H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior CPU Architecture Engineer

Occupation profile for Senior CPU Architecture Engineer covers 8 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $156,853.

FY2026 certified median
$156,853
Total filings
8
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$156,853–$156,853
Top employer
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$133,000$123,750$133,000
FY20254$151,091$143,943$151,091
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)1$156,853$156,853$156,853

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior CPU Architecture EngineerFY2024 $133,000; FY2025 $151,091; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $156,853$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$133,000FY2025$151,091FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$156,853Certified median offer, Senior CPU Architecture EngineerFY2024 $133,000; FY2025 $151,091; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $156,853$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$133,000FY2025$151,091FY2026*$156,853
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.8 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara6 filings
  2. Nanuet1 filings
  3. Austin1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. · Senior CPU Architecture 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 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-2072$100,298$124,426$148,533$172,661