H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Sr. Validation engineer

Occupation profile for Sr. Validation engineer covers 71 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $118,240.

FY2026 certified median
$118,240
Total filings
71
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$113,161–$133,188
Top employer
UNITED PHARMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202427$105,311$91,780$120,000
FY202528$133,306$106,000$140,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)16$118,240$113,161$133,188

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Sr. Validation engineerFY2024 $105,311; FY2025 $133,306; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $118,240$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$105,311FY2025$133,306FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$118,240Certified median offer, Sr. Validation engineerFY2024 $105,311; FY2025 $133,306; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $118,240$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$105,311FY2025$133,306FY2026*$118,240
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. UNITED PHARMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.5 filings
  2. IZiel Healthcare Inc4 filings
  3. INTELLECTT, INC.3 filings
  4. Montage Semiconductor, Inc.3 filings
  5. PATEL CONSULTANTS CORPORATION3 filings
  6. Pi Square Technologies LLC3 filings
  7. TECHNO PRO SOLUTIONS, INC.3 filings
  8. Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc.2 filings
  9. Draeger Medical Systems, Inc.2 filings
  10. Flextronics International USA, Inc.2 filings

Top cities

  1. Suwanee3 filings
  2. Rensselaer3 filings
  3. San Diego2 filings
  4. Buffalo Grove2 filings
  5. Bloomington2 filings
  6. Andover2 filings
  7. Boxborough2 filings
  8. Lexington2 filings
  9. Auburn Hills2 filings
  10. Grand Rapids2 filings

Filings by employer and title

    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
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2112$89,149$104,541$119,933$135,325
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-2112$82,618$98,571$114,546$130,499
    2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2112$80,850$95,534$110,219$124,904
    2026-27Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYArea 1058017-2112$86,466$101,421$116,397$131,352
    2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206017-2071$80,995$102,939$124,883$146,827
    2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2112$81,765$100,922$120,058$139,214
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2112$96,096$117,624$139,131$160,659
    2026-27Bloomington, INArea 1402017-2112$69,493$82,638$95,805$108,950
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2141$86,091$104,042$121,971$139,922
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2112$75,421$91,146$106,891$122,616