H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Engineer I

Occupation profile for Principal Engineer I covers 102 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $161,968.

FY2026 certified median
$161,968
Total filings
102
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$140,046–$164,112
Top employer
Charter Communications, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202425$133,415$126,199$152,069
FY202549$143,214$130,686$155,459
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)28$161,968$140,046$164,112

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Engineer IFY2024 $133,415; FY2025 $143,214; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $161,968$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$133,415FY2025$143,214FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$161,968Certified median offer, Principal Engineer IFY2024 $133,415; FY2025 $143,214; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $161,968$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$133,415FY2025$143,214FY2026*$161,968
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Charter Communications, Inc.83 filings
  2. Western Alliance Bank6 filings
  3. Hughes Network Systems LLC5 filings
  4. Cloudera, Inc.2 filings
  5. Confluent, Inc.1 filings
  6. CVS Pharmacy Inc.1 filings
  7. Electric Power Engineers, LLC1 filings
  8. Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO)1 filings
  9. Institute of Gas Technology1 filings
  10. Toyota Motor North America, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Greenwood Village55 filings
  2. Englewood18 filings
  3. Germantown5 filings
  4. Charlotte5 filings
  5. Maryland Heights3 filings
  6. Irving3 filings
  7. Phoenix2 filings
  8. Mountain View1 filings
  9. San Jose1 filings
  10. Santa Clara1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Charter Communications, Inc. · Principal Engineer I83 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
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974015-1252$104,624$126,901$149,178$171,454
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974015-1241$101,691$123,906$146,120$168,334
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974015-1253$82,846$102,294$121,763$141,211
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974015-1299$92,539$115,565$138,590$161,616
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974017-2199$87,422$110,614$133,806$156,998
2026-27St. Louis, MO-ILArea 4118015-1252$84,718$105,310$125,882$146,474
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1252$102,086$127,462$152,838$178,214
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790017-2071$89,544$111,779$133,994$156,229
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-1244$45,094$66,976$88,837$110,718