H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Application Engineer

Occupation profile for Principal Application Engineer covers 289 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $148,971.

FY2026 certified median
$148,971
Total filings
289
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$148,971–$153,315
Top employer
DFS Corporate Services LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202483$145,000$144,560$149,823
FY2025110$149,781$148,949$153,317
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)96$148,971$148,971$153,315

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Application EngineerFY2024 $145,000; FY2025 $149,781; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $148,971$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$145,000FY2025$149,781FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$148,971Certified median offer, Principal Application EngineerFY2024 $145,000; FY2025 $149,781; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $148,971$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$145,000FY2025$149,781FY2026*$148,971
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. DFS Corporate Services LLC149 filings
  2. Cadence Design Systems, Inc.52 filings
  3. Capital One Services, LLC45 filings
  4. Pulse Network LLC15 filings
  5. Diners Club International Ltd5 filings
  6. Navy Federal Credit Union3 filings
  7. Riot Games, Inc.3 filings
  8. ANSYS, Inc.2 filings
  9. Cloud Software Group, Inc.2 filings
  10. The Hanover Insurance Company2 filings

Top cities

  1. Riverwoods189 filings
  2. San Jose32 filings
  3. Austin10 filings
  4. Houston8 filings
  5. Los Angeles3 filings
  6. Irvine2 filings
  7. Fort Lauderdale2 filings
  8. Worcester2 filings
  9. Cary2 filings
  10. Powell2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. DFS Corporate Services LLC · Principal Application Engineer149 filings
  2. Cadence Design Systems, Inc. · Principal Application Engineer52 filings
  3. Capital One Services, LLC · Principal Application Engineer45 filings
  4. Pulse Network LLC · Principal Application Engineer15 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
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194041-9031$120,994$150,426$179,878$209,310
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1299$60,528$84,781$109,013$133,266
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242041-9031$89,086$117,250$145,392$173,555
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642015-1252$87,776$110,344$132,891$155,459
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1299$59,093$91,229$123,365$155,501
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108041-9031$79,123$102,024$124,904$147,805