H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Engineer II - Software

Occupation profile for Principal Engineer II - Software covers 13 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $151,969.

FY2026 certified median
$151,969
Total filings
13
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$151,894–$156,215
Top employer
Hughes Network Systems LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$155,000$149,600$162,366
FY20256$152,089$151,741$169,711
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$151,969$151,894$156,215

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Engineer II - SoftwareFY2024 $155,000; FY2025 $152,089; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $151,969$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$155,000FY2025$152,089FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$151,969Certified median offer, Principal Engineer II - SoftwareFY2024 $155,000; FY2025 $152,089; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $151,969$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$155,000FY2025$152,089FY2026*$151,969
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Hughes Network Systems LLC13 filings

Top cities

  1. Germantown12 filings
  2. Gaithersburg1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Hughes Network Systems LLC · Principal Engineer II - Software13 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
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1252$102,086$127,462$152,838$178,214
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1211$84,885$106,725$128,565$150,405
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1251$78,936$103,230$127,546$151,840
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1299$103,355$126,776$150,176$173,597