H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Engineer, Applications

Occupation profile for Principal Engineer, Applications covers 24 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $174,275.

FY2026 certified median
$174,275
Total filings
24
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$150,000–$189,921
Top employer
Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20245$162,655$160,000$181,593
FY20252$147,950$124,654$171,245
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)17$174,275$150,000$189,921

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Engineer, ApplicationsFY2024 $162,655; FY2025 $147,950; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $174,275$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$162,655FY2025$147,950FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$174,275Certified median offer, Principal Engineer, ApplicationsFY2024 $162,655; FY2025 $147,950; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $174,275$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$162,655FY2025$147,950FY2026*$174,275
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.11 filings
  2. Convergent Science, Inc.3 filings
  3. Stryker Corporation3 filings
  4. CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION2 filings
  5. Infineon Technologies LLC2 filings
  6. MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC.2 filings
  7. Microchip Technology Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose5 filings
  2. Warwick3 filings
  3. Austin3 filings
  4. San Diego2 filings
  5. Madison2 filings
  6. Chandler1 filings
  7. Cypress1 filings
  8. Colorado Springs1 filings
  9. Weston1 filings
  10. Northville1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Infineon Technologies Americas Corp. · Principal Engineer, Applications11 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
2026-27Providence-Warwick, RI-MAArea 3930017-2072$97,157$116,958$136,781$156,582
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
2026-27Madison, WIArea 3154017-2141$74,776$89,066$103,334$117,624
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Colorado Springs, COArea 1782017-2072$90,709$108,472$126,214$143,978
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2141$84,864$100,672$116,459$132,267
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1299$59,093$91,229$123,365$155,501
2026-27Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLArea 3310017-2031$72,218$93,954$115,669$137,405
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-2031$84,219$104,686$125,154$145,621