H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Data Engineer, Principal

Occupation profile for Data Engineer, Principal covers 15 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $149,926.

FY2026 certified median
$149,926
Total filings
15
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$139,870–$157,531
Top employer
Cummins Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$104,059$100,000$111,654
FY20258$132,538$128,907$146,293
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$149,926$139,870$157,531

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Data Engineer, PrincipalFY2024 $104,059; FY2025 $132,538; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $149,926$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$104,059FY2025$132,538FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$149,926Certified median offer, Data Engineer, PrincipalFY2024 $104,059; FY2025 $132,538; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $149,926$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$104,059FY2025$132,538FY2026*$149,926
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Cummins Inc.8 filings
  2. Infor (US), LLC2 filings
  3. Federal Express Corporation1 filings
  4. FedEx Dataworks, Inc.1 filings
  5. Group Health Plan, Inc.1 filings
  6. SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL1 filings
  7. Shift4 Payments, LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Columbus7 filings
  2. Land O Lakes2 filings
  3. Alpharetta2 filings
  4. Indianapolis1 filings
  5. Eagan1 filings
  6. Chesapeake1 filings
  7. Seattle1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Cummins Inc. · Data Engineer, Principal8 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
2026-27Columbus, INArea 1802015-1252$85,218$96,408$107,619$118,810
2026-27Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLArea 4530015-1299$59,259$83,970$108,659$133,370
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1243$112,528$129,938$147,326$164,736
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-2051$77,875$98,946$120,037$141,107
2026-27Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, INArea 2690015-1252$77,667$95,805$113,942$132,080
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346015-1243$103,522$120,141$136,739$153,358
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-2051$93,912$127,026$160,118$193,232
2026-27Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NCArea 4726015-1243$94,494$115,170$135,866$156,541