H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Engineer - Java

Occupation profile for Staff Engineer - Java covers 49 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $214,915.

FY2026 certified median
$214,915
Total filings
49
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$186,261–$225,000
Top employer
Government Employee Insurance Company (GEICO)
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20246$149,781$148,949$161,886
FY202520$188,463$164,163$220,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)23$214,915$186,261$225,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Engineer - JavaFY2024 $149,781; FY2025 $188,463; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $214,915$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$149,781FY2025$188,463FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$214,915Certified median offer, Staff Engineer - JavaFY2024 $149,781; FY2025 $188,463; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $214,915$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$149,781FY2025$188,463FY2026*$214,915
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Government Employee Insurance Company (GEICO)36 filings
  2. Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO)11 filings
  3. Early Warning Services, LLC2 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose3 filings
  2. McKinney3 filings
  3. Aldie3 filings
  4. Frederick2 filings
  5. Irving2 filings
  6. Seattle2 filings
  7. Glendale1 filings
  8. Palo Alto1 filings
  9. Santa Clara1 filings
  10. Santa Monica1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Government Employee Insurance Company (GEICO) · Staff Engineer - Java36 filings
  2. Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO) · Staff Engineer - Java11 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
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1252$102,086$127,462$152,838$178,214
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974015-1252$104,624$126,901$149,178$171,454
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Bloomington, ILArea 1401015-1252$90,314$109,658$129,002$148,346