H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Engineer, Data

Occupation profile for Principal Engineer, Data covers 14 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $195,568.

FY2026 certified median
$195,568
Total filings
14
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$185,125–$219,060
Top employer
T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20241$150,000$150,000$150,000
FY20258$135,768$114,219$167,586
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$195,568$185,125$219,060

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Engineer, DataFY2024 $150,000; FY2025 $135,768; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $195,568$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$150,000FY2025$135,768FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$195,568Certified median offer, Principal Engineer, DataFY2024 $150,000; FY2025 $135,768; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $195,568$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$150,000FY2025$135,768FY2026*$195,568
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. T-Mobile USA, Inc.7 filings
  2. Eli Lilly and Company2 filings
  3. Lilly USA, LLC2 filings
  4. CarMax Enterprise Services, LLC1 filings
  5. CarMax Enterprise Services, LLC ("CES")1 filings
  6. Crunchyroll, LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Indianapolis4 filings
  2. Atlanta3 filings
  3. Bellevue2 filings
  4. Los Angeles1 filings
  5. Buffalo Grove1 filings
  6. New York1 filings
  7. Frisco1 filings
  8. Richmond1 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
    2026-27Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, INArea 2690015-2051$67,101$84,885$102,690$120,474
    2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
    2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
    2026-27Richmond, VAArea 4006015-1252$94,162$116,646$139,110$161,595