H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Engineer, Software Development Engineering (Apps)

Occupation profile for Principal Engineer, Software Development Engineering (Apps) covers 12 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $213,512.

FY2026 certified median
$213,512
Total filings
12
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$207,490–$226,228
Top employer
Sandisk Technologies, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20246$147,368$139,798$178,217
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)6$213,512$207,490$226,228

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Engineer, Software Development Engineering (Apps)FY2024 $147,368; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $213,512$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$147,368FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$213,512Certified median offer, Principal Engineer, Software Development Engineering (Apps)FY2024 $147,368; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $213,512$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$147,368FY2026*$213,512
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Sandisk Technologies, Inc.6 filings
  2. Western Digital Technologies, Inc.6 filings

Top cities

  1. Milpitas7 filings
  2. Fremont1 filings
  3. Livermore1 filings
  4. Los Gatos1 filings
  5. Mountain House1 filings
  6. San Jose1 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
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
    2026-27Stockton-Lodi, CAArea 4470015-1252$99,923$123,656$147,410$171,142