H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

SOC design Engineer

Occupation profile for SOC design Engineer covers 51 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $187,138.

FY2026 certified median
$187,138
Total filings
51
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$159,365–$219,358
Top employer
Intel Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202423$168,002$146,807$191,856
FY202520$165,696$124,197$184,928
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)8$187,138$159,365$219,358

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, SOC design EngineerFY2024 $168,002; FY2025 $165,696; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $187,138$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$168,002FY2025$165,696FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$187,138Certified median offer, SOC design EngineerFY2024 $168,002; FY2025 $165,696; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $187,138$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$168,002FY2025$165,696FY2026*$187,138
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Intel Corporation36 filings
  2. OmniVision Technologies, Inc.11 filings
  3. Xcelinfosystems LLC2 filings
  4. Google LLC1 filings
  5. Syntiant, Corp.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara14 filings
  2. Folsom13 filings
  3. Austin8 filings
  4. Hillsboro7 filings
  5. Allentown3 filings
  6. Fort Collins2 filings
  7. Memphis2 filings
  8. Irvine1 filings
  9. Sunnyvale1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Intel Corporation · SOC design Engineer36 filings
  2. OmniVision Technologies, Inc. · SOC design 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
2026-27Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAArea 4090011-9041$146,224$170,976$195,749$220,501
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242011-9041$135,138$165,526$195,915$226,304
2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890011-9041$142,771$166,296$189,800$213,325
2026-27Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJArea 1090011-9041$123,864$146,765$169,686$192,587
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194011-9041$186,264$219,315$252,366$285,418
2026-27Fort Collins-Loveland, COArea 2266011-9041$136,490$160,784$185,099$209,394
2026-27Memphis, TN-MS-ARArea 3282017-2072$93,766$113,194$132,621$152,048
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2061$114,670$139,402$164,154$188,885
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2061$152,173$180,294$208,437$236,558