H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Engineer I

Occupation profile for Staff Engineer I covers 72 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $78,264.

FY2026 certified median
$78,264
Total filings
72
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$73,718–$85,000
Top employer
Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202425$98,354$84,900$145,000
FY202529$84,900$77,608$112,646
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)18$78,264$73,718$85,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Engineer IFY2024 $98,354; FY2025 $84,900; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $78,264$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$98,354FY2025$84,900FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$78,264Certified median offer, Staff Engineer IFY2024 $98,354; FY2025 $84,900; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $78,264$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$98,354FY2025$84,900FY2026*$78,264
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC.13 filings
  2. Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC12 filings
  3. HR Green, Inc.11 filings
  4. Fermi Research Alliance, LLC8 filings
  5. BRAUN INTERTEC CORPORATION7 filings
  6. Jefferson Science Associates, LLC3 filings
  7. NewFields Mining Design & Technical Services, LLC3 filings
  8. Verdantas LLC3 filings
  9. DuBois & King, Inc.2 filings
  10. Western Alliance Bank2 filings

Top cities

  1. Batavia18 filings
  2. Austin13 filings
  3. Houston4 filings
  4. Aurora3 filings
  5. Elko3 filings
  6. Newport News3 filings
  7. Lead2 filings
  8. Dallas2 filings
  9. Harris2 filings
  10. Tempe1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC. · Staff Engineer I13 filings
  2. Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC · Staff Engineer I12 filings
  3. HR Green, Inc. · Staff Engineer I11 filings
  4. Fermi Research Alliance, LLC · Staff Engineer I8 filings
  5. BRAUN INTERTEC CORPORATION · Staff Engineer I7 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
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642017-2051$71,386$91,291$111,176$131,082
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2131$66,685$86,798$106,933$127,046
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2112$72,030$93,725$115,419$137,114
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2051$73,424$89,898$106,371$122,845
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910017-2051$67,517$84,718$101,899$119,101
2026-27Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan areaArea 320000617-2051$78,478$97,677$116,854$136,053
2026-27Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NCArea 4726017-2071$82,077$96,366$110,677$124,966
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1243$101,171$124,405$147,638$170,872
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149