H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal, Data Engineer

Occupation profile for Principal, Data Engineer covers 536 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $148,382.

FY2026 certified median
$148,382
Total filings
536
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$132,781–$176,001
Top employer
Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024139$141,170$131,379$159,803
FY2025194$142,768$130,021$167,115
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)203$148,382$132,781$176,001

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal, Data EngineerFY2024 $141,170; FY2025 $142,768; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $148,382$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$141,170FY2025$142,768FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$148,382Certified median offer, Principal, Data EngineerFY2024 $141,170; FY2025 $142,768; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $148,382$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$141,170FY2025$142,768FY2026*$148,382
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments138 filings
  2. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC49 filings
  3. WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.19 filings
  4. Citizens Financial Group, Inc.10 filings
  5. DFS Corporate Services LLC10 filings
  6. Fidelity Workplace Investing LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments9 filings
  7. DataEconomy, Inc.8 filings
  8. Atlassian US, Inc.7 filings
  9. Caremark LLC6 filings
  10. Expedia, Inc.6 filings

Top cities

  1. Durham111 filings
  2. Westlake67 filings
  3. Charlotte14 filings
  4. Chicago13 filings
  5. Riverwoods13 filings
  6. New York13 filings
  7. Austin10 filings
  8. Bentonville9 filings
  9. Atlanta9 filings
  10. Merrimack9 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments · Principal, Data Engineer138 filings
  2. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC · Principal, Data Engineer49 filings
  3. WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC. · Principal, Data Engineer19 filings
  4. DFS Corporate Services LLC · Principal, Data Engineer10 filings
  5. Citizens Financial Group, Inc. · Principal, Data Engineer10 filings
  6. Fidelity Workplace Investing LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments · Principal, Data Engineer9 filings
  7. DataEconomy, Inc. · Principal, Data Engineer8 filings
  8. Atlassian US, Inc. · Principal, Data Engineer7 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
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050015-1252$105,955$127,067$148,179$169,291
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27Providence-Warwick, RI-MAArea 3930015-1252$91,915$111,530$131,165$150,779
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-2051$76,336$97,490$118,664$139,818
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, ARArea 2222015-1252$70,054$89,814$109,554$129,314
2026-27Manchester-Nashua, NHArea 3170015-1252$105,664$129,626$153,566$177,528