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Validation Engineers
SOC 17-2112. Offered wages, prevailing wage levels and sponsoring employers on H-1B labor condition applications, with PERM counts.
Employers filed 19,534 labor condition applications for Validation Engineers (SOC 17-2112) in fiscal years 2025–2026, 19,141 of them certified.
The median offered wage is $108,000 a year (quartiles $90,870–$133,300), close to the $122,221 median across all occupations; the median prevailing wage cited is $96,221. Level II is the most common prevailing wage level (37% of filings).
PERM applications for the occupation number 4,688 with a median offered wage of $106,723.
H-1B labor condition applications
Employer-specific case information was provided to OFLC by employers who submitted foreign labor certification applications. These are not employer responses to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' survey. Wage levels I–IV are as stated on the application. Data through 30 Jun 2026.
Applications by fiscal year
Prevailing wage levels
Level I 20%Level II 37%Level III 20%Level IV 18%Not stated 5%
| Measure | SOC 17-2112 | All occupations |
|---|---|---|
| Median offered wage | $108,000 | $122,221 |
| 25th–75th percentile | $90,870–$133,300 | — |
| Share at Level I or II | 57% | 56% |
| Share certified | 98% | 98% |
Wages annualised from the rate and unit on the application; medians use up to 4,000 sampled applications per occupation (4,000 here).
Offered wages by employer
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
All employers, A to Z
All employers for Validation Engineers: 2,983 records. The A to Z list names every employer with a page that has this occupation among its most-filed H-1B occupations.
10x to BerBer to Doodor to HAIHal to LKMLMI to PACPAC to SieSie to ValVal to Zyn
Worksite states
California 4,490 · Texas 2,185 · Michigan 1,113 · Illinois 890 · Massachusetts 846 · New York 699 · North Carolina 694 · Indiana 687 · New Jersey 678 · Ohio 534
PERM labor certification
PERM applications as disclosed by OFLC; FY2024 covers the new Form 9089 only. Status is as recorded at the data date. Data through 30 Jun 2026.
Median offered wage on PERM applications: $106,723.
| Employer | City | PERM applications |
|---|---|---|
| Tesla, Inc. | Austin | 214 |
| Rivian Automotive, LLC | Irvine | 105 |
| Applied Materials, Inc | Santa Clara | 94 |
| Intellectt, Inc. | Iselin | 92 |
| Intel Corporation | Santa Clara | 72 |
| Apple Inc. | Cupertino | 61 |
| Intuitive Surgical Operations, Inc. | Sunnyvale | 55 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | Minneapolis | 55 |
| Cepheid | Sunnyvale | 44 |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | Boise | 44 |
| Asml US, LP | Chandler | 43 |
| Lucid USA, Inc. | Newark | 42 |
| Cummins Inc. | Nashville | 41 |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | Franklin Lakes | 38 |
| Fusion Life Sciences Technologies LLC | Alpharetta | 37 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Questions and answers
What is the H-1B salary for Validation Engineers?
The median offered wage on labor condition applications for SOC 17-2112 is $108,000 a year, with the middle half between $90,870 and $133,300; the median prevailing wage cited is $96,221.
Which employers file the most H-1B applications for Validation Engineers?
Tesla, Inc. (1,838), Amazon.com Services LLC (616), Apple Inc. (456), Rivian Automotive, LLC (261), Lucid USA, Inc. (198)
Which wage level is most common for Validation Engineers?
Level II: Level I 20%, Level II 37%, Level III 20%, Level IV 18% of filings.
How many PERM applications name Validation Engineers?
4,688 in fiscal years 2024–2026, median offered wage $106,723.
Source: OFLC LCA and PERM disclosure files, fiscal years 2025–2026, through 30 Jun 2026. Occupation pages are built for SOC codes with at least 50 applications. How H-1B wage levels work.