H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Security Operations Engineer

Occupation profile for Security Operations Engineer covers 22 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $140,000.

FY2026 certified median
$140,000
Total filings
22
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$108,659–$140,000
Top employer
Microsoft Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202410$151,788$117,346$164,646
FY20257$127,500$115,939$143,532
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$140,000$108,659$140,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Security Operations EngineerFY2024 $151,788; FY2025 $127,500; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $140,000$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$151,788FY2025$127,500FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$140,000Certified median offer, Security Operations EngineerFY2024 $151,788; FY2025 $127,500; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $140,000$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$151,788FY2025$127,500FY2026*$140,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Microsoft Corporation3 filings
  2. BLEND LABS INC.2 filings
  3. CLOUDFLARE, INC.2 filings
  4. VERSA NETWORKS, INC.2 filings
  5. Woven by Toyota, U.S., Inc.2 filings
  6. American Fidelity Assurance Company1 filings
  7. Bask Health1 filings
  8. Brivo Systems LLC1 filings
  9. CarGurus, Inc.1 filings
  10. CSC Holdings, LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Redmond3 filings
  2. Palo Alto2 filings
  3. San Francisco2 filings
  4. Santa Clara2 filings
  5. Boston2 filings
  6. Austin2 filings
  7. Chicago1 filings
  8. Brighton1 filings
  9. Clarksburg1 filings
  10. Rockville1 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.

    Annual prevailing wage levels
    Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
    2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1212$112,653$137,488$162,344$187,179
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1299$113,672$154,482$195,270$236,080
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1299$71,843$99,050$126,277$153,483
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1212$87,090$111,862$136,656$161,429
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1212$98,051$125,070$152,110$179,130
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1212$84,864$106,808$128,731$150,675
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1299$70,034$97,011$123,989$150,966
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1299$66,914$99,840$132,746$165,672
    2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890015-1299$68,619$89,918$111,197$132,496