H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Applications Engineer

Occupation profile for Principal Applications Engineer covers 15 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $190,000.

FY2026 certified median
$190,000
Total filings
15
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$170,000–$195,931
Top employer
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$160,304$150,181$170,427
FY20255$187,652$172,000$201,989
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)8$190,000$170,000$195,931

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Applications EngineerFY2024 $160,304; FY2025 $187,652; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $190,000$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$160,304FY2025$187,652FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$190,000Certified median offer, Principal Applications EngineerFY2024 $160,304; FY2025 $187,652; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $190,000$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$160,304FY2025$187,652FY2026*$190,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Skyworks Solutions, Inc.4 filings
  2. PEGASYSTEMS INC.2 filings
  3. Qorvo US, INC.2 filings
  4. Eliyan Corp.1 filings
  5. Infineon Technologies LLC1 filings
  6. Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.1 filings
  7. Maxlinear, Inc.1 filings
  8. National Instruments Corporation1 filings
  9. NXP USA, Inc.1 filings
  10. Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose4 filings
  2. Cedar Rapids2 filings
  3. Waltham2 filings
  4. Austin2 filings
  5. Scottsdale1 filings
  6. Newbury Park1 filings
  7. Santa Clara1 filings
  8. Greensboro1 filings
  9. Warwick1 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
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
    2026-27Cedar Rapids, IAArea 1630017-2072$69,680$86,320$102,960$119,600
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1299$69,264$97,989$126,714$155,438
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
    2026-27Greensboro-High Point, NCArea 2466017-2071$79,456$101,338$123,219$145,101
    2026-27Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CAArea 3710015-1252$104,250$138,965$173,659$208,374
    2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806017-2072$81,827$104,894$127,941$151,008
    2026-27Providence-Warwick, RI-MAArea 3930017-2071$82,680$103,979$125,299$146,598
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1299$113,672$154,482$195,270$236,080