H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Layout/Mask Design

Occupation profile for Layout/Mask Design covers 32 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $170,675.

FY2026 certified median
$170,675
Total filings
32
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$160,553–$189,495
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20241$154,565$154,565$154,565
FY202513$154,565$148,700$175,900
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)18$170,675$160,553$189,495

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Layout/Mask DesignFY2024 $154,565; FY2025 $154,565; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $170,675$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$154,565FY2025$154,565FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$170,675Certified median offer, Layout/Mask DesignFY2024 $154,565; FY2025 $154,565; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $170,675$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$154,565FY2025$154,565FY2026*$170,675
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.32 filings

Top cities

  1. Austin8 filings
  2. Sunnyvale7 filings
  3. San Diego4 filings
  4. San Jose4 filings
  5. Cupertino2 filings
  6. Santa Clara2 filings
  7. Melbourne2 filings
  8. Beaverton2 filings
  9. Waltham1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Apple Inc. · Layout/Mask Design32 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
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2072$107,765$131,622$155,501$179,358
2026-27Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FLArea 3734017-2071$80,995$100,131$119,246$138,382
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2072$103,189$128,440$153,712$178,963
2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890017-2071$92,040$108,826$125,611$142,397
2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890017-2072$94,973$119,912$144,851$169,790
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174011-9041$147,035$174,429$201,843$229,237
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2199$105,664$138,237$170,830$203,403