H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior System Validation Engineer

Occupation profile for Senior System Validation Engineer covers 11 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $162,445.

FY2026 certified median
$162,445
Total filings
11
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$161,168–$163,723
Top employer
Astera Labs INC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20245$139,072$111,905$158,080
FY20254$154,510$131,019$183,500
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$162,445$161,168$163,723

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior System Validation EngineerFY2024 $139,072; FY2025 $154,510; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $162,445$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$139,072FY2025$154,510FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$162,445Certified median offer, Senior System Validation EngineerFY2024 $139,072; FY2025 $154,510; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $162,445$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$139,072FY2025$154,510FY2026*$162,445
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Astera Labs INC4 filings
  2. Nokia of America Corporation2 filings
  3. Tesla, Inc.2 filings
  4. Avicenatech, Corp.1 filings
  5. Spark Life Solutions Inc.1 filings
  6. Zoox Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose5 filings
  2. Dallas2 filings
  3. Foster City1 filings
  4. Palo Alto1 filings
  5. Sunnyvale1 filings
  6. The Woodlands1 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 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1253$98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1244$72,114$89,981$107,848$125,715
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
    2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642015-1299$57,491$84,698$111,883$139,090
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2112$96,096$117,624$139,131$160,659
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2112$99,362$122,158$144,955$167,752