H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Designer

Occupation profile for Principal Designer covers 5 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $98,051.

FY2026 certified median
$98,051
Total filings
5
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$98,051–$98,051
Top employer
ArchID Designs LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$146,352$138,176$154,527
FY20252$92,706$73,746$111,665
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)1$98,051$98,051$98,051

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal DesignerFY2024 $146,352; FY2025 $92,706; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $98,051$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$146,352FY2025$92,706FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$98,051Certified median offer, Principal DesignerFY2024 $146,352; FY2025 $92,706; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $98,051$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$146,352FY2025$92,706FY2026*$98,051
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. ArchID Designs LLC1 filings
  2. International N&H USA, Inc.1 filings
  3. RBUS, Inc.1 filings
  4. Technip Energies USA, Inc.1 filings
  5. Telenav, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara1 filings
  2. Superior1 filings
  3. New Century1 filings
  4. New York1 filings
  5. Houston1 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
    2026-27Boulder, COArea 1450027-1025$57,554$69,534$81,536$93,517
    2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642017-2141$86,029$109,408$132,808$156,187
    2026-27Kansas City, MO-KSArea 2814019-1012$67,267$87,568$107,890$128,190
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562027-1024$54,080$69,930$85,800$101,650
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1255$128,336$164,320$200,304$236,288