H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Electrical Design Engineer

Occupation profile for Principal Electrical Design Engineer covers 8 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $148,686.

FY2026 certified median
$148,686
Total filings
8
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$129,879–$167,493
Top employer
FormFactor, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$176,198$145,396$200,349
FY20253$120,859$114,707$127,010
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$148,686$129,879$167,493

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Electrical Design EngineerFY2024 $176,198; FY2025 $120,859; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $148,686$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$176,198FY2025$120,859FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$148,686Certified median offer, Principal Electrical Design EngineerFY2024 $176,198; FY2025 $120,859; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $148,686$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$176,198FY2025$120,859FY2026*$148,686
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. FormFactor, Inc.4 filings
  2. Jabil Inc.1 filings
  3. Micron Technology, Inc.1 filings
  4. MURATA POWER SOLUTIONS1 filings
  5. SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Livermore2 filings
  2. Carlsbad1 filings
  3. Marina del Rey1 filings
  4. San Jose1 filings
  5. Westborough1 filings
  6. Springfield1 filings
  7. Hopkins1 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
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2072$108,846$138,528$168,189$197,870
    2026-27Columbia, SCArea 1790017-2071$72,051$90,022$108,014$125,986
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2071$89,794$117,645$145,475$173,326
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-2071$88,358$108,930$129,522$150,093
    2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2071$82,638$106,808$130,978$155,147
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2071$130,686$159,890$189,072$218,275
    2026-27Worcester, MAArea 4934017-2071$88,691$108,139$127,587$147,035