H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Silicon Validation Engineering

Occupation profile for Silicon Validation Engineering covers 75 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $160,000.

FY2026 certified median
$160,000
Total filings
75
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$147,400–$176,134
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20241$204,901$204,901$204,901
FY202531$175,800$151,433$198,994
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)43$160,000$147,400$176,134

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Silicon Validation EngineeringFY2024 $204,901; FY2025 $175,800; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $160,000$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$204,901FY2025$175,800FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$160,000Certified median offer, Silicon Validation EngineeringFY2024 $204,901; FY2025 $175,800; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $160,000$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$204,901FY2025$175,800FY2026*$160,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.75 filings

Top cities

  1. Sunnyvale32 filings
  2. Cupertino21 filings
  3. San Diego10 filings
  4. Austin7 filings
  5. Irvine3 filings
  6. Santa Clara2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Apple Inc. · Silicon Validation Engineering75 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 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2072$107,765$131,622$155,501$179,358
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2071$89,794$117,645$145,475$173,326
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2071$82,638$106,808$130,978$155,147
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
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2072$97,261$122,803$148,366$173,909
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194011-9041$186,264$219,315$252,366$285,418