H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Design Engineer

Occupation profile for Senior Design Engineer covers 203 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $112,653.

FY2026 certified median
$112,653
Total filings
203
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$105,000–$130,307
Top employer
Caterpillar Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202471$115,000$90,000$134,219
FY202573$114,046$97,240$139,801
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)59$112,653$105,000$130,307

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Design EngineerFY2024 $115,000; FY2025 $114,046; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $112,653$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$115,000FY2025$114,046FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$112,653Certified median offer, Senior Design EngineerFY2024 $115,000; FY2025 $114,046; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $112,653$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$115,000FY2025$114,046FY2026*$112,653
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Caterpillar Inc.20 filings
  2. Arm, Inc.15 filings
  3. North American Lighting, Inc.14 filings
  4. Priamba Soft LLC12 filings
  5. Micron Technology, Inc.7 filings
  6. Cyient, Inc.5 filings
  7. HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS INC.5 filings
  8. Silicon Laboratories, Inc.5 filings
  9. AXISCADES INC4 filings
  10. Centillion Solutions Inc.4 filings

Top cities

  1. Austin16 filings
  2. Farmington Hills14 filings
  3. San Jose13 filings
  4. Houston8 filings
  5. Tucson7 filings
  6. Chillicothe6 filings
  7. Cumming5 filings
  8. Peoria5 filings
  9. Louisville5 filings
  10. Greensboro5 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Caterpillar Inc. · Senior Design Engineer20 filings
  2. Arm, Inc. · Senior Design Engineer15 filings
  3. North American Lighting, Inc. · Senior Design Engineer14 filings
  4. Priamba Soft LLC · Senior Design Engineer12 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
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2141$84,864$100,672$116,459$132,267
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910017-2141$78,250$96,304$114,358$132,413
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27Peoria, ILArea 3790017-2141$94,224$112,299$130,354$148,429
2026-27Tucson, AZArea 4606017-2141$80,184$94,890$109,595$124,301
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2141$74,298$91,853$109,387$126,942
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642017-2051$71,386$91,291$111,176$131,082
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642017-2141$86,029$109,408$132,808$156,187
2026-27Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-INArea 3114017-2141$68,058$84,594$101,150$117,686