H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Systems Design/Architecture Engineer

Occupation profile for Systems Design/Architecture Engineer covers 46 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $166,792.

FY2026 certified median
$166,792
Total filings
46
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$152,482–$190,469
Top employer
Tesla, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20247$160,000$146,400$194,500
FY20251$160,000$160,000$160,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)38$166,792$152,482$190,469

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Systems Design/Architecture EngineerFY2024 $160,000; FY2025 $160,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $166,792$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$160,000FY2025$160,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$166,792Certified median offer, Systems Design/Architecture EngineerFY2024 $160,000; FY2025 $160,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $166,792$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$160,000FY2025$160,000FY2026*$166,792
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Tesla, Inc.34 filings
  2. Adobe Inc.9 filings
  3. Autodesk, Inc.1 filings
  4. Onto Innovation, Inc.1 filings
  5. ORANGEPEOPLE, LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Palo Alto25 filings
  2. Fremont7 filings
  3. San Jose7 filings
  4. Austin3 filings
  5. Milpitas1 filings
  6. New York1 filings
  7. Plano1 filings
  8. Vienna1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Tesla, Inc. · Systems Design/Architecture Engineer34 filings
  2. Adobe Inc. · Systems Design/Architecture Engineer9 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1299$113,672$154,482$195,270$236,080
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-2051$125,486$168,917$212,326$255,757
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1299$80,870$121,014$161,138$201,282
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2112$96,096$117,624$139,131$160,659
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1299$69,264$97,989$126,714$155,438
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2112$99,362$122,158$144,955$167,752
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1243$101,171$124,405$147,638$170,872
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1299$70,034$97,011$123,989$150,966