H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Data Engineer I

Occupation profile for Principal Data Engineer I covers 12 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $160,294.

FY2026 certified median
$160,294
Total filings
12
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$137,647–$182,941
Top employer
McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20247$220,000$179,950$224,950
FY20252$167,502$141,252$193,751
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$160,294$137,647$182,941

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Data Engineer IFY2024 $220,000; FY2025 $167,502; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $160,294$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$220,000FY2025$167,502FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$160,294Certified median offer, Principal Data Engineer IFY2024 $220,000; FY2025 $167,502; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $160,294$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$220,000FY2025$167,502FY2026*$160,294
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States7 filings
  2. Ascentt Systems Inc.3 filings
  3. Charter Communications, Inc.1 filings
  4. IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Plano3 filings
  2. Atlanta2 filings
  3. Chicago2 filings
  4. Los Angeles1 filings
  5. Englewood1 filings
  6. Westbrook1 filings
  7. New York1 filings
  8. Seattle1 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
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-2051$75,691$99,299$122,907$146,515
    2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-2051$77,875$98,946$120,037$141,107
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1243$102,918$124,384$145,870$167,336
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-2051$76,336$97,490$118,664$139,818
    2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974015-1243$115,898$135,325$154,773$174,200
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1242$70,678$94,307$117,957$141,586
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-2051$87,256$115,835$144,414$172,994
    2026-27Portland-South Portland, MEArea 3886015-1252$90,709$110,864$131,040$151,195
    2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-2051$93,912$127,026$160,118$193,232