Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Principal Physical Design Engineer
Occupation profile for Principal Physical Design Engineer covers 16 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $220,000.
- FY2026 certified median
- $220,000
- Total filings
- 16
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $216,379–$226,560
- Top employer
- Ampere Computing LLC
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 5 | $186,239 | $175,000 | $218,000 |
| FY2025 | 7 | $194,315 | $182,250 | $232,000 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 4 | $220,000 | $216,379 | $226,560 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Ampere Computing LLC5 filings
- NVIDIA Corporation3 filings
- Astera Labs INC2 filings
- NXP USA, Inc.2 filings
- Upscale AI, Inc2 filings
- CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION1 filings
- Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.1 filings
Top cities
- Santa Clara9 filings
- Portland2 filings
- Austin2 filings
- Lynnwood2 filings
- San Jose1 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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 17-2072 | $124,405 | $155,896 | $187,408 | $218,899 |
| 2026-27 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 12420 | 17-2072 | $100,131 | $126,235 | $152,360 | $178,464 |
| 2026-27 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 38900 | 17-2072 | $94,973 | $119,912 | $144,851 | $169,790 |
| 2026-27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 17-2072 | $94,162 | $119,475 | $144,768 | $170,082 |