H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal

Occupation profile for Principal covers 410 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $230,000.

FY2026 certified median
$230,000
Total filings
410
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$172,202–$267,812
Top employer
Boston Consulting Group, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024116$252,900$207,500$300,000
FY2025156$250,000$179,650$300,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)138$230,000$172,202$267,812

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, PrincipalFY2024 $252,900; FY2025 $250,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $230,000$0$90,000$180,000$270,000FY2024$252,900FY2025$250,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$230,000Certified median offer, PrincipalFY2024 $252,900; FY2025 $250,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $230,000$0$90k$180k$270kFY2024$252,900FY2025$250,000FY2026*$230,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Boston Consulting Group, Inc.43 filings
  2. Slalom, Inc.33 filings
  3. Apollo Management Holdings, L.P.21 filings
  4. PwC US Consulting LLP21 filings
  5. THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP, INC.20 filings
  6. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.19 filings
  7. Deloitte Consulting LLP16 filings
  8. A.T. Kearney, Inc.12 filings
  9. KKR Credit Advisors (US) LLC12 filings
  10. Centerview Partners, LLC8 filings

Top cities

  1. New York145 filings
  2. Chicago27 filings
  3. San Francisco24 filings
  4. Boston21 filings
  5. Menlo Park13 filings
  6. Houston13 filings
  7. Dallas12 filings
  8. Atlanta9 filings
  9. Summit8 filings
  10. Washington7 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Boston Consulting Group, Inc. · Principal43 filings
  2. Slalom, Inc. · Principal33 filings
  3. PwC US Consulting LLP · Principal21 filings
  4. Apollo Management Holdings, L.P. · Principal21 filings
  5. THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP, INC. · Principal20 filings
  6. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. · Principal19 filings
  7. Deloitte Consulting LLP · Principal16 filings
  8. KKR Credit Advisors (US) LLC · Principal12 filings
  9. A.T. Kearney, Inc. · Principal12 filings
  10. Oliver Wyman, LLC · 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
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562013-2051$87,339$117,686$148,054$178,402
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562011-3031$148,387$199,222$250,078$300,914
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562013-1111$76,648$104,978$133,307$161,637
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186013-1111$73,258$105,165$137,093$169,000
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186013-2051$85,800$114,046$142,272$170,518
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446013-1111$92,518$120,910$149,323$177,715
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562011-3021$153,899$189,259$224,640$260,000
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698013-1111$67,475$91,915$116,334$140,774
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642013-1111$68,307$90,293$112,299$134,285
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206013-1111$68,869$89,835$110,781$131,747