H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Physical Design Principal Engineer

Occupation profile for Physical Design Principal Engineer covers 13 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $178,977.

FY2026 certified median
$178,977
Total filings
13
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$162,361–$193,877
Top employer
Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$181,000$167,500$193,000
FY20255$150,000$142,500$157,250
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$178,977$162,361$193,877

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Physical Design Principal EngineerFY2024 $181,000; FY2025 $150,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $178,977$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$181,000FY2025$150,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$178,977Certified median offer, Physical Design Principal EngineerFY2024 $181,000; FY2025 $150,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $178,977$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$181,000FY2025$150,000FY2026*$178,977
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.13 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara9 filings
  2. Westborough4 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. · Physical Design Principal Engineer13 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
2026-27Worcester, MAArea 4934017-2072$85,093$102,482$119,870$137,259
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1299$113,672$154,482$195,270$236,080