H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Staff Systems Design/Architecture Engineer

Occupation profile for Staff Systems Design/Architecture Engineer covers 12 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $188,500.

FY2026 certified median
$188,500
Total filings
12
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$184,250–$192,750
Top employer
Tesla, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20248$177,286$166,834$188,150
FY20252$183,657$178,844$188,469
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$188,500$184,250$192,750

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Staff Systems Design/Architecture EngineerFY2024 $177,286; FY2025 $183,657; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $188,500$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$177,286FY2025$183,657FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$188,500Certified median offer, Staff Systems Design/Architecture EngineerFY2024 $177,286; FY2025 $183,657; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $188,500$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$177,286FY2025$183,657FY2026*$188,500
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Tesla, Inc.12 filings

Top cities

  1. Palo Alto9 filings
  2. Fremont3 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Tesla, Inc. · Staff Systems Design/Architecture Engineer12 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2141$117,998$141,835$165,693$189,530
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2141$110,510$134,493$158,454$182,437
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2199$105,664$138,237$170,830$203,403