H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Automation Engineer

Occupation profile for Principal Automation Engineer covers 18 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $152,880.

FY2026 certified median
$152,880
Total filings
18
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$132,328–$166,156
Top employer
Automated Video Inspection Devices Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$135,188$135,188$151,803
FY20259$125,048$116,480$127,754
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)6$152,880$132,328$166,156

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Automation EngineerFY2024 $135,188; FY2025 $125,048; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $152,880$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$135,188FY2025$125,048FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$152,880Certified median offer, Principal Automation EngineerFY2024 $135,188; FY2025 $125,048; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $152,880$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$135,188FY2025$125,048FY2026*$152,880
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Automated Video Inspection Devices Corporation2 filings
  2. Genentech, Inc.2 filings
  3. PACIV-USA, LLC2 filings
  4. Autodesk, Inc.1 filings
  5. Becton, Dickinson and Company1 filings
  6. DFS Corporate Services LLC1 filings
  7. Discover Products Inc1 filings
  8. Fidelity Service Company, Inc. d/b/a Fidelity Investments1 filings
  9. Fresenius USA Manufacturing, Inc., a Fresenius Medical Care N.A. company1 filings
  10. Insurance Services Office, Inc1 filings

Top cities

  1. Oceanside2 filings
  2. San Francisco2 filings
  3. Riverwoods2 filings
  4. Portsmouth2 filings
  5. West Greenwich2 filings
  6. Boston1 filings
  7. Westford1 filings
  8. Jersey City1 filings
  9. Pittsburgh1 filings
  10. El Paso1 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 1446017-2199$92,976$115,107$137,259$159,390
    2026-27Providence-Warwick, RI-MAArea 3930017-2199$69,472$97,386$125,320$153,234
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1253$80,579$108,472$136,344$164,237
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1299$71,843$99,050$126,277$153,483
    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 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
    2026-27El Paso, TXArea 2134017-2141$59,779$78,894$98,030$117,146
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1253$84,323$107,349$130,354$153,379