H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Engineer II

Occupation profile for Principal Engineer II covers 59 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $158,444.

FY2026 certified median
$158,444
Total filings
59
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$150,512–$164,112
Top employer
Charter Communications, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202410$159,598$139,875$161,415
FY202533$161,158$155,121$174,694
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)16$158,444$150,512$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 IIFY2024 $159,598; FY2025 $161,158; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $158,444$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$159,598FY2025$161,158FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$158,444Certified median offer, Principal Engineer IIFY2024 $159,598; FY2025 $161,158; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $158,444$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$159,598FY2025$161,158FY2026*$158,444
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Charter Communications, Inc.35 filings
  2. CommVault Systems,Inc.9 filings
  3. Alcon Research, LLC5 filings
  4. Cloudera, Inc.2 filings
  5. McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States2 filings
  6. MetricStream, Inc.2 filings
  7. AmZetta Technologies LLC1 filings
  8. Institute of Gas Technology1 filings
  9. Pipe Force AI, Inc.1 filings
  10. Toyota Motor North America, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Greenwood Village21 filings
  2. Englewood8 filings
  3. Tinton Falls5 filings
  4. Lake Forest4 filings
  5. San Jose3 filings
  6. New York2 filings
  7. Austin2 filings
  8. Ashburn2 filings
  9. Milpitas1 filings
  10. Santa Clara1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Charter Communications, Inc. · Principal Engineer II35 filings
  2. CommVault Systems,Inc. · Principal Engineer II9 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 1974015-1241$101,691$123,906$146,120$168,334
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974015-1252$104,624$126,901$149,178$171,454
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1252$102,086$127,462$152,838$178,214
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1241$84,115$109,387$134,680$159,952
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
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518