H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Staff CPU Engineer

Occupation profile for Senior Staff CPU Engineer covers 70 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $179,000.

FY2026 certified median
$179,000
Total filings
70
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$179,000–$216,091
Top employer
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202422$167,000$167,000$167,000
FY202532$179,000$179,000$204,901
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)16$179,000$179,000$216,091

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Staff CPU EngineerFY2024 $167,000; FY2025 $179,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $179,000$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$167,000FY2025$179,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$179,000Certified median offer, Senior Staff CPU EngineerFY2024 $167,000; FY2025 $179,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $179,000$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$167,000FY2025$179,000FY2026*$179,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.70 filings

Top cities

  1. Austin30 filings
  2. San Diego18 filings
  3. Santa Clara17 filings
  4. Hillsboro2 filings
  5. Cupertino1 filings
  6. San Jose1 filings
  7. Leander1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. · Senior Staff CPU Engineer70 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
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2072$107,765$131,622$155,501$179,358
2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890017-2072$94,973$119,912$144,851$169,790