H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Lead Design Engineer

Occupation profile for Lead Design Engineer covers 55 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $130,302.

FY2026 certified median
$130,302
Total filings
55
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$120,000–$138,601
Top employer
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202415$125,000$107,775$126,984
FY202514$137,804$115,156$151,091
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)26$130,302$120,000$138,601

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Lead Design EngineerFY2024 $125,000; FY2025 $137,804; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $130,302$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$125,000FY2025$137,804FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$130,302Certified median offer, Lead Design EngineerFY2024 $125,000; FY2025 $137,804; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $130,302$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$125,000FY2025$137,804FY2026*$130,302
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Cadence Design Systems, Inc.30 filings
  2. North American Lighting, Inc.3 filings
  3. Eaton Corporation2 filings
  4. Hyphen Innovations LLC2 filings
  5. SL AMERICA CORPORATION2 filings
  6. Target Enterprise, Inc.2 filings
  7. Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc.1 filings
  8. Ampt LLC1 filings
  9. Coherent Corp.1 filings
  10. Cyient, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose9 filings
  2. Cary8 filings
  3. Austin6 filings
  4. Burlington3 filings
  5. Farmington Hills3 filings
  6. Sunnyvale2 filings
  7. Auburn Hills2 filings
  8. Fremont1 filings
  9. Newark1 filings
  10. San Diego1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Cadence Design Systems, Inc. · Lead Design Engineer30 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
2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958017-2072$99,507$121,264$143,000$164,757
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
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2141$84,864$100,672$116,459$132,267
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2072$103,189$128,440$153,712$178,963
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910017-2141$78,250$96,304$114,358$132,413
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186027-1021$76,960$93,184$109,387$125,611
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2112$99,362$122,158$144,955$167,752
2026-27Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJArea 1090017-2141$75,878$93,101$110,344$127,566
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206017-2141$72,010$92,893$113,776$134,659