H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

System Validation Engineer

Occupation profile for System Validation Engineer covers 236 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $133,023.

FY2026 certified median
$133,023
Total filings
236
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$115,290–$152,421
Top employer
Intel Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024108$115,086$95,304$130,354
FY202583$117,300$103,932$131,352
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)45$133,023$115,290$152,421

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, System Validation EngineerFY2024 $115,086; FY2025 $117,300; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $133,023$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$115,086FY2025$117,300FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$133,023Certified median offer, System Validation EngineerFY2024 $115,086; FY2025 $117,300; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $133,023$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$115,086FY2025$117,300FY2026*$133,023
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Intel Corporation184 filings
  2. SK Hynix NAND Product Solutions Corp18 filings
  3. QUEST GLOBAL SERVICES- N.A., INC.5 filings
  4. Orchestra Technology, Inc4 filings
  5. Tesla, Inc.3 filings
  6. V-Soft Consulting Group, INC3 filings
  7. CLICKSOFT SOLUTIONS, LLC.2 filings
  8. Estuate Inc2 filings
  9. FUSION LIFE SCIENCES TECHNOLOGIES LLC2 filings
  10. L&T TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LLC2 filings

Top cities

  1. Hillsboro60 filings
  2. Austin45 filings
  3. Folsom31 filings
  4. Santa Clara24 filings
  5. Rancho Cordova18 filings
  6. Chandler11 filings
  7. San Jose9 filings
  8. Sunnyvale7 filings
  9. Bellevue7 filings
  10. Mountain View4 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Intel Corporation · System Validation Engineer184 filings
  2. SK Hynix NAND Product Solutions Corp · System Validation Engineer18 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
2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890017-2072$94,973$119,912$144,851$169,790
2026-27Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAArea 4090017-2072$105,602$127,088$148,554$170,040
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806017-2072$81,827$104,894$127,941$151,008
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1253$98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445
2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890011-9041$142,771$166,296$189,800$213,325
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266017-2072$94,162$119,475$144,768$170,082
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2072$107,765$131,622$155,501$179,358