Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Lead Designer
Occupation profile for Lead Designer covers 34 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $116,522.
- FY2026 certified median
- $116,522
- Total filings
- 34
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $84,960–$190,000
- Top employer
- CESO Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 12 | $98,000 | $65,000 | $120,700 |
| FY2025 | 12 | $83,200 | $82,379 | $109,000 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 10 | $116,522 | $84,960 | $190,000 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- CESO Inc.4 filings
- Little Helmet, LLC3 filings
- PUFFCUFF LLC3 filings
- ASI X Inc.2 filings
- GlobalLogic Inc.2 filings
- Better Home & Finance Holding Company1 filings
- Brunswick Corporation1 filings
- Ceros, Inc.1 filings
- CEVA Contract Logistics US Inc.1 filings
- Converse Inc.1 filings
Top cities
- New York9 filings
- San Francisco3 filings
- Yorba Linda3 filings
- Marietta3 filings
- Blue Ash2 filings
- Cloverdale1 filings
- Los Angeles1 filings
- Menlo Park1 filings
- Boston1 filings
- Farmington Hills1 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 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 27-1024 | $54,080 | $69,930 | $85,800 | $101,650 |
| 2026-27 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 12060 | 27-1024 | $40,768 | $54,142 | $67,517 | $80,891 |
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 27-1021 | $65,541 | $85,322 | $105,082 | $124,862 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 27-1025 | $45,822 | $61,714 | $77,626 | $93,517 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 27-1024 | $58,947 | $80,434 | $101,899 | $123,386 |
| 2026-27 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-INArea 17140 | 17-1011 | $65,042 | $83,491 | $101,920 | $120,370 |
| 2026-27 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 19820 | 17-2141 | $84,864 | $100,672 | $116,459 | $132,267 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 27-1021 | $75,878 | $92,040 | $108,222 | $124,384 |
| 2026-27 | Columbus, OHArea 18140 | 17-1011 | $65,416 | $85,467 | $105,498 | $125,549 |
| 2026-27 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 19100 | 17-1011 | $68,994 | $84,864 | $100,755 | $116,626 |