H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Consultant

Occupation profile for Principal Consultant covers 835 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $134,971.

FY2026 certified median
$134,971
Total filings
835
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$123,830–$157,328
Top employer
Genpact LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024346$120,000$105,227$141,000
FY2025309$129,157$114,098$149,987
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)180$134,971$123,830$157,328

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal ConsultantFY2024 $120,000; FY2025 $129,157; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $134,971$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$120,000FY2025$129,157FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$134,971Certified median offer, Principal ConsultantFY2024 $120,000; FY2025 $129,157; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $134,971$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$120,000FY2025$129,157FY2026*$134,971
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Genpact LLC153 filings
  2. Headstrong Services LLC53 filings
  3. THE CAPITAL MARKETS COMPANY46 filings
  4. Birlasoft Solutions, Inc.45 filings
  5. Apps Associates LLC36 filings
  6. Oracle Financial Services Software, Inc.35 filings
  7. Accelalpha, Inc.29 filings
  8. Oracle America, Inc.29 filings
  9. JADE GLOBAL, INC.18 filings
  10. Argano, LLC14 filings

Top cities

  1. New York54 filings
  2. Atlanta47 filings
  3. Houston39 filings
  4. Alpharetta38 filings
  5. Chicago20 filings
  6. Frisco18 filings
  7. Irving17 filings
  8. Princeton15 filings
  9. Austin13 filings
  10. Raleigh12 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Genpact LLC · Principal Consultant153 filings
  2. Headstrong Services LLC · Principal Consultant53 filings
  3. THE CAPITAL MARKETS COMPANY · Principal Consultant46 filings
  4. Birlasoft Solutions, Inc. · Principal Consultant45 filings
  5. Apps Associates LLC · Principal Consultant36 filings
  6. Oracle Financial Services Software, Inc. · Principal Consultant35 filings
  7. Accelalpha, Inc. · Principal Consultant29 filings
  8. Oracle America, Inc. · Principal Consultant29 filings
  9. JADE GLOBAL, INC. · Principal Consultant18 filings
  10. Argano, LLC · Principal Consultant14 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
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
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
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1252$102,086$127,462$152,838$178,214
2026-27Trenton-Princeton, NJArea 4594015-1252$88,296$110,344$132,413$154,461
2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958015-1252$89,398$112,902$136,406$159,910
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1299$71,802$95,306$118,810$142,314