H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Lead Validation Engineer

Occupation profile for Lead Validation Engineer covers 15 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $122,500.

FY2026 certified median
$122,500
Total filings
15
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$118,750–$126,250
Top employer
Alkermes, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20246$114,700$111,100$160,000
FY20257$83,242$81,942$92,144
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$122,500$118,750$126,250

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Lead Validation EngineerFY2024 $114,700; FY2025 $83,242; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $122,500$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$114,700FY2025$83,242FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$122,500Certified median offer, Lead Validation EngineerFY2024 $114,700; FY2025 $83,242; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $122,500$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$114,700FY2025$83,242FY2026*$122,500
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Alkermes, Inc.4 filings
  2. Quadrant Technologies LLC3 filings
  3. Pentangle Tech Services LLC2 filings
  4. Synapse Design Automation Inc.2 filings
  5. Epitec, Inc.1 filings
  6. Global Connect Technologies Inc.1 filings
  7. Valiant GMP LLC1 filings
  8. Valsource, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Auburn Hills3 filings
  2. Sunnyvale2 filings
  3. Brownsburg2 filings
  4. Waltham2 filings
  5. Wilmington2 filings
  6. Chillicothe1 filings
  7. New Hill1 filings
  8. Ewing1 filings
  9. Middleton1 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.

    Annual prevailing wage levels
    Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2112$89,149$104,541$119,933$135,325
    2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2112$80,850$95,534$110,219$124,904
    2026-27Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, INArea 2690017-2112$73,507$87,818$102,128$116,438
    2026-27Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan areaArea 390000417-2112$75,046$88,982$102,898$116,834
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
    2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982015-1253$72,238$88,379$104,541$120,682
    2026-27Madison, WIArea 3154017-2112$75,670$91,208$106,725$122,262
    2026-27Peoria, ILArea 3790017-2141$94,224$112,299$130,354$148,429
    2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958017-2112$78,166$93,704$109,242$124,779
    2026-27Trenton-Princeton, NJArea 4594017-2112$76,731$93,122$109,512$125,902