H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Application Development Engineer

Occupation profile for Principal Application Development Engineer covers 5 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $196,674.

FY2026 certified median
$196,674
Total filings
5
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$196,674–$196,674
Top employer
Centene Management Company, LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$183,512$183,512$183,512
FY20252$195,070$192,605$197,535
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)1$196,674$196,674$196,674

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Application Development EngineerFY2024 $183,512; FY2025 $195,070; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $196,674$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$183,512FY2025$195,070FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$196,674Certified median offer, Principal Application Development EngineerFY2024 $183,512; FY2025 $195,070; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $196,674$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$183,512FY2025$195,070FY2026*$196,674
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Centene Management Company, LLC3 filings
  2. Cloud Software Group, Inc.2 filings

Top cities

  1. Land O Lakes2 filings
  2. Cupertino1 filings
  3. San Ramon1 filings
  4. St. Louis1 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
    2026-27Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLArea 4530015-1252$84,448$108,909$133,390$157,851
    2026-27St. Louis, MO-ILArea 4118015-1252$84,718$105,310$125,882$146,474
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653