Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Project Engineer 1
Occupation profile for Project Engineer 1 covers 17 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $84,337.
- FY2026 certified median
- $84,337
- Total filings
- 17
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $79,006–$89,669
- Top employer
- Carl Zeiss Industrial Quality Solutions, LLC
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 9 | $84,457 | $77,684 | $93,829 |
| FY2025 | 6 | $97,863 | $93,205 | $101,338 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 2 | $84,337 | $79,006 | $89,669 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Carl Zeiss Industrial Quality Solutions, LLC3 filings
- IMEG Consultants Corp.2 filings
- Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP2 filings
- Safran Cabin Inc.2 filings
- ClarkWestern Dietrich Building Systems, LLC1 filings
- CMES, Inc.1 filings
- Flatiron West, Inc1 filings
- Formulated Solutions Cleveland, LLC1 filings
- Kasa Companies, Inc.1 filings
- Kiewit Infrastructure West Co.1 filings
Top cities
- Wixom3 filings
- Garden Grove2 filings
- Benicia1 filings
- Fountain Valley1 filings
- Los Angeles1 filings
- San Jose1 filings
- Bristol1 filings
- Norcross1 filings
- Salina1 filings
- Baltimore1 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 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 19820 | 17-2199 | $83,512 | $102,690 | $121,888 | $141,066 |
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 17-2011 | $113,298 | $137,301 | $161,283 | $185,286 |
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 17-2051 | $77,979 | $98,946 | $119,912 | $140,878 |
| 2026-27 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 12060 | 17-2051 | $69,493 | $85,051 | $100,589 | $116,147 |
| 2026-27 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 12580 | 17-2051 | $77,147 | $92,061 | $106,995 | $121,909 |
| 2026-27 | Cleveland, TNArea 17420 | 17-2141 | $77,210 | $94,682 | $112,154 | $129,626 |
| 2026-27 | Kansas nonmetropolitan areaArea 2000006 | 17-2071 | $70,595 | $86,091 | $101,587 | $117,083 |
| 2026-27 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 20500 | 17-2031 | $65,250 | $83,574 | $101,878 | $120,203 |
| 2026-27 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 26420 | 17-2051 | $71,386 | $91,291 | $111,176 | $131,082 |
| 2026-27 | Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 39580 | 17-2051 | $73,944 | $90,750 | $107,536 | $124,342 |