H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Validation Engineer

Occupation profile for Software Validation Engineer covers 133 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $96,000.

FY2026 certified median
$96,000
Total filings
133
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$85,786–$105,227
Top employer
LS Solutions, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202460$90,000$83,100$101,500
FY202533$101,000$92,000$109,680
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)40$96,000$85,786$105,227

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Validation EngineerFY2024 $90,000; FY2025 $101,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $96,000$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$90,000FY2025$101,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$96,000Certified median offer, Software Validation EngineerFY2024 $90,000; FY2025 $101,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $96,000$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$90,000FY2025$101,000FY2026*$96,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. LS Solutions, Inc.58 filings
  2. FORD MOTOR COMPANY13 filings
  3. Master Compliance, Inc.12 filings
  4. Pentangle Tech Services LLC4 filings
  5. Danlaw, Inc.3 filings
  6. eTek IT Services Inc3 filings
  7. Revelado Inc3 filings
  8. Alten Technology USA, Inc.2 filings
  9. Chags Health Information Technology, LLC2 filings
  10. Compli Group, Inc.2 filings

Top cities

  1. Allen Park11 filings
  2. Princeton10 filings
  3. Dearborn6 filings
  4. Southfield6 filings
  5. Raritan5 filings
  6. Irvine4 filings
  7. Philadelphia4 filings
  8. Irving4 filings
  9. Palo Alto3 filings
  10. South San Francisco3 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. LS Solutions, Inc. · Software Validation Engineer58 filings
  2. FORD MOTOR COMPANY · Software Validation Engineer13 filings
  3. Master Compliance, Inc. · Software Validation Engineer12 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
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982015-1253$72,238$88,379$104,541$120,682
2026-27Trenton-Princeton, NJArea 4594015-1253$72,197$91,603$111,030$130,437
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982015-1252$89,877$108,950$128,003$147,077
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1253$72,280$94,786$117,291$139,797
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2141$84,864$100,672$116,459$132,267
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1253$84,323$107,349$130,354$153,379
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1253$74,381$91,749$109,138$126,506
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-1252$91,874$113,859$135,824$157,810
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-1253$69,950$87,589$105,206$122,845
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187