H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Validation Engineer

Occupation profile for Senior Validation Engineer covers 106 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $120,411.

FY2026 certified median
$120,411
Total filings
106
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$107,695–$132,500
Top employer
Astera Labs INC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202438$119,241$103,891$131,010
FY202540$115,232$104,350$135,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)28$120,411$107,695$132,500

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Validation EngineerFY2024 $119,241; FY2025 $115,232; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $120,411$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$119,241FY2025$115,232FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$120,411Certified median offer, Senior Validation EngineerFY2024 $119,241; FY2025 $115,232; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $120,411$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$119,241FY2025$115,232FY2026*$120,411
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Astera Labs INC4 filings
  2. August Bioservices, LLC4 filings
  3. Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing4 filings
  4. Trinity Consultants, Inc.4 filings
  5. BECKMAN COULTER, INC.3 filings
  6. Verista, Inc.3 filings
  7. Bimeda Pomona Inc.2 filings
  8. Celere, Inc.2 filings
  9. Compli Group, Inc.2 filings
  10. Illumina, Inc.2 filings

Top cities

  1. Grand Rapids4 filings
  2. Nashville4 filings
  3. Santa Clara3 filings
  4. Canton3 filings
  5. Chaska3 filings
  6. Austin3 filings
  7. Phoenix2 filings
  8. Los Angeles2 filings
  9. Pomona2 filings
  10. Bloomington2 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
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2112$89,149$104,541$119,933$135,325
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-2112$82,618$98,571$114,546$130,499
    2026-27Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MIArea 2434017-2112$72,176$85,550$98,904$112,278
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2112$83,387$102,253$121,098$139,963
    2026-27Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNArea 3498017-2112$78,686$92,414$106,122$119,850
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2112$99,362$122,158$144,955$167,752
    2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206017-2112$77,917$93,704$109,491$125,278
    2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346017-2112$81,286$96,928$112,590$128,232
    2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798017-2112$81,162$97,198$113,256$129,293
    2026-27Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYArea 1058017-2112$86,466$101,421$116,397$131,352