Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Head of Engineering
Occupation profile for Head of Engineering covers 76 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $235,000.
- FY2026 certified median
- $235,000
- Total filings
- 76
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $186,300–$300,000
- Top employer
- DropletPharma Corp
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 16 | $167,710 | $150,000 | $217,553 |
| FY2025 | 28 | $215,000 | $137,635 | $250,000 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 32 | $235,000 | $186,300 | $300,000 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- DropletPharma Corp3 filings
- Reacher Platforms, Inc.3 filings
- RYW INC3 filings
- ArenaClub.com, Inc.2 filings
- Atlassian US, Inc.2 filings
- Crstl Technologies, Inc.2 filings
- InferEdge Inc.2 filings
- Merkle Software, Inc.2 filings
- SeemaS, Inc.2 filings
- Vartana, Inc.2 filings
Top cities
- San Francisco18 filings
- Dublin4 filings
- Los Angeles4 filings
- New York4 filings
- Santa Clara3 filings
- Houston3 filings
- San Jose2 filings
- San Mateo2 filings
- Sherman Oaks2 filings
- Sunnyvale2 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 11-3021 | $167,565 | $208,104 | $248,643 | $289,182 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 15-1252 | $137,093 | $165,131 | $193,149 | $221,187 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 15-1252 | $109,845 | $137,717 | $165,589 | $193,461 |
| 2026-27 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 26420 | 15-1299 | $57,491 | $84,698 | $111,883 | $139,090 |
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 17-2112 | $83,387 | $102,253 | $121,098 | $139,963 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 11-3021 | $153,899 | $189,259 | $224,640 | $260,000 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 11-9041 | $170,477 | $203,507 | $236,558 | $269,589 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 15-1252 | $152,797 | $187,075 | $221,374 | $255,653 |
| 2026-27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 11-3021 | $146,453 | $188,718 | $230,963 | $273,229 |
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 11-3021 | $136,885 | $172,411 | $207,938 | $243,464 |