Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Principal Engineer, Software Development Engineering
Occupation profile for Principal Engineer, Software Development Engineering covers 6 filings across the reporting window. FY2025 certified median offer: $158,735.
- FY2025 certified median
- $158,735
- Total filings
- 6
- FY2025 25th–75th percentile
- $158,735–$160,311
- Top employer
- Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 2 | $167,044 | $150,565 | $183,522 |
| FY2025 | 4 | $158,735 | $158,735 | $160,311 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Comcast Cable Communications, LLC3 filings
- Western Digital Technologies, Inc.2 filings
- Analog Devices, Inc.1 filings
Top cities
- Englewood2 filings
- San Jose1 filings
- Santa Clara1 filings
- Boston1 filings
- Philadelphia1 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 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 15-1252 | $114,275 | $138,237 | $162,198 | $186,160 |
| 2026-27 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 19740 | 15-1252 | $104,624 | $126,901 | $149,178 | $171,454 |
| 2026-27 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 19740 | 15-1299 | $92,539 | $115,565 | $138,590 | $161,616 |
| 2026-27 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 37980 | 15-1252 | $91,874 | $113,859 | $135,824 | $157,810 |