H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Engineer, Development

Occupation profile for Staff Engineer, Development covers 13 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $127,026.

FY2026 certified median
$127,026
Total filings
13
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$125,123–$134,462
Top employer
Illumina, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20248$102,085$95,100$113,571
FY20252$131,608$128,304$134,912
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$127,026$125,123$134,462

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Engineer, DevelopmentFY2024 $102,085; FY2025 $131,608; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $127,026$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$102,085FY2025$131,608FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$127,026Certified median offer, Staff Engineer, DevelopmentFY2024 $102,085; FY2025 $131,608; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $127,026$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$102,085FY2025$131,608FY2026*$127,026
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Illumina, Inc.7 filings
  2. Lenovo Global Technology (United States) Inc6 filings

Top cities

  1. San Diego7 filings
  2. Morrisville6 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
    2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958015-1253$75,670$95,285$114,899$134,514
    2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2031$91,582$110,261$128,918$147,597
    2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2141$86,154$105,186$124,238$143,270
    2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2199$85,197$110,698$136,178$161,678
    2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958015-1252$89,398$112,902$136,406$159,910