H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Associate Principal, Software Engineering

Occupation profile for Associate Principal, Software Engineering covers 44 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $134,100.

FY2026 certified median
$134,100
Total filings
44
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$111,712–$156,999
Top employer
The Options Clearing Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202423$144,600$126,800$152,100
FY202513$141,400$130,800$161,200
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)8$134,100$111,712$156,999

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 EngineeringFY2024 $144,600; FY2025 $141,400; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $134,100$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$144,600FY2025$141,400FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$134,100Certified median offer, Associate Principal, Software EngineeringFY2024 $144,600; FY2025 $141,400; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $134,100$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$144,600FY2025$141,400FY2026*$134,100
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The Options Clearing Corporation29 filings
  2. LTIMindtree Limited15 filings

Top cities

  1. Dallas20 filings
  2. Chicago10 filings
  3. Hartford3 filings
  4. Mountlake Terrace3 filings
  5. Bloomington1 filings
  6. Charlotte1 filings
  7. Greensboro1 filings
  8. Hillsboro1 filings
  9. McKinney1 filings
  10. Plano1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. The Options Clearing Corporation · Associate Principal, Software Engineering29 filings
  2. LTIMindtree Limited · Associate Principal, Software Engineering15 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
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CTArea 2554015-1252$95,077$114,733$134,368$154,024
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1299$70,034$97,011$123,989$150,966
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1299$74,568$104,978$135,408$165,818
2026-27Bloomington, ILArea 1401015-1299$52,291$72,696$93,080$113,485
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-1252$99,029$118,934$138,840$158,746
2026-27Greensboro-High Point, NCArea 2466015-1252$86,798$106,496$126,214$145,912
2026-27Milwaukee-Waukesha, WIArea 3334015-1252$84,677$102,586$120,494$138,403