H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Manufacturing Design Engineer

Occupation profile for Manufacturing Design Engineer covers 45 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $140,254.

FY2026 certified median
$140,254
Total filings
45
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$115,219–$158,092
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202420$140,525$136,594$148,200
FY20259$166,962$129,185$167,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)16$140,254$115,219$158,092

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Manufacturing Design EngineerFY2024 $140,525; FY2025 $166,962; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $140,254$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$140,525FY2025$166,962FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$140,254Certified median offer, Manufacturing Design EngineerFY2024 $140,525; FY2025 $166,962; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $140,254$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$140,525FY2025$166,962FY2026*$140,254
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.23 filings
  2. KLA Corporation10 filings
  3. Skydio, Inc.4 filings
  4. Banner Engineering Corp3 filings
  5. JPW Industries, Inc.1 filings
  6. JW Bell LLC1 filings
  7. MASE Insights LLC1 filings
  8. Matic Robots, Inc.1 filings
  9. River City Machine1 filings

Top cities

  1. Cupertino14 filings
  2. Milpitas10 filings
  3. Sunnyvale9 filings
  4. Hayward4 filings
  5. Aberdeen3 filings
  6. Mountain View1 filings
  7. Cedar Rapids1 filings
  8. East Peoria1 filings
  9. Wichita1 filings
  10. Two Rivers1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Apple Inc. · Manufacturing Design Engineer23 filings
  2. KLA Corporation · Manufacturing Design Engineer10 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 4194017-2141$117,998$141,835$165,693$189,530
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2112$99,362$122,158$144,955$167,752
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2112$96,096$117,624$139,131$160,659
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2131$110,802$133,661$156,499$179,358
2026-27East South Dakota nonmetropolitan areaArea 460000217-2112$74,256$86,819$99,382$111,946
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2199$105,664$138,237$170,830$203,403
2026-27Cedar Rapids, IAArea 1630017-2112$75,650$89,315$102,960$116,626
2026-27Peoria, ILArea 3790017-2141$94,224$112,299$130,354$148,429
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2041$84,926$107,349$129,750$152,173
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275