H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal DevOps Engineer

Occupation profile for Principal DevOps Engineer covers 76 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $158,915.

FY2026 certified median
$158,915
Total filings
76
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$148,086–$182,394
Top employer
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202429$150,000$137,384$163,783
FY202522$165,000$141,170$191,460
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)25$158,915$148,086$182,394

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal DevOps EngineerFY2024 $150,000; FY2025 $165,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $158,915$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$150,000FY2025$165,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$158,915Certified median offer, Principal DevOps EngineerFY2024 $150,000; FY2025 $165,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $158,915$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$150,000FY2025$165,000FY2026*$158,915
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Palo Alto Networks, Inc.14 filings
  2. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments7 filings
  3. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC6 filings
  4. Comcast Cable Communications, LLC4 filings
  5. Autodesk, Inc.3 filings
  6. Informatica LLC3 filings
  7. Veeva Systems Inc.3 filings
  8. AIR Worldwide Corporation2 filings
  9. Deep Insight Solutions, Inc.2 filings
  10. Edgescale AI, Inc.2 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara10 filings
  2. Westlake8 filings
  3. Durham6 filings
  4. Irving4 filings
  5. Plano4 filings
  6. San Francisco3 filings
  7. San Jose3 filings
  8. Boston3 filings
  9. Austin3 filings
  10. Georgetown3 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. · Principal DevOps Engineer14 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
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050015-1252$105,955$127,067$148,179$169,291
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974015-1252$104,624$126,901$149,178$171,454
2026-27Greensboro-High Point, NCArea 2466015-1299$47,986$73,112$98,259$123,386
2026-27Worcester, MAArea 4934015-1252$101,026$122,574$144,144$165,693