Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Staff Engineer, Physical Design
Occupation profile for Staff Engineer, Physical Design covers 8 filings across the reporting window. FY2025 certified median offer: $160,000.
- FY2025 certified median
- $160,000
- Total filings
- 8
- FY2025 25th–75th percentile
- $135,000–$172,500
- Top employer
- AMBIQ MICRO, INC.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 1 | $98,000 | $98,000 | $98,000 |
| FY2025 | 7 | $160,000 | $135,000 | $172,500 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- AMBIQ MICRO, INC.4 filings
- Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.3 filings
- Tenstorrent USA Inc.1 filings
Top cities
- Austin3 filings
- Fort Collins1 filings
- Douglas1 filings
- Westborough1 filings
- Morrisville1 filings
- Burlington1 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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 12420 | 17-2072 | $100,131 | $126,235 | $152,360 | $178,464 |
| 2026-27 | Worcester, MAArea 49340 | 17-2072 | $85,093 | $102,482 | $119,870 | $137,259 |
| 2026-27 | Burlington-South Burlington, VTArea 15540 | 17-2072 | $67,808 | $82,056 | $96,283 | $110,531 |
| 2026-27 | Fort Collins-Loveland, COArea 22660 | 17-2072 | $89,898 | $114,338 | $138,757 | $163,197 |
| 2026-27 | Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 39580 | 17-2072 | $99,507 | $121,264 | $143,000 | $164,757 |