H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

R&D Engineer IC Design

Occupation profile for R&D Engineer IC Design covers 198 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $173,730.

FY2026 certified median
$173,730
Total filings
198
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$155,501–$205,947
Top employer
Broadcom Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202462$163,226$152,360$180,003
FY202579$199,453$160,638$204,901
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)57$173,730$155,501$205,947

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, R&D Engineer IC DesignFY2024 $163,226; FY2025 $199,453; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $173,730$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$163,226FY2025$199,453FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$173,730Certified median offer, R&D Engineer IC DesignFY2024 $163,226; FY2025 $199,453; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $173,730$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$163,226FY2025$199,453FY2026*$173,730
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Broadcom Corporation115 filings
  2. LSI Corporation49 filings
  3. Avago Technologies US Inc.30 filings
  4. Avago Technologies Wireless (USA) Manufacturing LLC3 filings
  5. Brocade Communications Systems1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose123 filings
  2. Irvine32 filings
  3. Fort Collins10 filings
  4. San Diego8 filings
  5. Broomfield5 filings
  6. Austin5 filings
  7. Colorado Springs4 filings
  8. Andover4 filings
  9. Mendota Heights3 filings
  10. Chandler2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Broadcom Corporation · R&D Engineer IC Design115 filings
  2. LSI Corporation · R&D Engineer IC Design49 filings
  3. Avago Technologies US Inc. · R&D Engineer IC Design30 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
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2072$97,261$122,803$148,366$173,909
2026-27Fort Collins-Loveland, COArea 2266017-2072$89,898$114,338$138,757$163,197
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2072$107,765$131,622$155,501$179,358
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
2026-27Colorado Springs, COArea 1782017-2072$90,709$108,472$126,214$143,978
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974017-2072$88,816$110,032$131,227$152,443
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2072$103,189$128,440$153,712$178,963
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346017-2072$84,822$105,040$125,258$145,475
2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806017-2072$81,827$104,894$127,941$151,008