H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Silicon Validation Engineer

Occupation profile for Silicon Validation Engineer covers 37 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $181,050.

FY2026 certified median
$181,050
Total filings
37
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$168,255–$184,025
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202421$170,000$153,504$182,477
FY20259$171,000$166,600$206,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)7$181,050$168,255$184,025

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Silicon Validation EngineerFY2024 $170,000; FY2025 $171,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $181,050$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$170,000FY2025$171,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$181,050Certified median offer, Silicon Validation EngineerFY2024 $170,000; FY2025 $171,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $181,050$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$170,000FY2025$171,000FY2026*$181,050
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.21 filings
  2. Google LLC11 filings
  3. Ampere Computing LLC3 filings
  4. Meta Platforms, Inc1 filings
  5. Synopsys, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Sunnyvale9 filings
  2. Mountain View8 filings
  3. Cupertino7 filings
  4. San Diego4 filings
  5. Santa Clara3 filings
  6. Austin2 filings
  7. Waltham1 filings
  8. Hillsboro1 filings
  9. West Lake Hills1 filings
  10. Redmond1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Apple Inc. · Silicon Validation Engineer21 filings
  2. Google LLC · Silicon Validation Engineer11 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 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2061$152,173$180,294$208,437$236,558
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2072$107,765$131,622$155,501$179,358
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242011-9041$135,138$165,526$195,915$226,304
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2061$116,958$145,558$174,179$202,779
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2071$93,205$125,403$157,602$189,800
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2071$87,818$109,616$131,435$153,234
2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890017-2072$94,973$119,912$144,851$169,790
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2071$82,638$106,808$130,978$155,147