H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Hardware & Silicon Validation Principal Engineer

Occupation profile for Hardware & Silicon Validation Principal Engineer covers 17 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $170,500.

FY2026 certified median
$170,500
Total filings
17
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$152,890–$174,868
Top employer
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$179,000$166,000$192,000
FY20256$179,000$170,000$197,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)9$170,500$152,890$174,868

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Hardware & Silicon Validation Principal EngineerFY2024 $179,000; FY2025 $179,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $170,500$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$179,000FY2025$179,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$170,500Certified median offer, Hardware & Silicon Validation Principal EngineerFY2024 $179,000; FY2025 $179,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $170,500$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$179,000FY2025$179,000FY2026*$170,500
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.17 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara11 filings
  2. Irvine2 filings
  3. Fishkill2 filings
  4. Los Angeles1 filings
  5. Westlake Village1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. · Hardware & Silicon Validation Principal Engineer17 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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2112$99,362$122,158$144,955$167,752
2026-27Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NYArea 2888017-2072$92,019$106,330$120,640$134,950
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2072$97,261$122,803$148,366$173,909
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2112$83,387$102,253$121,098$139,963
2026-27Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CAArea 3710017-2072$105,581$124,904$144,248$163,571
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653