Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Principal Engineer, R&D
Occupation profile for Principal Engineer, R&D covers 14 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $135,000.
- FY2026 certified median
- $135,000
- Total filings
- 14
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $127,750–$142,213
- Top employer
- Hill-Rom Manufacturing, Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 2 | $107,500 | $106,250 | $108,750 |
| FY2025 | 8 | $130,000 | $115,000 | $152,848 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 4 | $135,000 | $127,750 | $142,213 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Hill-Rom Manufacturing, Inc.4 filings
- Edwards Lifesciences LLC2 filings
- Nestle Purina PetCare Global Resources, Inc.2 filings
- Cardinal Health1 filings
- Hill-Rom Services, Inc.1 filings
- NESTLE NUTRITION R&D CENTERS, INC1 filings
- NESTLE R&D CENTER, INC1 filings
- Stryker Corporation1 filings
- Welch Allyn, Inc.1 filings
Top cities
- Raleigh3 filings
- Irvine2 filings
- Batesville2 filings
- St. Louis2 filings
- Fremont1 filings
- Weston1 filings
- Hazelwood1 filings
- Bridgewater1 filings
- Arlington1 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 | Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 39580 | 15-1253 | $75,670 | $95,285 | $114,899 | $134,514 |
| 2026-27 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CTArea 14860 | 17-2031 | $85,218 | $100,048 | $114,858 | $129,688 |
| 2026-27 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan areaArea 1800003 | 17-2071 | $74,485 | $90,210 | $105,934 | $121,659 |
| 2026-27 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan areaArea 1800003 | 17-2141 | $80,205 | $95,347 | $110,469 | $125,611 |
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 15-1252 | $106,787 | $134,202 | $161,637 | $189,051 |
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 17-2031 | $93,142 | $110,594 | $128,066 | $145,517 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 17-2112 | $82,618 | $98,571 | $114,546 | $130,499 |
| 2026-27 | Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 39580 | 17-2112 | $78,166 | $93,704 | $109,242 | $124,779 |
| 2026-27 | St. Louis, MO-ILArea 41180 | 11-9041 | $119,392 | $142,646 | $165,880 | $189,134 |
| 2026-27 | St. Louis, MO-ILArea 41180 | 17-2071 | $81,099 | $102,648 | $124,218 | $145,766 |