H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Engineer III

Occupation profile for Principal Engineer III covers 13 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $207,500.

FY2026 certified median
$207,500
Total filings
13
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$200,750–$220,425
Top employer
Charter Communications, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202510$161,886$155,800$164,112
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$207,500$200,750$220,425

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Engineer IIIFY2025 $161,886; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $207,500$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2025$161,886FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$207,500Certified median offer, Principal Engineer IIIFY2025 $161,886; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $207,500$0$70k$140k$210kFY2025$161,886FY2026*$207,500
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Charter Communications, Inc.5 filings
  2. CommVault Systems,Inc.5 filings
  3. Netskope, Inc.1 filings
  4. Western Alliance Bank1 filings
  5. ZiMetrics LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Tinton Falls4 filings
  2. Englewood2 filings
  3. Greenwood Village2 filings
  4. Los Angeles1 filings
  5. Northridge1 filings
  6. Santa Clara1 filings
  7. Cumming1 filings
  8. Maryland Heights1 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.

    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
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
    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
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562011-3021$153,899$189,259$224,640$260,000
    2026-27St. Louis, MO-ILArea 4118015-1252$84,718$105,310$125,882$146,474
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653