H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

VALIDATION ENGINEER

Occupation profile for VALIDATION ENGINEER covers 1,740 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $97,115.

FY2026 certified median
$97,115
Total filings
1,740
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$88,754–$103,000
Top employer
LS Solutions, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024620$90,000$81,557$99,840
FY2025635$91,894$84,415$100,953
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)485$97,115$88,754$103,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, VALIDATION ENGINEERFY2024 $90,000; FY2025 $91,894; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $97,115$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$90,000FY2025$91,894FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$97,115Certified median offer, VALIDATION ENGINEERFY2024 $90,000; FY2025 $91,894; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $97,115$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$90,000FY2025$91,894FY2026*$97,115
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. LS Solutions, Inc.91 filings
  2. Sathram Corporation71 filings
  3. Unicon Pharma Inc69 filings
  4. UNITED PHARMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.64 filings
  5. INTELLECTT, INC.58 filings
  6. Kelith Group Inc54 filings
  7. Vastek Inc54 filings
  8. ND Global Consulting Services Inc.49 filings
  9. IMPLIFY INC42 filings
  10. Validation Associates LLC41 filings

Top cities

  1. Rensselaer79 filings
  2. Auburn Hills40 filings
  3. Troy33 filings
  4. Houston33 filings
  5. Durham31 filings
  6. East Greenbush24 filings
  7. Rahway23 filings
  8. Austin23 filings
  9. San Jose22 filings
  10. Cambridge22 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. LS Solutions, Inc. · VALIDATION ENGINEER91 filings
  2. Sathram Corporation · VALIDATION ENGINEER71 filings
  3. Unicon Pharma Inc · VALIDATION ENGINEER69 filings
  4. UNITED PHARMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · VALIDATION ENGINEER64 filings
  5. INTELLECTT, INC. · VALIDATION ENGINEER58 filings
  6. Vastek Inc · VALIDATION ENGINEER54 filings
  7. Kelith Group Inc · VALIDATION ENGINEER54 filings
  8. ND Global Consulting Services Inc. · VALIDATION ENGINEER49 filings
  9. IMPLIFY INC · VALIDATION ENGINEER42 filings
  10. Validation Associates LLC · VALIDATION ENGINEER41 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
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-2112$82,618$98,571$114,546$130,499
2026-27Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYArea 1058017-2112$86,466$101,421$116,397$131,352
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2112$89,149$104,541$119,933$135,325
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2112$80,850$95,534$110,219$124,904
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798017-2112$81,162$97,198$113,256$129,293
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2112$99,362$122,158$144,955$167,752
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2112$96,096$117,624$139,131$160,659
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2112$75,421$91,146$106,891$122,616
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910017-2112$80,517$97,261$113,984$130,728
2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958017-2112$78,166$93,704$109,242$124,779