H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Design Verification Engineer

Occupation profile for Principal Design Verification Engineer covers 11 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $216,091.

FY2026 certified median
$216,091
Total filings
11
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$183,046–$222,841
Top employer
Astera Labs INC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20245$203,944$185,058$215,000
FY20253$235,000$227,250$237,500
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$216,091$183,046$222,841

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Design Verification EngineerFY2024 $203,944; FY2025 $235,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $216,091$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$203,944FY2025$235,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$216,091Certified median offer, Principal Design Verification EngineerFY2024 $203,944; FY2025 $235,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $216,091$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$203,944FY2025$235,000FY2026*$216,091
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Astera Labs INC4 filings
  2. Arteris, Inc.1 filings
  3. CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION1 filings
  4. d-MATRiX Corporation1 filings
  5. Etched.ai, Inc.1 filings
  6. LivaNova USA, Inc.1 filings
  7. Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.1 filings
  8. NXP USA, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara5 filings
  2. San Jose2 filings
  3. Campbell1 filings
  4. Cupertino1 filings
  5. Austin1 filings
  6. Houston1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    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
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2061$152,173$180,294$208,437$236,558
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
    2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642015-1252$87,776$110,344$132,891$155,459
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275