H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff CPU Architecture Engineer

Occupation profile for Staff CPU Architecture Engineer covers 8 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $186,472.

FY2026 certified median
$186,472
Total filings
8
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$186,472–$186,472
Top employer
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$156,500$140,750$156,500
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$186,472$186,472$186,472

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff CPU Architecture EngineerFY2024 $156,500; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $186,472$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$156,500FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$186,472Certified median offer, Staff CPU Architecture EngineerFY2024 $156,500; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $186,472$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$156,500FY2026*$186,472
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.8 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara6 filings
  2. Philadelphia1 filings
  3. Richardson1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. · Staff CPU Architecture 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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910017-2072$93,746$117,104$140,442$163,800
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798017-2072$92,435$114,171$135,886$157,622