H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Validation Engineer III

Occupation profile for Validation Engineer III covers 36 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $102,000.

FY2026 certified median
$102,000
Total filings
36
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$87,463–$114,500
Top employer
Azzur Group DBA, Azzur Consulting LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202417$104,372$95,000$128,000
FY202516$112,371$100,147$115,195
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$102,000$87,463$114,500

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Validation Engineer IIIFY2024 $104,372; FY2025 $112,371; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $102,000$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$104,372FY2025$112,371FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$102,000Certified median offer, Validation Engineer IIIFY2024 $104,372; FY2025 $112,371; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $102,000$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$104,372FY2025$112,371FY2026*$102,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Azzur Group DBA, Azzur Consulting LLC6 filings
  2. EMD MILLIPORE CORPORATION4 filings
  3. FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies Texas LLC3 filings
  4. Gilead Sciences, Inc.3 filings
  5. AGC Biologics, Inc.2 filings
  6. Azzur Group LLC dba Azzur Consulting LLC2 filings
  7. Kashiv BioSciences LLC2 filings
  8. Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.2 filings
  9. Anika Therapeutics, Inc.1 filings
  10. Arrowtek Technologies, LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Oceanside3 filings
  2. Bedford3 filings
  3. Jaffrey3 filings
  4. College Station3 filings
  5. Morrisville2 filings
  6. Piscataway2 filings
  7. Hatboro2 filings
  8. Bothell2 filings
  9. Irvine1 filings
  10. La Verne1 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
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2112$89,149$104,541$119,933$135,325
    2026-27College Station-Bryan, TXArea 1778017-2112$52,832$64,605$76,378$88,150
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-2112$82,618$98,571$114,546$130,499
    2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958017-2112$78,166$93,704$109,242$124,779
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2112$83,387$102,253$121,098$139,963
    2026-27Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan areaArea 330000617-2112$76,544$87,339$98,114$108,909
    2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798017-2112$81,162$97,198$113,256$129,293
    2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2199$85,197$110,698$136,178$161,678
    2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266017-2112$95,410$114,899$134,368$153,858
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2199$92,976$115,107$137,259$159,390