H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Silicon Validation Engineer

Occupation profile for Principal Silicon Validation Engineer covers 8 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $216,091.

FY2026 certified median
$216,091
Total filings
8
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$216,091–$216,091
Top employer
Ampere Computing LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$176,500$172,300$186,500
FY20253$192,015$192,015$192,015
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)1$216,091$216,091$216,091

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Silicon Validation EngineerFY2024 $176,500; FY2025 $192,015; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $216,091$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$176,500FY2025$192,015FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$216,091Certified median offer, Principal Silicon Validation EngineerFY2024 $176,500; FY2025 $192,015; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $216,091$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$176,500FY2025$192,015FY2026*$216,091
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Ampere Computing LLC8 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara8 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Ampere Computing LLC · Principal Silicon Validation 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