Validation Engineer II H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Validation Engineers (SOC 17-2112.02).
Employers filed 28 wage applications for Validation Engineer II jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 19 employers. The median offered wage was $96,209, 2.6% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Eliquent Life Sciences filed the most (5, median $82,451).
- Filings
- 28
- Positions covered
- 28
- Employers
- 19
- Median offered
- $96,209
- Median prevailing wage
- $91,656
- Filings since FY2020
- 184
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +16%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Validation Engineer II jobs rose 16%, from $84,000 in fiscal 2020 to $97,760 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 3.0% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2025, with 41 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.
Validation Engineer II by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 19 | $97,760 | −0.6% | $91,770 | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 41 | $98,380 | +9.3% | $88,462 | +15.4% |
| 2024 | 16 | $89,996 | −5.3% | $83,138 | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 40 | $95,000 | −3.6% | $79,851 | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 33 | $98,500 | +15.7% | $91,239 | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 19 | $85,124 | +1.3% | $81,827 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 16 | $84,000 | n/a | $76,513 | +9.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eliquent Life Sciences | 5 | $82,451 | at the minimum | |
| Alcami Carolinas Corporation | 2 | $93,876 | +12.9% | |
| EMD Millipore Corporation | 2 | $105,000 | +8.5% | |
| Alkermes, Inc. | 2 | $89,650 | +19.0% | |
| IT Minds, LLC | 2 | $95,358 | +11.6% | |
| Exelead Inc. | 2 | $93,500 | +0.5% | |
| Total Validation Services, Inc. | 1 | $120,000 | +4.6% | |
| HL Mando America Corporation | 1 | $93,642 | at the minimum | |
| Civica, Inc. | 1 | $145,000 | +5.6% | |
| Sigma-Aldrich Manufacturing LLC | 1 | $95,000 | +12.5% | |
| Intellectt Inc | 1 | $97,760 | +0.1% | |
| Medtronic, Inc. | 1 | $102,669 | at the minimum | |
| Rani Therapeutics, LLC | 1 | $120,182 | at the minimum | |
| AMP Solutions LLC | 1 | $93,454 | at the minimum | |
| Mangan, Inc. | 1 | $108,680 | +3.8% | |
| Empower Clinic Services, L.L.C. | 1 | $112,000 | +19.3% | |
| PSC Biotech Corporation | 1 | $90,185 | +32.2% | |
| Kite Pharma Inc. | 1 | $97,847 | at the minimum | |
| Fagron Compounding Services LLC | 1 | $88,130 | at the minimum | |
Where Validation Engineer II jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington, DC | 4 | $82,379 | +1.0% | |
| Houston, TX | 2 | $95,607 | +0.1% | |
| Indianapolis, IN | 2 | $93,500 | +0.5% | |
| Lebanon, IN | 2 | $95,358 | +11.6% | |
| St. Louis, MO | 2 | $92,593 | +22.4% | |
| West Point, PA | 2 | $93,876 | +12.9% | |
| Bedford, MA | 1 | $105,000 | +2.3% | |
| Berkeley, CA | 1 | $120,000 | +4.6% | |
| Danvers, MA | 1 | $102,669 | at the minimum | |
| East Windsor, NJ | 1 | $112,000 | +19.3% | |
| El Segundo, CA | 1 | $97,847 | at the minimum | |
| Jaffrey, NH | 1 | $105,000 | +14.7% | |
| Novi, MI | 1 | $93,642 | at the minimum | |
| Petersburg, VA | 1 | $145,000 | +5.6% | |
| Raleigh, NC | 1 | $108,680 | +3.8% | |
| San Jose, CA | 1 | $120,182 | at the minimum | |
| Somerville, MA | 1 | $86,902 | at the minimum | |
| Springboro, OH | 1 | $90,000 | +15.4% | |
| Wichita, KS | 1 | $88,130 | at the minimum | |
| Wilmington, OH | 1 | $89,300 | +22.7% | |
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.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.