Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Sr. Engineer
Occupation profile for Sr. Engineer covers 296 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $131,894.
- FY2026 certified median
- $131,894
- Total filings
- 296
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $117,927–$158,097
- Top employer
- Target Enterprise, Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 82 | $118,102 | $111,343 | $135,200 |
| FY2025 | 123 | $124,532 | $117,543 | $138,050 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 91 | $131,894 | $117,927 | $158,097 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Target Enterprise, Inc.92 filings
- Seagate US LLC38 filings
- Tenstorrent USA Inc.13 filings
- CTC Trading Group, LLC7 filings
- Eli Lilly and Company7 filings
- OKBL USA Technology Inc.7 filings
- Tesla, Inc.7 filings
- Amgen Inc.6 filings
- Deloitte Consulting LLP6 filings
- F5, Inc.5 filings
Top cities
- Minneapolis87 filings
- Bloomington18 filings
- Fremont10 filings
- San Jose10 filings
- Santa Clara9 filings
- Longmont6 filings
- Indianapolis6 filings
- Painted Post6 filings
- Sunnyvale5 filings
- Atlanta5 filings
Filings by employer and title
- Target Enterprise, Inc. · Sr. Engineer92 filings
- Seagate US LLC · Sr. Engineer38 filings
- Tenstorrent USA Inc. · Sr. Engineer13 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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 33460 | 15-1252 | $91,624 | $110,926 | $130,208 | $149,510 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 15-1252 | $152,797 | $187,075 | $221,374 | $255,653 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 15-1252 | $109,845 | $137,717 | $165,589 | $193,461 |
| 2026-27 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 12060 | 15-1252 | $91,915 | $113,776 | $135,658 | $157,518 |
| 2026-27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 15-1252 | $111,613 | $143,104 | $174,595 | $206,086 |
| 2026-27 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 12420 | 17-2061 | $116,958 | $145,558 | $174,179 | $202,779 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 17-2041 | $72,384 | $94,994 | $117,624 | $140,234 |
| 2026-27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 15-1252 | $92,789 | $117,083 | $141,398 | $165,693 |
| 2026-27 | Columbus, OHArea 18140 | 17-2141 | $73,029 | $86,362 | $99,715 | $113,048 |
| 2026-27 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 19820 | 17-2141 | $84,864 | $100,672 | $116,459 | $132,267 |