Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Staff Thermal Engineer
Occupation profile for Staff Thermal Engineer covers 9 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $209,300.
- FY2026 certified median
- $209,300
- Total filings
- 9
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $209,300–$209,300
- Top employer
- ZT Group Int'l, Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 5 | $125,819 | $116,298 | $125,819 |
| FY2025 | 2 | $210,000 | $210,000 | $210,000 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 2 | $209,300 | $209,300 | $209,300 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- ZT Group Int'l, Inc.4 filings
- Lightmatter, Inc.2 filings
- Cuberg, Inc.1 filings
- Rivian Automotive, LLC1 filings
- ZT Group Int'l, Inc. d/b/a ZT Systems1 filings
Top cities
- Secaucus3 filings
- Mountain View2 filings
- Seattle2 filings
- Palo Alto1 filings
- San Leandro1 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 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 17-2141 | $83,200 | $100,256 | $117,333 | $134,389 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 17-2141 | $117,998 | $141,835 | $165,693 | $189,530 |
| 2026-27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 17-2141 | $88,026 | $108,222 | $128,398 | $148,595 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 17-2141 | $110,510 | $134,493 | $158,454 | $182,437 |