H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Verification Engineer

Occupation profile for Verification Engineer covers 191 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $148,987.

FY2026 certified median
$148,987
Total filings
191
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$121,285–$186,472
Top employer
NVIDIA Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202461$156,000$126,984$177,650
FY202570$168,000$142,472$204,901
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)60$148,987$121,285$186,472

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Verification EngineerFY2024 $156,000; FY2025 $168,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $148,987$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$156,000FY2025$168,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$148,987Certified median offer, Verification EngineerFY2024 $156,000; FY2025 $168,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $148,987$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$156,000FY2025$168,000FY2026*$148,987
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. NVIDIA Corporation108 filings
  2. Ampere Computing LLC23 filings
  3. Microchip Technology Inc.10 filings
  4. Arm, Inc.7 filings
  5. Google LLC7 filings
  6. L&T Technology Services Limited6 filings
  7. Nokia of America Corporation4 filings
  8. NXP USA, Inc.3 filings
  9. AI-Fabrics, LLC2 filings
  10. Arvin Acme Technologies Inc2 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara81 filings
  2. Austin31 filings
  3. Westford13 filings
  4. Chandler11 filings
  5. Durham9 filings
  6. Mountain View6 filings
  7. Milpitas3 filings
  8. San Jose3 filings
  9. Lithia Springs2 filings
  10. Chicago2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. NVIDIA Corporation · Verification Engineer108 filings
  2. Ampere Computing LLC · Verification Engineer23 filings
  3. Microchip Technology Inc. · Verification Engineer10 filings
  4. Arm, Inc. · Verification Engineer7 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 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2072$103,189$128,440$153,712$178,963
2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806017-2072$81,827$104,894$127,941$151,008
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050017-2072$98,280$121,326$144,394$167,440
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2112$99,362$122,158$144,955$167,752
2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890017-2072$94,973$119,912$144,851$169,790
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2061$152,173$180,294$208,437$236,558
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2061$120,994$148,720$176,467$204,194
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2112$75,421$91,146$106,891$122,616