H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Application Engineer

Occupation profile for Staff Application Engineer covers 30 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $153,218.

FY2026 certified median
$153,218
Total filings
30
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$147,891–$176,624
Top employer
Rohde & Schwarz USA, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202413$161,439$154,166$179,000
FY20259$158,403$153,487$186,836
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)8$153,218$147,891$176,624

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Application EngineerFY2024 $161,439; FY2025 $158,403; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $153,218$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$161,439FY2025$158,403FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$153,218Certified median offer, Staff Application EngineerFY2024 $161,439; FY2025 $158,403; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $153,218$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$161,439FY2025$158,403FY2026*$153,218
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Rohde & Schwarz USA, Inc.9 filings
  2. Renesas Electronics America Inc.8 filings
  3. Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.2 filings
  4. YORK INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION2 filings
  5. Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Incorporated1 filings
  6. CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION1 filings
  7. Delta Electronics (Americas) Ltd.1 filings
  8. FMC Corporation1 filings
  9. Google LLC1 filings
  10. Medidata Solutions, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Morrisville5 filings
  2. San Jose4 filings
  3. Ellicott City3 filings
  4. Milpitas2 filings
  5. Sunnyvale2 filings
  6. Columbia2 filings
  7. New Freedom2 filings
  8. Austin2 filings
  9. Chandler1 filings
  10. Fremont1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Rohde & Schwarz USA, Inc. · Staff Application Engineer9 filings
  2. Renesas Electronics America Inc. · Staff Application 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
2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258015-1252$93,454$123,531$153,608$183,685
2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958017-2072$99,507$121,264$143,000$164,757
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2112$99,362$122,158$144,955$167,752
2026-27York-Hanover, PAArea 4962017-2141$70,720$84,614$98,509$112,403
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Cincinnati, OH-KY-INArea 1714015-1252$83,699$103,106$122,512$141,918
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-1252$91,874$113,859$135,824$157,810
2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806017-2071$75,795$92,539$109,262$126,006