Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Hardware & Silicon Validation Senior Engineer
Occupation profile for Hardware & Silicon Validation Senior Engineer covers 13 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $121,000.
- FY2026 certified median
- $121,000
- Total filings
- 13
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $121,000–$121,000
- Top employer
- Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 1 | $127,000 | $127,000 | $127,000 |
| FY2025 | 4 | $109,000 | $98,750 | $118,000 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 8 | $121,000 | $121,000 | $121,000 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.13 filings
Top cities
- Santa Clara10 filings
- Irvine1 filings
- Westlake Village1 filings
- Fishkill1 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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 17-2112 | $99,362 | $122,158 | $144,955 | $167,752 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 17-2072 | $124,405 | $155,896 | $187,408 | $218,899 |
| 2026-27 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NYArea 28880 | 17-2072 | $92,019 | $106,330 | $120,640 | $134,950 |
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 17-2112 | $83,387 | $102,253 | $121,098 | $139,963 |
| 2026-27 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CAArea 37100 | 17-2112 | $73,445 | $90,272 | $107,099 | $123,926 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 15-1253 | $98,322 | $129,022 | $159,744 | $190,445 |