H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Applications Engineer

Occupation profile for Staff Applications Engineer covers 46 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $165,000.

FY2026 certified median
$165,000
Total filings
46
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$163,200–$170,000
Top employer
MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS, INC.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202412$163,258$150,818$189,245
FY202522$159,416$145,000$174,192
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)12$165,000$163,200$170,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Applications EngineerFY2024 $163,258; FY2025 $159,416; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $165,000$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$163,258FY2025$159,416FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$165,000Certified median offer, Staff Applications EngineerFY2024 $163,258; FY2025 $159,416; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $165,000$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$163,258FY2025$159,416FY2026*$165,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS, INC.9 filings
  2. Medidata Solutions, Inc.6 filings
  3. Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Incorporated3 filings
  4. CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION3 filings
  5. Power Integrations Inc.3 filings
  6. Robinhood Markets, Inc.3 filings
  7. Skyworks Solutions, Inc.3 filings
  8. Arm, Inc.2 filings
  9. Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation2 filings
  10. DoorDash, Inc.2 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose13 filings
  2. Austin6 filings
  3. Sunnyvale4 filings
  4. San Francisco3 filings
  5. Menlo Park1 filings
  6. Milpitas1 filings
  7. Palo Alto1 filings
  8. San Mateo1 filings
  9. Denver1 filings
  10. Wilmington1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS, INC. · Staff Applications Engineer9 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 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1299$80,870$121,014$161,138$201,282
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1299$113,672$154,482$195,270$236,080
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2072$103,189$128,440$153,712$178,963
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2112$89,149$104,541$119,933$135,325