H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Thermal Engineer

Occupation profile for Thermal Engineer covers 29 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $105,815.

FY2026 certified median
$105,815
Total filings
29
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$95,907–$139,273
Top employer
Meta Platforms, Inc
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20249$99,071$82,985$118,472
FY202514$155,000$102,432$200,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)6$105,815$95,907$139,273

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Thermal EngineerFY2024 $99,071; FY2025 $155,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $105,815$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$99,071FY2025$155,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$105,815Certified median offer, Thermal EngineerFY2024 $99,071; FY2025 $155,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $105,815$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$99,071FY2025$155,000FY2026*$105,815
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Meta Platforms, Inc7 filings
  2. Super Micro Computer, Inc.5 filings
  3. Armstrong International, Inc.2 filings
  4. Baltimore Aircoil Company, Inc.2 filings
  5. MaxQ Research, LLC2 filings
  6. Briskheat Corporation1 filings
  7. California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory1 filings
  8. Ferveret Inc.1 filings
  9. HVAC Intel Corp.1 filings
  10. LiquidStack Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose6 filings
  2. Menlo Park4 filings
  3. Austin3 filings
  4. Fremont2 filings
  5. Jessup2 filings
  6. Three Rivers2 filings
  7. Pasadena1 filings
  8. San Dimas1 filings
  9. Newark1 filings
  10. Louisville1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2141$110,510$134,493$158,454$182,437
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2141$117,998$141,835$165,693$189,530
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2141$77,314$97,885$118,435$139,006
    2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258017-2141$82,243$102,648$123,032$143,437
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2131$66,685$86,798$106,933$127,046
    2026-27Brownsville-Harlingen, TXArea 1518017-2011$81,598$97,573$113,547$129,522
    2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814017-2141$73,029$86,362$99,715$113,048
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910017-2141$78,250$96,304$114,358$132,413
    2026-27Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan areaArea 260000417-2041$70,824$88,920$107,037$125,133
    2026-27Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan areaArea 260000417-2141$81,661$97,822$113,963$130,125