H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Design Verification Engineer

Occupation profile for Staff Design Verification Engineer covers 30 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $170,000.

FY2026 certified median
$170,000
Total filings
30
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$160,000–$202,500
Top employer
Arteris, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202416$209,000$194,000$215,455
FY20255$185,325$173,641$192,128
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)9$170,000$160,000$202,500

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Design Verification EngineerFY2024 $209,000; FY2025 $185,325; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $170,000$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$209,000FY2025$185,325FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$170,000Certified median offer, Staff Design Verification EngineerFY2024 $209,000; FY2025 $185,325; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $170,000$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$209,000FY2025$185,325FY2026*$170,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Arteris, Inc.5 filings
  2. Tesla, Inc.4 filings
  3. Groq, Inc.3 filings
  4. Micron Technology, Inc.3 filings
  5. Lightmatter, Inc.2 filings
  6. Ripple Technology Inc.2 filings
  7. Tenstorrent USA Inc.2 filings
  8. Aeva, Inc.1 filings
  9. Arm, Inc.1 filings
  10. Arteris, Inc. dba Arteris IP1 filings

Top cities

  1. Austin13 filings
  2. San Jose4 filings
  3. Milpitas3 filings
  4. Mountain View3 filings
  5. Boise3 filings
  6. Boston2 filings
  7. Santa Clara1 filings
  8. Redmond1 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
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2061$116,958$145,558$174,179$202,779
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2071$93,205$125,403$157,602$189,800
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
    2026-27Boise City, IDArea 1426017-2072$86,424$100,131$113,838$127,546
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275
    2026-27Boise City, IDArea 1426017-2071$87,110$107,890$128,648$149,427
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2071$87,818$109,616$131,435$153,234
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2072$103,189$128,440$153,712$178,963
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653