Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Principal Engineer I- Software
Occupation profile for Principal Engineer I- Software covers 23 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $140,404.
- FY2026 certified median
- $140,404
- Total filings
- 23
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $128,632–$153,329
- Top employer
- Hughes Network Systems LLC
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 10 | $143,905 | $131,309 | $151,604 |
| FY2025 | 9 | $140,135 | $129,652 | $165,278 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 4 | $140,404 | $128,632 | $153,329 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Hughes Network Systems LLC23 filings
Top cities
- Germantown17 filings
- Gaithersburg5 filings
- Germantown1 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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 47900 | 15-1252 | $102,086 | $127,462 | $152,838 | $178,214 |
| 2026-27 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan areaArea 3600006 | 15-1251 | $63,502 | $74,589 | $85,675 | $96,762 |
| 2026-27 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 47900 | 15-1242 | $78,083 | $98,592 | $119,122 | $139,630 |
| 2026-27 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 47900 | 15-1251 | $78,936 | $103,230 | $127,546 | $151,840 |
| 2026-27 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 47900 | 15-2051 | $92,830 | $118,040 | $143,250 | $168,459 |