Development Engineer H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Mechanical Engineers (SOC 17-2141).
Employers filed 33 wage applications for Development Engineer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 23 employers. The median offered wage was $99,794, 6.0% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Eguru Solutions, LLC filed the most (3, median $76,856).
- Filings
- 33
- Positions covered
- 32
- Employers
- 23
- Median offered
- $99,794
- Median prevailing wage
- $91,281
- Filings since FY2020
- 355
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +22%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Development Engineer jobs rose 22%, from $81,536 in fiscal 2020 to $99,794 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 6.0% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2020, with 83 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Development Engineer by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 23 | $99,794 | −3.2% | $91,281 | +6.0% |
| 2025 | 34 | $103,110 | +4.6% | $94,204 | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 42 | $98,613 | +1.5% | $85,540 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 43 | $97,115 | +9.0% | $90,480 | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 65 | $89,129 | −3.9% | $84,032 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 65 | $92,750 | +13.8% | $82,555 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 83 | $81,536 | n/a | $80,704 | +2.4% |
Employers that file for this title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eguru Solutions, LLC | 3 | $76,856 | at the minimum | |
| Hoosier Racing Tire Corp. | 2 | $99,747 | +27.3% | |
| Akkodis, Inc. | 2 | $113,256 | +26.1% | |
| Wolfspeed, Inc. | 2 | $137,191 | +11.2% | |
| Otto Bock HealthCare LP | 2 | $104,037 | +17.0% | |
| Lakshya Technologies Inc | 2 | $103,491 | at the minimum | |
| New York Structural Biology Center | 2 | $98,800 | +21.4% | |
| FIT Electronics Inc. | 2 | $130,936 | +13.1% | |
| Populus Group LLC | 2 | $100,880 | +7.7% | |
| Ideate Technologies, LLC. | 1 | $106,579 | at the minimum | |
| Optimized Gas Treating, Inc. | 1 | $88,920 | at the minimum | |
| Thompson Construction Group, Inc. | 1 | $95,000 | +9.3% | |
| XtalPi Inc. | 1 | $107,557 | at the minimum | |
| Philips Image Guided Therapy Corporation | 1 | $74,963 | at the minimum | |
| LER Product Design, LLC | 1 | $85,446 | +9.8% | |
| Autoliv ASP Inc. | 1 | $97,090 | +3.7% | |
| Geospace Technologies Corporation | 1 | $122,414 | +14.6% | |
| FNR Solutions Inc. | 1 | $134,971 | at the minimum | |
| Invacare Corporation | 1 | $87,023 | +5.4% | |
Showing the 19 employers with the most filings of 23. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Development Engineer jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindon, UT | 3 | $76,856 | at the minimum | |
| Auburn Hills, MI | 2 | $91,268 | +6.8% | |
| Irvine, CA | 2 | $130,936 | +13.1% | |
| New York, NY | 2 | $98,800 | +21.4% | |
| Plymouth, IN | 2 | $99,747 | +27.3% | |
| Plymouth, MI | 2 | $100,880 | +7.7% | |
| Plymouth, MN | 2 | $90,771 | at the minimum | |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 2 | $104,037 | +17.0% | |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 2 | $113,256 | +26.1% | |
| Buda, TX | 1 | $88,920 | at the minimum | |
| Dayton, OH | 1 | $94,765 | at the minimum | |
| Dearborn, MI | 1 | $93,642 | at the minimum | |
| Durham, NC | 1 | $139,381 | at the minimum | |
| East Stroudsburg, PA | 1 | $83,200 | +7.3% | |
| Elyria, OH | 1 | $87,023 | +5.4% | |
| Fayetteville, AR | 1 | $135,000 | +22.4% | |
| Florence, SC | 1 | $95,000 | +9.3% | |
| Frisco, TX | 1 | $134,971 | at the minimum | |
| Houston, TX | 1 | $122,414 | +14.6% | |
| Hutto, TX | 1 | $69,389 | at the minimum | |
| Mountain View, CA | 1 | $117,000 | +11.1% | |
| Somerville, MA | 1 | $107,557 | at the minimum | |
| Tracy, CA | 1 | $112,216 | at the minimum | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
- 1 filing is for part-time work. Hourly wages are shown as full-time equivalents (2,080 hours a year).
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.
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