H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Member of Technical Staff (AI Systems Engineer)

Occupation profile for Member of Technical Staff (AI Systems Engineer) covers 14 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $250,000.

FY2026 certified median
$250,000
Total filings
14
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$170,000–$250,000
Top employer
OpenAI OpCo, LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20259$360,000$255,000$380,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$250,000$170,000$250,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Member of Technical Staff (AI Systems Engineer)FY2025 $360,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $250,000$0$200,000$400,000$600,000FY2025$360,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$250,000Certified median offer, Member of Technical Staff (AI Systems Engineer)FY2025 $360,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $250,000$0$200k$400k$600kFY2025$360,000FY2026*$250,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. OpenAI OpCo, LLC14 filings

Top cities

  1. San Francisco11 filings
  2. San Franciso1 filings
  3. New York1 filings
  4. Bellevue1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. OpenAI OpCo, LLC · Member of Technical Staff (AI Systems Engineer)14 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1221$100,422$137,779$175,136$212,493
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1211$95,930$120,536$145,163$169,770
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2199$98,051$130,146$162,261$194,355
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086