H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Localization Engineer

Occupation profile for Localization Engineer covers 14 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $136,923.

FY2026 certified median
$136,923
Total filings
14
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$118,500–$169,729
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$124,252$109,626$138,878
FY20254$164,477$157,441$171,513
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)7$136,923$118,500$169,729

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Localization EngineerFY2024 $124,252; FY2025 $164,477; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $136,923$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$124,252FY2025$164,477FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$136,923Certified median offer, Localization EngineerFY2024 $124,252; FY2025 $164,477; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $136,923$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$124,252FY2025$164,477FY2026*$136,923
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.9 filings
  2. Aeva, Inc.1 filings
  3. Gecko Robotics, Inc.1 filings
  4. Glydways, Inc.1 filings
  5. Glyph Language Services, Inc1 filings
  6. Toppan Digital Language (Americas), LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Cupertino5 filings
  2. Fremont3 filings
  3. Mountain View1 filings
  4. San Jose1 filings
  5. Sunnyvale1 filings
  6. New York1 filings
  7. Pittsburgh1 filings
  8. Arlington1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Apple Inc. · Localization 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 4194027-3091$67,101$80,309$93,517$106,725
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910017-2199$71,386$93,870$116,334$138,819
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1299$66,914$99,840$132,746$165,672
2026-27Pittsburgh, PAArea 3830017-2199$71,302$91,936$112,570$133,203
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1299$80,870$121,014$161,138$201,282
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2199$105,664$138,237$170,830$203,403