H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Associate, Principal Software Engineer

Occupation profile for Associate, Principal Software Engineer covers 11 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $131,997.

FY2026 certified median
$131,997
Total filings
11
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$130,000–$139,152
Top employer
Nomura Holding America, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20256$145,729$126,615$163,750
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$131,997$130,000$139,152

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Associate, Principal Software EngineerFY2025 $145,729; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $131,997$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2025$145,729FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$131,997Certified median offer, Associate, Principal Software EngineerFY2025 $145,729; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $131,997$0$50k$100k$150kFY2025$145,729FY2026*$131,997
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Nomura Holding America, Inc.9 filings
  2. FINCONS.US, INC.1 filings
  3. Saviynt, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. New York9 filings
  2. Los Angeles1 filings
  3. Cedar Park1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Nomura Holding America, Inc. · Associate, Principal Software Engineer9 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
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051