H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Systems Design Engineer

Occupation profile for Systems Design Engineer covers 90 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $127,234.

FY2026 certified median
$127,234
Total filings
90
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$119,875–$169,189
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202440$132,662$110,000$151,590
FY202531$125,169$112,187$135,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)19$127,234$119,875$169,189

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Systems Design EngineerFY2024 $132,662; FY2025 $125,169; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $127,234$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$132,662FY2025$125,169FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$127,234Certified median offer, Systems Design EngineerFY2024 $132,662; FY2025 $125,169; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $127,234$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$132,662FY2025$125,169FY2026*$127,234
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.23 filings
  2. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.18 filings
  3. NVIDIA Corporation10 filings
  4. Xilinx, Inc.9 filings
  5. KLA Corporation8 filings
  6. IT ADVANZ LLC3 filings
  7. Micron Technology, Inc.3 filings
  8. Rockwell Automation, Inc.3 filings
  9. PHILIPS ULTRASOUND, INC.2 filings
  10. ADVITHRI TECHNOLOGIES LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Austin25 filings
  2. San Jose10 filings
  3. Cupertino7 filings
  4. Milpitas7 filings
  5. Santa Clara5 filings
  6. San Diego3 filings
  7. Jersey City3 filings
  8. Albuquerque3 filings
  9. Garland3 filings
  10. San Antonio3 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Apple Inc. · Systems Design Engineer23 filings
  2. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. · Systems Design Engineer18 filings
  3. NVIDIA Corporation · Systems Design Engineer10 filings
  4. Xilinx, Inc. · Systems Design Engineer9 filings
  5. KLA Corporation · Systems 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
2026-27Austin-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
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2071$93,205$125,403$157,602$189,800
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2199$105,664$138,237$170,830$203,403
2026-27San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXArea 4170017-2112$74,069$89,877$105,685$121,493
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2141$117,998$141,835$165,693$189,530
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1241$88,338$112,840$137,363$161,866
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910017-2071$79,435$103,771$128,086$152,422