H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Design Engineer

Occupation profile for Principal Design Engineer covers 51 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $156,853.

FY2026 certified median
$156,853
Total filings
51
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$144,780–$185,201
Top employer
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202415$180,003$170,186$190,000
FY202521$154,565$150,907$175,095
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)15$156,853$144,780$185,201

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Design EngineerFY2024 $180,003; FY2025 $154,565; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $156,853$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$180,003FY2025$154,565FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$156,853Certified median offer, Principal Design EngineerFY2024 $180,003; FY2025 $154,565; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $156,853$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$180,003FY2025$154,565FY2026*$156,853
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Cadence Design Systems, Inc.26 filings
  2. Arm, Inc.3 filings
  3. HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS INC.3 filings
  4. Fluor Enterprises, Inc.2 filings
  5. Micron Technology, Inc.2 filings
  6. National Instruments Corporation2 filings
  7. Amber Semiconductor, Inc.1 filings
  8. Black Sesame Technologies Inc1 filings
  9. Credo Semiconductor, Inc.1 filings
  10. Leadsoc Technologies USA LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose17 filings
  2. Austin11 filings
  3. Cary4 filings
  4. Louisville3 filings
  5. Novi2 filings
  6. Chandler1 filings
  7. Dublin1 filings
  8. San Diego1 filings
  9. Timnath1 filings
  10. Boise1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Cadence Design Systems, Inc. · Principal Design Engineer26 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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
2026-27Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-INArea 3114017-2141$68,058$84,594$101,150$117,686
2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958017-2072$99,507$121,264$143,000$164,757
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982015-1252$89,877$108,950$128,003$147,077
2026-27Boise City, IDArea 1426017-2071$87,110$107,890$128,648$149,427
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2141$86,091$104,042$121,971$139,922
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910017-2072$93,746$117,104$140,442$163,800
2026-27Fort Collins-Loveland, COArea 2266017-2072$89,898$114,338$138,757$163,197