Engineer IV H-1B wages

Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Software Developers (SOC 15-1252).

Employers filed 25 wage applications for Engineer IV jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 15 employers. The median offered wage was $136,000, 6.8% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. The University of Phoenix, Inc. filed the most (5, median $161,198).

Filings: 25
Positions covered: 23
Employers: 15
Median offered: $136,000
Median prevailing wage: $114,208
Filings since FY2020: 152
Median offer change since FY2020: +13%

Engineer IV, all employers25 filings, July 2025 to June 2026

$136,000Median wage employers told the government they would pay

$108,160 to $154,559Where the middle half of the filings fall

$114,208Prevailing wage: the legal minimum for these jobs

Offered wage since 2020

The median wage offered for Engineer IV jobs rose 13%, from $120,249 in fiscal 2020 to $136,000 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 6.8% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2024, with 27 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.

Engineer IV by fiscal year

Fiscal year	Filings	Median offered	vs year before	Median prevailing	vs prevailing
2026 (Oct to Jun)	20	$136,000	+7.0%	$114,208	+6.8%
2025	25	$127,087	+1.4%	$117,375	+2.1%
2024	27	$125,361	+8.9%	$113,880	+11.3%
2023	16	$115,074	+13.0%	$104,458	+9.8%
2022	22	$101,801	−9.4%	$92,612	+6.2%
2021	21	$112,339	−6.6%	$108,380	+4.9%
2020	21	$120,249	n/a	$99,902	+4.3%

Employers that file for this title

Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage

Employer	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
The University of Phoenix, Inc.	5	$161,198	+4.9%
Yokogawa Corporation of America	3	$122,012	+6.8%
Freese and Nichols, Inc.	2	$87,995	at the minimum
Civitas Engineering Group, Inc. formerly known as KIT Professionals, Inc	2	$111,280	+0.9%
Xylem Services USA LLC	2	$137,260	+16.6%
Populus Group LLC	2	$99,341	+6.1%
Electric Power Systems International, Inc.	1	$173,225	+26.9%
The Raymond Corporation	1	$113,029	+2.8%
The Heil Co.	1	n/a
Pape-Dawson Consulting Engineers LLC	1	$93,075	+10.2%
HP Inc.	1	$157,560	at the minimum
Ineight, Inc.	1	$139,300	+23.4%
Aramco Americas Company	1	$91,260	+8.5%
Allvue Systems	1	$136,000	+6.9%
Generac Power Systems	1	$144,200	+15.0%

Where Engineer IV jobs are filed

Worksite	Filings	Median offered	vs prevailing
Phoenix, AZ	5	$161,198	+4.9%
Houston, TX	4	$101,270	+0.9%
Sugar Land, TX	3	$122,012	+6.8%
Colorado Springs, CO	2	$137,260	+16.6%
Warren, MI	2	$99,341	+6.1%
Austin, TX	1	$86,008	at the minimum
East Syracuse, NY	1	$113,029	+2.8%
Fort Payne, AL	1	n/a
Maryland Heights, MO	1	$173,225	+26.9%
Morrisville, NC	1	$157,560	at the minimum
New York, NY	1	$136,000	+6.9%
Plano, TX	1	$93,075	+10.2%
Scottsdale, AZ	1	$139,300	+23.4%
Waukesha, WI	1	$144,200	+15.0%

Seniority of the jobs filed

Level I, entry5%

Level II, qualified25%

Level III, experienced30%

Level IV, fully competent40%

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.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.