H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Engineer, Hardware Development Engineering

Occupation profile for Principal Engineer, Hardware Development Engineering covers 40 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $150,051.

FY2026 certified median
$150,051
Total filings
40
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$150,051–$156,759
Top employer
Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202412$147,447$143,850$155,750
FY202522$162,344$145,481$163,973
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)6$150,051$150,051$156,759

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Engineer, Hardware Development EngineeringFY2024 $147,447; FY2025 $162,344; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $150,051$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$147,447FY2025$162,344FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$150,051Certified median offer, Principal Engineer, Hardware Development EngineeringFY2024 $147,447; FY2025 $162,344; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $150,051$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$147,447FY2025$162,344FY2026*$150,051
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Western Digital Technologies, Inc.38 filings
  2. Sandisk Technologies, Inc.2 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose14 filings
  2. Fremont12 filings
  3. Milpitas7 filings
  4. Santa Clara4 filings
  5. San Diego1 filings
  6. Sunnyvale1 filings
  7. Union City1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Western Digital Technologies, Inc. · Principal Engineer, Hardware Development Engineering38 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 4194017-2131$110,802$133,661$156,499$179,358
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2041$84,926$107,349$129,750$152,173
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2041$84,926$107,349$129,750$152,173
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-2031$78,312$99,715$121,139$142,542
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194019-2032$152,984$189,197$225,430$261,643
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2112$96,096$117,624$139,131$160,659
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2131$88,150$110,843$133,557$156,250
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2141$110,510$134,493$158,454$182,437
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2141$117,998$141,835$165,693$189,530