H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Staff Engineer

Occupation profile for Senior Staff Engineer covers 373 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $180,200.

FY2026 certified median
$180,200
Total filings
373
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$163,000–$217,630
Top employer
MediaTek USA Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024116$171,568$105,416$200,000
FY2025137$178,000$134,540$206,315
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)120$180,200$163,000$217,630

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Staff EngineerFY2024 $171,568; FY2025 $178,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $180,200$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$171,568FY2025$178,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$180,200Certified median offer, Senior Staff EngineerFY2024 $171,568; FY2025 $178,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $180,200$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$171,568FY2025$178,000FY2026*$180,200
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. MediaTek USA Inc.37 filings
  2. Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.25 filings
  3. Terracon Consultants, Inc.21 filings
  4. Palo Alto Networks, Inc.17 filings
  5. SAMSUNG AUSTIN SEMICONDUCTOR,LLC17 filings
  6. Schnabel Management Services, Inc.16 filings
  7. Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.15 filings
  8. The TJX Companies, Inc.14 filings
  9. NAGARRO, INC13 filings
  10. Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.12 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose67 filings
  2. Austin37 filings
  3. Santa Clara34 filings
  4. San Diego19 filings
  5. San Francisco13 filings
  6. New York13 filings
  7. Sunnyvale12 filings
  8. Marlborough10 filings
  9. Seattle8 filings
  10. Frisco5 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. MediaTek USA Inc. · Senior Staff Engineer37 filings
  2. Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC. · Senior Staff Engineer25 filings
  3. Terracon Consultants, Inc. · Senior Staff Engineer21 filings
  4. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. · Senior Staff Engineer17 filings
  5. SAMSUNG AUSTIN SEMICONDUCTOR,LLC · Senior Staff Engineer17 filings
  6. Schnabel Management Services, Inc. · Senior Staff Engineer16 filings
  7. Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. · Senior Staff Engineer15 filings
  8. The TJX Companies, Inc. · Senior Staff Engineer14 filings
  9. NAGARRO, INC · Senior Staff Engineer13 filings
  10. Infineon Technologies Americas Corp. · Senior Staff 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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
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
2026-27Austin-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 4194017-2061$152,173$180,294$208,437$236,558
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693