H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Systems Design Engineering

Occupation profile for Systems Design Engineering covers 45 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $173,202.

FY2026 certified median
$173,202
Total filings
45
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$158,903–$188,760
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202528$155,568$134,470$163,410
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)17$173,202$158,903$188,760

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Systems Design EngineeringFY2025 $155,568; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $173,202$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2025$155,568FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$173,202Certified median offer, Systems Design EngineeringFY2025 $155,568; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $173,202$0$60k$120k$180kFY2025$155,568FY2026*$173,202
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.45 filings

Top cities

  1. Cupertino17 filings
  2. San Diego9 filings
  3. Austin8 filings
  4. Sunnyvale6 filings
  5. Jersey City3 filings
  6. Cambridge1 filings
  7. Garland1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Apple Inc. · Systems Design Engineering45 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 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2071$93,205$125,403$157,602$189,800
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2071$82,638$106,808$130,978$155,147
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-2071$88,358$108,930$129,522$150,093
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2072$107,765$131,622$155,501$179,358
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1299$113,672$154,482$195,270$236,080
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2061$122,512$150,030$177,528$205,046
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2041$84,926$107,349$129,750$152,173
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149