H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Engineer

Occupation profile for Staff Engineer covers 1,381 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $160,903.

FY2026 certified median
$160,903
Total filings
1,381
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$110,084–$193,281
Top employer
Arm, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024393$150,000$85,250$190,000
FY2025537$154,565$103,028$194,969
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)451$160,903$110,084$193,281

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff EngineerFY2024 $150,000; FY2025 $154,565; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $160,903$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$150,000FY2025$154,565FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$160,903Certified median offer, Staff EngineerFY2024 $150,000; FY2025 $154,565; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $160,903$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$150,000FY2025$154,565FY2026*$160,903
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Arm, Inc.96 filings
  2. MediaTek USA Inc.58 filings
  3. Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.50 filings
  4. Samsung Semiconductor, Inc.50 filings
  5. Nutanix, Inc.41 filings
  6. Terracon Consultants, Inc.40 filings
  7. Dulles Engineering, Inc28 filings
  8. SAMSUNG AUSTIN SEMICONDUCTOR,LLC23 filings
  9. EXIMIETAS DESIGN LLC22 filings
  10. Seagate US LLC22 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose194 filings
  2. Austin120 filings
  3. New York58 filings
  4. San Diego56 filings
  5. Santa Clara44 filings
  6. San Francisco38 filings
  7. Sunnyvale36 filings
  8. Houston33 filings
  9. Palo Alto27 filings
  10. Sterling21 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Arm, Inc. · Staff Engineer96 filings
  2. MediaTek USA Inc. · Staff Engineer58 filings
  3. Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC. · Staff Engineer50 filings
  4. Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. · Staff Engineer50 filings
  5. Nutanix, Inc. · Staff Engineer41 filings
  6. Terracon Consultants, Inc. · Staff Engineer40 filings
  7. Dulles Engineering, Inc · Staff Engineer28 filings
  8. SAMSUNG AUSTIN SEMICONDUCTOR,LLC · Staff Engineer23 filings
  9. Seagate US LLC · Staff Engineer22 filings
  10. EXIMIETAS DESIGN LLC · Staff Engineer22 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 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642017-2051$71,386$91,291$111,176$131,082
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2072$107,765$131,622$155,501$179,358
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790017-2051$78,083$94,432$110,781$127,130