Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Principal Engineer, Product Engineering
Occupation profile for Principal Engineer, Product Engineering covers 11 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $144,498.
- FY2026 certified median
- $144,498
- Total filings
- 11
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $144,498–$144,498
- Top employer
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 6 | $162,760 | $135,928 | $162,986 |
| FY2025 | 4 | $199,417 | $196,950 | $201,883 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 1 | $144,498 | $144,498 | $144,498 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.6 filings
- Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.2 filings
- Verizon Corporate Resources Group LLC2 filings
- Heraeus Medical Components LLC1 filings
Top cities
- Folsom2 filings
- Milpitas2 filings
- Santa Clara2 filings
- Ashburn2 filings
- Redwood City1 filings
- San Jose1 filings
- Fridley1 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 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAArea 40900 | 17-2072 | $105,602 | $127,088 | $148,554 | $170,040 |
| 2026-27 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 47900 | 15-1252 | $102,086 | $127,462 | $152,838 | $178,214 |
| 2026-27 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 33460 | 17-2131 | $93,413 | $109,720 | $126,048 | $142,355 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 17-2072 | $108,846 | $138,528 | $168,189 | $197,870 |