H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Patent Engineer

Occupation profile for Senior Patent Engineer covers 6 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $178,279.

FY2026 certified median
$178,279
Total filings
6
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$137,365–$184,765
Top employer
Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$167,388$166,194$168,582
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$178,279$137,365$184,765

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Patent EngineerFY2024 $167,388; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $178,279$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$167,388FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$178,279Certified median offer, Senior Patent EngineerFY2024 $167,388; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $178,279$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$167,388FY2026*$178,279
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc.4 filings
  2. Patent Law Works LLP1 filings
  3. Roku, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose2 filings
  2. Sunnyvale1 filings
  3. Austin1 filings
  4. Salt Lake City1 filings
  5. Seattle1 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
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1221$141,336$178,755$216,195$253,614
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1221$79,914$111,987$144,082$176,155
    2026-27Salt Lake City-Murray, UTArea 4162027-3042$59,301$74,818$90,334$105,851
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2141$117,998$141,835$165,693$189,530
    2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1221$123,302$163,072$202,862$242,632