H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Engineer, Development Engineering

Occupation profile for Principal Engineer, Development Engineering covers 15 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $151,781.

FY2026 certified median
$151,781
Total filings
15
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$148,310–$155,438
Top employer
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$140,525$140,525$140,525
FY20255$134,800$134,800$155,043
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)8$151,781$148,310$155,438

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Engineer, Development EngineeringFY2024 $140,525; FY2025 $134,800; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $151,781$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$140,525FY2025$134,800FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$151,781Certified median offer, Principal Engineer, Development EngineeringFY2024 $140,525; FY2025 $134,800; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $151,781$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$140,525FY2025$134,800FY2026*$151,781
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Western Digital Technologies, Inc.15 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose11 filings
  2. Fremont2 filings
  3. Milpitas2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Western Digital Technologies, Inc. · Principal Engineer, Development Engineering15 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 4194017-2141$117,998$141,835$165,693$189,530
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2072$108,846$138,528$168,189$197,870
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2112$99,362$122,158$144,955$167,752
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2131$110,802$133,661$156,499$179,358