H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Test & Validation Engineer

Occupation profile for Test & Validation Engineer covers 16 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $95,451.

FY2026 certified median
$95,451
Total filings
16
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$95,000–$95,680
Top employer
Caterpillar Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20247$118,290$98,083$122,888
FY20254$95,118$95,089$96,339
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$95,451$95,000$95,680

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Test & Validation EngineerFY2024 $118,290; FY2025 $95,118; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $95,451$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$118,290FY2025$95,118FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$95,451Certified median offer, Test & Validation EngineerFY2024 $118,290; FY2025 $95,118; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $95,451$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$118,290FY2025$95,118FY2026*$95,451
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Caterpillar Inc.7 filings
  2. L&T Technology Services Limited6 filings
  3. Lucid USA, Inc.2 filings
  4. General Motors1 filings

Top cities

  1. Chillicothe5 filings
  2. Raymond3 filings
  3. Newark2 filings
  4. Allen Park2 filings
  5. Alpharetta1 filings
  6. Washington1 filings
  7. Warren1 filings
  8. Denison1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Caterpillar Inc. · Test & Validation Engineer7 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
2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814015-1253$72,093$87,152$102,190$117,250
2026-27Peoria, ILArea 3790017-2112$82,534$101,774$120,994$140,234
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982015-1253$72,238$88,379$104,541$120,682
2026-27Peoria, ILArea 3790017-2141$94,224$112,299$130,354$148,429
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2071$106,038$133,973$161,886$189,821
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2071$84,302$100,651$117,021$133,370
2026-27Peoria, ILArea 3790015-1253$70,491$85,322$100,152$114,982
2026-27Sherman-Denison, TXArea 4330017-2141$67,974$87,318$106,662$126,006