Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Principal Engineer, Product Development Engineering
Occupation profile for Principal Engineer, Product Development Engineering covers 25 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $156,853.
- FY2026 certified median
- $156,853
- Total filings
- 25
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $140,268–$179,067
- Top employer
- Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 6 | $162,760 | $154,008 | $162,760 |
| FY2025 | 13 | $178,006 | $169,853 | $178,797 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 6 | $156,853 | $140,268 | $179,067 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Sandisk Technologies, Inc.18 filings
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.6 filings
- Comcast Cable Communications, LLC1 filings
Top cities
- Milpitas12 filings
- San Jose5 filings
- Santa Clara3 filings
- Campbell2 filings
- Fremont1 filings
- Redwood City1 filings
- Reston1 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 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 17-2072 | $124,405 | $155,896 | $187,408 | $218,899 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 17-2131 | $110,802 | $133,661 | $156,499 | $179,358 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 17-2072 | $108,846 | $138,528 | $168,189 | $197,870 |
| 2026-27 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 47900 | 15-1252 | $102,086 | $127,462 | $152,838 | $178,214 |