H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Data Engineering

Occupation profile for Principal Data Engineering covers 46 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $147,077.

FY2026 certified median
$147,077
Total filings
46
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$130,707–$185,857
Top employer
Optum Services, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202412$149,530$133,101$177,970
FY202519$158,080$130,354$186,556
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)15$147,077$130,707$185,857

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Data EngineeringFY2024 $149,530; FY2025 $158,080; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $147,077$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$149,530FY2025$158,080FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$147,077Certified median offer, Principal Data EngineeringFY2024 $149,530; FY2025 $158,080; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $147,077$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$149,530FY2025$158,080FY2026*$147,077
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Optum Services, Inc.23 filings
  2. Amazon.com Services LLC11 filings
  3. Amazon Web Services, Inc.3 filings
  4. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments3 filings
  5. Slalom, Inc.3 filings
  6. CoreLogic Solutions, LLC1 filings
  7. Edelman Financial Engines, LLC1 filings
  8. LTIMindtree Limited1 filings

Top cities

  1. Seattle10 filings
  2. Eden Prairie7 filings
  3. Cumming4 filings
  4. Durham3 filings
  5. Rocky Hill2 filings
  6. Minnetonka2 filings
  7. Austin2 filings
  8. San Antonio2 filings
  9. Bellevue2 filings
  10. Anaheim1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Optum Services, Inc. · Principal Data Engineering23 filings
  2. Amazon.com Services LLC · Principal Data Engineering11 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
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-2051$93,912$127,026$160,118$193,232
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346015-1252$91,624$110,926$130,208$149,510
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050015-1252$105,955$127,067$148,179$169,291
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-2051$77,334$101,962$126,589$151,216
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346015-1242$64,771$83,990$103,230$122,450
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346015-1243$103,522$120,141$136,739$153,358
2026-27Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYArea 1058015-1242$60,861$78,978$97,074$115,190
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1243$112,528$129,938$147,326$164,736