Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Lead Project Engineer
Occupation profile for Lead Project Engineer covers 21 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $134,500.
- FY2026 certified median
- $134,500
- Total filings
- 21
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $105,309–$163,750
- Top employer
- Honeywell International Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 6 | $120,000 | $120,000 | $150,000 |
| FY2025 | 8 | $139,209 | $116,250 | $149,997 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 7 | $134,500 | $105,309 | $163,750 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Honeywell International Inc.5 filings
- Broderson Manufacturing Corporation2 filings
- Saipem America, Inc.2 filings
- The Middleby Corporation2 filings
- Buhler Inc.1 filings
- California Institute of Technology1 filings
- Caresoft Global Technologies Inc1 filings
- Lancer Corporation1 filings
- Renishaw Inc.1 filings
- SIEMENS ENERGY, INC.1 filings
Top cities
- Houston4 filings
- Phoenix2 filings
- Hazel Crest2 filings
- Greenwood2 filings
- Big Pine1 filings
- Mountain View1 filings
- Northford1 filings
- Orlando1 filings
- Oak Brook1 filings
- Louisville1 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 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 17-2141 | $74,298 | $91,853 | $109,387 | $126,942 |
| 2026-27 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 26420 | 17-2141 | $86,029 | $109,408 | $132,808 | $156,187 |
| 2026-27 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan areaArea 2800005 | 17-2141 | $71,781 | $85,987 | $100,194 | $114,400 |
| 2026-27 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 12580 | 17-2071 | $81,182 | $104,562 | $127,941 | $151,320 |
| 2026-27 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-INArea 17140 | 17-2081 | $72,446 | $90,958 | $109,470 | $127,982 |
| 2026-27 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 26420 | 17-2071 | $81,182 | $108,035 | $134,909 | $161,762 |
| 2026-27 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-INArea 31140 | 17-2141 | $68,058 | $84,594 | $101,150 | $117,686 |
| 2026-27 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 33460 | 13-1082 | $71,427 | $86,923 | $102,440 | $117,936 |
| 2026-27 | New Haven, CTArea 35300 | 13-1082 | $71,427 | $89,648 | $107,848 | $126,069 |
| 2026-27 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FLArea 36740 | 17-2051 | $71,552 | $88,858 | $106,163 | $123,469 |