H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Validation & Quality Engineer

Occupation profile for Validation & Quality Engineer covers 7 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $76,960.

FY2026 certified median
$76,960
Total filings
7
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$76,960–$76,960
Top employer
Vastek Inc
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$90,126$85,619$100,190
FY20253$94,578$94,578$103,334
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)1$76,960$76,960$76,960

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Validation & Quality EngineerFY2024 $90,126; FY2025 $94,578; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $76,960$0$40,000$80,000$120,000FY2024$90,126FY2025$94,578FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$76,960Certified median offer, Validation & Quality EngineerFY2024 $90,126; FY2025 $94,578; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $76,960$0$40k$80k$120kFY2024$90,126FY2025$94,578FY2026*$76,960
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Vastek Inc2 filings
  2. Hawkins, Inc.1 filings
  3. LONZA HOUSTON INC1 filings
  4. NEW SPS CROSSFOLDS, LLC1 filings
  5. ONEUS Technologies LLC1 filings
  6. Spark Life Solutions Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Diego2 filings
  2. Alameda1 filings
  3. Minneapolis1 filings
  4. Commack1 filings
  5. Austin1 filings
  6. Pearland1 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 Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2112$81,765$100,922$120,058$139,214
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2112$72,030$93,725$115,419$137,114
    2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642017-2112$78,416$100,693$122,970$145,246
    2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346017-2112$81,286$96,928$112,590$128,232
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-2112$82,618$98,571$114,546$130,499
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2112$96,096$117,624$139,131$160,659