H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Lead Associate Principal, Software Engineering

Occupation profile for Lead Associate Principal, Software Engineering covers 6 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $153,409.

FY2026 certified median
$153,409
Total filings
6
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$147,243–$156,025
Top employer
The Options Clearing Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20252$144,700$140,100$149,300
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$153,409$147,243$156,025

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Lead Associate Principal, Software EngineeringFY2025 $144,700; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $153,409$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2025$144,700FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$153,409Certified median offer, Lead Associate Principal, Software EngineeringFY2025 $144,700; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $153,409$0$60k$120k$180kFY2025$144,700FY2026*$153,409
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The Options Clearing Corporation6 filings

Top cities

  1. Chicago4 filings
  2. Bentonville1 filings
  3. Irving1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    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
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1253$74,381$91,749$109,138$126,506
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1253$70,054$88,566$107,099$125,611
    2026-27Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, ARArea 2222015-1252$70,054$89,814$109,554$129,314