H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Performance / Simulation / Application Engineer

Occupation profile for Performance / Simulation / Application Engineer covers 54 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $95,680.

FY2026 certified median
$95,680
Total filings
54
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$95,680–$100,516
Top employer
Caterpillar Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202410$93,288$90,516$96,096
FY202530$100,298$91,125$100,298
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)14$95,680$95,680$100,516

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Performance / Simulation / Application EngineerFY2024 $93,288; FY2025 $100,298; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $95,680$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$93,288FY2025$100,298FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$95,680Certified median offer, Performance / Simulation / Application EngineerFY2024 $93,288; FY2025 $100,298; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $95,680$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$93,288FY2025$100,298FY2026*$95,680
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Caterpillar Inc.54 filings

Top cities

  1. Chillicothe42 filings
  2. Champaign6 filings
  3. Tucson2 filings
  4. Chi1 filings
  5. Chillitohe1 filings
  6. East Peoria1 filings
  7. Montgomery1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Caterpillar Inc. · Performance / Simulation / Application Engineer54 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
2026-27Peoria, ILArea 3790017-2141$94,224$112,299$130,354$148,429
2026-27Champaign-Urbana, ILArea 1658017-2141$71,240$86,798$102,378$117,936
2026-27Peoria, ILArea 3790017-2071$75,733$93,558$111,384$129,210
2026-27Peoria, ILArea 3790017-2199$82,701$100,443$118,186$135,928
2026-27Peoria, ILArea 3790015-1252$93,725$111,446$129,168$146,890
2026-27Tucson, AZArea 4606017-2141$80,184$94,890$109,595$124,301
2026-27Champaign-Urbana, ILArea 1658015-1252$76,482$95,618$114,733$133,869
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2141$74,298$91,853$109,387$126,942
2026-27Peoria, ILArea 3790017-2131$90,875$107,141$123,386$139,651