H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Tools & Automation Engineer

Occupation profile for Tools & Automation Engineer covers 69 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $134,800.

FY2026 certified median
$134,800
Total filings
69
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$134,800–$134,800
Top employer
Apple Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202464$172,423$146,328$174,713
FY20253$146,877$138,239$155,516
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$134,800$134,800$134,800

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Tools & Automation EngineerFY2024 $172,423; FY2025 $146,877; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $134,800$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$172,423FY2025$146,877FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$134,800Certified median offer, Tools & Automation EngineerFY2024 $172,423; FY2025 $146,877; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $134,800$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$172,423FY2025$146,877FY2026*$134,800
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Apple Inc.69 filings

Top cities

  1. Cupertino34 filings
  2. Sunnyvale12 filings
  3. San Diego10 filings
  4. Seattle6 filings
  5. Austin4 filings
  6. Boulder2 filings
  7. Culver City1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Apple Inc. · Tools & Automation Engineer69 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
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1253$73,424$95,992$118,539$141,107
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2072$107,765$131,622$155,501$179,358
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
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2141$77,314$97,885$118,435$139,006