H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Security Engineer

Occupation profile for Security Engineer covers 650 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $143,000.

FY2026 certified median
$143,000
Total filings
650
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$110,000–$181,293
Top employer
Google LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024220$124,975$91,319$173,582
FY2025242$135,031$102,642$173,030
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)188$143,000$110,000$181,293

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Security EngineerFY2024 $124,975; FY2025 $135,031; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $143,000$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$124,975FY2025$135,031FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$143,000Certified median offer, Security EngineerFY2024 $124,975; FY2025 $135,031; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $143,000$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$124,975FY2025$135,031FY2026*$143,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Google LLC102 filings
  2. Meta Platforms, Inc48 filings
  3. Cisco Systems, Inc.23 filings
  4. SAAN INTERNATIONAL,LLC14 filings
  5. Oracle America, Inc.13 filings
  6. Costco Wholesale Corporation9 filings
  7. Intuit Inc.9 filings
  8. Netflix, Inc.9 filings
  9. Block, Inc.8 filings
  10. SECUREAPP TECHNOLOGIES8 filings

Top cities

  1. New York57 filings
  2. Sunnyvale45 filings
  3. San Francisco37 filings
  4. San Jose28 filings
  5. Seattle23 filings
  6. Austin19 filings
  7. Menlo Park16 filings
  8. Bellevue16 filings
  9. Irving12 filings
  10. Kirkland11 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Google LLC · Security Engineer102 filings
  2. Meta Platforms, Inc · Security Engineer48 filings
  3. Cisco Systems, Inc. · Security Engineer23 filings
  4. SAAN INTERNATIONAL,LLC · Security Engineer14 filings
  5. Oracle America, Inc. · Security Engineer13 filings
  6. Intuit Inc. · Security Engineer9 filings
  7. Netflix, Inc. · Security Engineer9 filings
  8. Costco Wholesale Corporation · Security Engineer9 filings
  9. Block, Inc. · Security Engineer8 filings
  10. SECUREAPP TECHNOLOGIES · Security 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 4194015-1299$113,672$154,482$195,270$236,080
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1299$66,914$99,840$132,746$165,672
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1299$80,870$121,014$161,138$201,282
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1299$74,568$104,978$135,408$165,818
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1299$70,034$97,011$123,989$150,966
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1212$112,653$137,488$162,344$187,179
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1212$95,368$122,200$149,011$175,843
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1212$87,651$123,178$158,725$194,251
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1299$69,264$97,989$126,714$155,438
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1299$103,355$126,776$150,176$173,597