H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal CPU Engineer

Occupation profile for Principal CPU Engineer covers 22 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $211,900.

FY2026 certified median
$211,900
Total filings
22
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$211,900–$211,900
Top employer
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20249$218,000$198,000$218,000
FY20255$211,900$211,900$218,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)8$211,900$211,900$211,900

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal CPU EngineerFY2024 $218,000; FY2025 $211,900; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $211,900$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$218,000FY2025$211,900FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$211,900Certified median offer, Principal CPU EngineerFY2024 $218,000; FY2025 $211,900; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $211,900$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$218,000FY2025$211,900FY2026*$211,900
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.22 filings

Top cities

  1. Austin12 filings
  2. Santa Clara9 filings
  3. San Diego1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. · Principal CPU Engineer22 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
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2072$107,765$131,622$155,501$179,358