H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Engineer

Occupation profile for Senior Engineer covers 2,248 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $139,152.

FY2026 certified median
$139,152
Total filings
2,248
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$118,622–$161,179
Top employer
American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024802$140,000$115,000$160,932
FY2025884$142,000$120,300$158,700
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)562$139,152$118,622$161,179

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior EngineerFY2024 $140,000; FY2025 $142,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $139,152$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$140,000FY2025$142,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$139,152Certified median offer, Senior EngineerFY2024 $140,000; FY2025 $142,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $139,152$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$140,000FY2025$142,000FY2026*$139,152
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.352 filings
  2. Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.133 filings
  3. Target Enterprise, Inc.74 filings
  4. Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.57 filings
  5. Arm, Inc.55 filings
  6. SPOTIFY USA, INC.45 filings
  7. American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.42 filings
  8. Homesite Group Incorporated38 filings
  9. Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TEMA)38 filings
  10. Ibase Operations Corp.35 filings

Top cities

  1. Phoenix250 filings
  2. Austin177 filings
  3. San Jose148 filings
  4. New York126 filings
  5. Boston60 filings
  6. Madison55 filings
  7. San Francisco51 filings
  8. Chicago50 filings
  9. Minneapolis50 filings
  10. Plano49 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. · Senior Engineer352 filings
  2. Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC. · Senior Engineer133 filings
  3. Target Enterprise, Inc. · Senior Engineer74 filings
  4. Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. · Senior Engineer57 filings
  5. Arm, Inc. · Senior Engineer55 filings
  6. SPOTIFY USA, INC. · Senior Engineer45 filings
  7. American Family Mutual Insurance Company, S.I. · Senior Engineer42 filings
  8. Homesite Group Incorporated · Senior Engineer38 filings
  9. Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TEMA) · Senior Engineer38 filings
  10. Ibase Operations Corp. · Senior Engineer35 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
2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806015-1252$92,123$113,714$135,304$156,894
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346015-1252$91,624$110,926$130,208$149,510
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27Madison, WIArea 3154015-1252$88,109$108,451$128,814$149,157