H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Silicon Engineer

Occupation profile for Silicon Engineer covers 248 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $186,000.

FY2026 certified median
$186,000
Total filings
248
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$167,000–$204,000
Top employer
Microsoft Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024145$174,000$150,200$196,000
FY202528$204,000$174,000$220,029
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)75$186,000$167,000$204,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Silicon EngineerFY2024 $174,000; FY2025 $204,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $186,000$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$174,000FY2025$204,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$186,000Certified median offer, Silicon EngineerFY2024 $174,000; FY2025 $204,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $186,000$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$174,000FY2025$204,000FY2026*$186,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Microsoft Corporation94 filings
  2. Meta Platforms, Inc74 filings
  3. Google LLC70 filings
  4. Waymo LLC9 filings
  5. MatX Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Mountain View73 filings
  2. Austin48 filings
  3. Santa Clara27 filings
  4. Morrisville23 filings
  5. Hillsboro23 filings
  6. Sunnyvale20 filings
  7. Redmond9 filings
  8. Beaverton7 filings
  9. New York4 filings
  10. Leander4 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Microsoft Corporation · Silicon Engineer94 filings
  2. Meta Platforms, Inc · Silicon Engineer74 filings
  3. Google LLC · Silicon Engineer70 filings
  4. Waymo LLC · Silicon Engineer9 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 4194017-2061$152,173$180,294$208,437$236,558
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2071$93,205$125,403$157,602$189,800
2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890017-2071$92,040$108,826$125,611$142,397
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2061$116,958$145,558$174,179$202,779
2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958017-2071$74,693$105,227$135,782$166,317
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958017-2061$79,539$106,850$134,181$161,491
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266017-2071$101,670$123,531$145,413$167,274
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464