H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Tools and Automation Engineer

Occupation profile for Tools and Automation Engineer covers 338 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $172,100.

FY2026 certified median
$172,100
Total filings
338
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$147,225–$185,224
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202438$175,265$153,155$175,817
FY2025172$156,355$151,272$178,782
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)128$172,100$147,225$185,224

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Tools and Automation EngineerFY2024 $175,265; FY2025 $156,355; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $172,100$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$175,265FY2025$156,355FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$172,100Certified median offer, Tools and Automation EngineerFY2024 $175,265; FY2025 $156,355; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $172,100$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$175,265FY2025$156,355FY2026*$172,100
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.337 filings
  2. APPLE PAYMENTS SERVICES LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Cupertino141 filings
  2. Sunnyvale70 filings
  3. San Diego59 filings
  4. Austin33 filings
  5. Seattle25 filings
  6. Boulder4 filings
  7. Culver City3 filings
  8. Los Angeles2 filings
  9. New York1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Apple Inc. · Tools and Automation Engineer337 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 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1253$98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1253$73,424$95,992$118,539$141,107
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1253$81,598$108,243$134,867$161,512
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1253$70,616$90,043$109,450$128,877
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275