H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Engineer, Quality

Occupation profile for Staff Engineer, Quality covers 18 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $160,262.

FY2026 certified median
$160,262
Total filings
18
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$149,923–$167,626
Top employer
Safeway Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20247$158,556$149,813$175,343
FY20256$168,674$141,907$181,493
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$160,262$149,923$167,626

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Engineer, QualityFY2024 $158,556; FY2025 $168,674; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $160,262$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$158,556FY2025$168,674FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$160,262Certified median offer, Staff Engineer, QualityFY2024 $158,556; FY2025 $168,674; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $160,262$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$158,556FY2025$168,674FY2026*$160,262
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Safeway Inc.13 filings
  2. Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc.2 filings
  3. Becton, Dickinson and Company1 filings
  4. FBG Enterprises Opco, LLC1 filings
  5. NuVasive, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Pleasanton8 filings
  2. Plano3 filings
  3. Alameda2 filings
  4. Phoenix1 filings
  5. Livermore1 filings
  6. San Diego1 filings
  7. Vernon Hills1 filings
  8. Covington1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Safeway Inc. · Staff Engineer, Quality13 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 4186015-1253$80,579$108,472$136,344$164,237
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2112$96,096$117,624$139,131$160,659
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2041$80,725$100,880$121,035$141,190
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1253$70,054$88,566$107,099$125,611
2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806015-1253$67,163$83,990$100,818$117,645
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2031$91,582$110,261$128,918$147,597
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086