H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Engineer II

Occupation profile for Staff Engineer II covers 46 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $99,504.

FY2026 certified median
$99,504
Total filings
46
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$91,969–$100,676
Top employer
Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202413$84,000$72,238$114,120
FY202518$95,049$88,020$97,405
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)15$99,504$91,969$100,676

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Engineer IIFY2024 $84,000; FY2025 $95,049; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $99,504$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$84,000FY2025$95,049FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$99,504Certified median offer, Staff Engineer IIFY2024 $84,000; FY2025 $95,049; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $99,504$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$84,000FY2025$95,049FY2026*$99,504
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC8 filings
  2. Western Alliance Bank5 filings
  3. Fermi Research Alliance, LLC4 filings
  4. MFS Consulting Engineers & Surveyor, DPC4 filings
  5. PARADIGM Structural Engineers, Inc.3 filings
  6. Bellecci & Associates, Inc.2 filings
  7. BRAUN INTERTEC CORPORATION2 filings
  8. DANTA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.2 filings
  9. Jefferson Science Associates, LLC2 filings
  10. MSA Innovation, LLC2 filings

Top cities

  1. Batavia12 filings
  2. South Plainfield4 filings
  3. San Francisco3 filings
  4. Phoenix2 filings
  5. Pleasanton2 filings
  6. San Mateo2 filings
  7. Westerville2 filings
  8. Cranberry Township2 filings
  9. Houston2 filings
  10. Newport News2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Fermi Forward Discovery Group, LLC · Staff Engineer II8 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2051$94,536$115,336$136,157$156,957
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-3022$51,314$63,294$75,254$87,235
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2071$81,411$99,715$118,040$136,344
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642017-2051$71,386$91,291$111,176$131,082
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2051$77,979$98,946$119,912$140,878
2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806015-1252$92,123$113,714$135,304$156,894
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186013-1151$56,555$78,562$100,589$122,595
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814015-1252$85,800$104,624$123,427$142,251
2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814015-1299$76,419$97,989$119,538$141,107