$133,266
    2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798017-2072$92,435$114,171$135,886$157,622
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2061$116,958$145,558$174,179$202,779
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2071$87,818$109,616$131,435$153,234
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693