Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Senior Applications Engineer
Occupation profile for Senior Applications Engineer covers 98 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $143,291.
- FY2026 certified median
- $143,291
- Total filings
- 98
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $127,176–$176,249
- Top employer
- Medidata Solutions, Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 33 | $145,903 | $120,474 | $160,400 |
| FY2025 | 33 | $147,381 | $130,869 | $155,625 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 32 | $143,291 | $127,176 | $176,249 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Medidata Solutions, Inc.14 filings
- Siemens Industry Software Inc.11 filings
- Brookhaven National Laboratory5 filings
- Power Integrations Inc.5 filings
- Silicon Laboratories, Inc.5 filings
- Zillow, Inc.5 filings
- COMSOL, INC.3 filings
- Abacus Power, Inc.2 filings
- AVO Multi-Amp Corporation2 filings
- BCM Controls Corporation2 filings
Top cities
- San Jose9 filings
- Austin6 filings
- Fremont5 filings
- Upton5 filings
- Irvine4 filings
- Santa Clara3 filings
- Boston3 filings
- Burlington3 filings
- Iselin3 filings
- Dallas3 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 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 15-1252 | $109,845 | $137,717 | $165,589 | $193,461 |
| 2026-27 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 12420 | 15-1252 | $95,888 | $119,642 | $143,395 | $167,149 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 17-2072 | $124,405 | $155,896 | $187,408 | $218,899 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 17-2071 | $130,686 | $159,890 | $189,072 | $218,275 |
| 2026-27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 15-1252 | $111,613 | $143,104 | $174,595 | $206,086 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 41-9031 | $88,608 | $113,464 | $138,299 | $163,155 |
| 2026-27 | Kansas City, MO-KSArea 28140 | 15-1252 | $82,160 | $101,962 | $121,742 | $141,544 |
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 15-1252 | $106,787 | $134,202 | $161,637 | $189,051 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 17-2071 | $106,038 | $133,973 | $161,886 | $189,821 |
| 2026-27 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 12420 | 41-9031 | $89,086 | $117,250 | $145,392 | $173,555 |