H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

System Design Engineer

Occupation profile for System Design Engineer covers 56 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $186,300.

FY2026 certified median
$186,300
Total filings
56
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$160,727–$193,076
Top employer
NVIDIA Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202415$153,504$118,250$156,590
FY202524$155,685$121,350$177,272
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)17$186,300$160,727$193,076

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, System Design EngineerFY2024 $153,504; FY2025 $155,685; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $186,300$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$153,504FY2025$155,685FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$186,300Certified median offer, System Design EngineerFY2024 $153,504; FY2025 $155,685; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $186,300$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$153,504FY2025$155,685FY2026*$186,300
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. NVIDIA Corporation34 filings
  2. KLA Corporation8 filings
  3. Axiado Corporation2 filings
  4. General Motors2 filings
  5. Holtec International2 filings
  6. Sjur Solutions Inc2 filings
  7. Akkodis, Inc.1 filings
  8. AVL TEST SYSTEMS, INC.1 filings
  9. CNH Industrial America LLC1 filings
  10. Ecoscience LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara29 filings
  2. Milpitas8 filings
  3. Austin3 filings
  4. San Jose2 filings
  5. Milford2 filings
  6. Durham2 filings
  7. Camden2 filings
  8. New Port Richey1 filings
  9. Tampa1 filings
  10. Chicago1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. NVIDIA Corporation · System Design Engineer34 filings
  2. KLA Corporation · System Design Engineer8 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 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2199$105,664$138,237$170,830$203,403
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2071$84,302$100,651$117,021$133,370
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050017-2072$98,280$121,326$144,394$167,440
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2141$117,998$141,835$165,693$189,530
2026-27Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLArea 4530017-2199$62,504$82,014$101,525$121,035
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2051$70,491$88,421$106,330$124,259
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2031$58,510$79,560$100,589$121,638
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910017-2072$93,746$117,104$140,442$163,800