H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Sr. Distributed Systems Engineer – Eng.

Occupation profile for Sr. Distributed Systems Engineer – Eng. covers 18 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $205,823.

FY2026 certified median
$205,823
Total filings
18
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$189,768–$221,559
Top employer
Tesla, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20245$180,000$176,000$184,972
FY20257$195,000$167,103$211,444
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)6$205,823$189,768$221,559

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Sr. Distributed Systems Engineer – Eng.FY2024 $180,000; FY2025 $195,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $205,823$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$180,000FY2025$195,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$205,823Certified median offer, Sr. Distributed Systems Engineer – Eng.FY2024 $180,000; FY2025 $195,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $205,823$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$180,000FY2025$195,000FY2026*$205,823
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Tesla, Inc.18 filings

Top cities

  1. Palo Alto12 filings
  2. Fremont5 filings
  3. San Jose1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Tesla, Inc. · Sr. Distributed Systems Engineer – Eng.18 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 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2141$110,510$134,493$158,454$182,437
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1253$98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2141$117,998$141,835$165,693$189,530