H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Lead Application Engineer

Occupation profile for Lead Application Engineer covers 104 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $134,809.

FY2026 certified median
$134,809
Total filings
104
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$119,704–$150,000
Top employer
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202421$131,999$116,646$146,914
FY202545$132,249$120,349$144,903
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)38$134,809$119,704$150,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Lead Application EngineerFY2024 $131,999; FY2025 $132,249; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $134,809$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$131,999FY2025$132,249FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$134,809Certified median offer, Lead Application EngineerFY2024 $131,999; FY2025 $132,249; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $134,809$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$131,999FY2025$132,249FY2026*$134,809
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Cadence Design Systems, Inc.57 filings
  2. ANSYS, Inc.10 filings
  3. HD Supply, Inc.10 filings
  4. Bitwise Inc.9 filings
  5. AidenAI, Inc.2 filings
  6. Dana Automotive Systems Group, LLC2 filings
  7. Elasticsearch, Inc.2 filings
  8. Appian Corporation1 filings
  9. Assa Abloy Level LLC1 filings
  10. Chef Robotics, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose31 filings
  2. Austin15 filings
  3. Schaumburg9 filings
  4. Atlanta6 filings
  5. Novi3 filings
  6. Irvine2 filings
  7. Boulder2 filings
  8. Burlington2 filings
  9. Farmington Hills2 filings
  10. Troy2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Cadence Design Systems, Inc. · Lead Application Engineer57 filings
  2. ANSYS, Inc. · Lead Application Engineer10 filings
  3. HD Supply, Inc. · Lead Application Engineer10 filings
  4. Bitwise Inc. · Lead Application Engineer9 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 4194041-9031$120,994$150,426$179,878$209,310
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242041-9031$89,086$117,250$145,392$173,555
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2141$84,864$100,672$116,459$132,267
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2141$117,998$141,835$165,693$189,530
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1211$77,480$98,488$119,475$140,483