H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Physical Design Engineer

Occupation profile for Physical Design Engineer covers 409 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $162,500.

FY2026 certified median
$162,500
Total filings
409
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$147,200–$197,303
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024113$153,200$125,550$180,003
FY2025145$157,800$135,100$177,512
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)151$162,500$147,200$197,303

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Physical Design EngineerFY2024 $153,200; FY2025 $157,800; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $162,500$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$153,200FY2025$157,800FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$162,500Certified median offer, Physical Design EngineerFY2024 $153,200; FY2025 $157,800; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $162,500$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$153,200FY2025$157,800FY2026*$162,500
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.219 filings
  2. NVIDIA Corporation47 filings
  3. Aptamitra USA Consulting LLC17 filings
  4. Fiori Technology Solutions, Inc.14 filings
  5. CIRRUS LOGIC INTERNATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR LTD.13 filings
  6. Sintegra, Inc.12 filings
  7. Ampere Computing LLC9 filings
  8. Synapse Design Automation Inc.8 filings
  9. Intel Corporation7 filings
  10. NXP USA, Inc.6 filings

Top cities

  1. Austin80 filings
  2. Sunnyvale77 filings
  3. Santa Clara63 filings
  4. San Jose27 filings
  5. Beaverton20 filings
  6. Cupertino19 filings
  7. Waltham18 filings
  8. San Diego16 filings
  9. Frisco11 filings
  10. West Lake Hills11 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Apple Inc. · Physical Design Engineer219 filings
  2. NVIDIA Corporation · Physical Design Engineer47 filings
  3. Aptamitra USA Consulting LLC · Physical Design Engineer17 filings
  4. Fiori Technology Solutions, Inc. · Physical Design Engineer14 filings
  5. CIRRUS LOGIC INTERNATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. · Physical Design Engineer13 filings
  6. Sintegra, Inc. · Physical Design Engineer12 filings
  7. Ampere Computing LLC · Physical Design Engineer9 filings
  8. Synapse Design Automation Inc. · Physical Design Engineer8 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 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890017-2072$94,973$119,912$144,851$169,790
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2072$103,189$128,440$153,712$178,963
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910017-2061$100,110$127,982$155,875$183,747
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2072$107,765$131,622$155,501$179,358
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2071$93,205$125,403$157,602$189,800
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2061$152,173$180,294$208,437$236,558
2026-27Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan areaArea 560000617-2072$72,530$85,259$97,989$110,718