H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

SoC Design Verification Engineer

Occupation profile for SoC Design Verification Engineer covers 15 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $92,560.

FY2026 certified median
$92,560
Total filings
15
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$92,560–$182,270
Top employer
Altera Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202510$115,708$98,965$127,274
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$92,560$92,560$182,270

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, SoC Design Verification EngineerFY2025 $115,708; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $92,560$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2025$115,708FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$92,560Certified median offer, SoC Design Verification EngineerFY2025 $115,708; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $92,560$0$40k$80k$120kFY2025$115,708FY2026*$92,560
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Altera Corporation8 filings
  2. Apple Inc.2 filings
  3. Intel Corporation2 filings
  4. MIPS Holding, Inc.2 filings
  5. MIPS Holdings, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Austin4 filings
  2. Richardson3 filings
  3. San Jose2 filings
  4. Santa Clara2 filings
  5. Folsom1 filings
  6. Beaverton1 filings
  7. Hillsboro1 filings
  8. Pflugerville1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Altera Corporation · SoC Design Verification Engineer8 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
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910017-2061$100,110$127,982$155,875$183,747
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2061$116,958$145,558$174,179$202,779
2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890011-9041$142,771$166,296$189,800$213,325
2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890017-2072$94,973$119,912$144,851$169,790
2026-27Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAArea 4090017-2071$93,142$117,000$140,837$164,694
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194011-9041$186,264$219,315$252,366$285,418
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275