Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Principal Engineer, Solutions Architecture
Occupation profile for Principal Engineer, Solutions Architecture covers 8 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $152,000.
- FY2026 certified median
- $152,000
- Total filings
- 8
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $150,742–$152,000
- Top employer
- EMC Corporation
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 4 | $137,437 | $128,267 | $152,588 |
| FY2025 | 1 | $154,850 | $154,850 | $154,850 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 3 | $152,000 | $150,742 | $152,000 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- EMC Corporation5 filings
- Dell Marketing L.P.3 filings
Top cities
- Austin2 filings
- Bentonville1 filings
- Union City1 filings
- Aurora1 filings
- Buffalo Grove1 filings
- Edison1 filings
- Round Rock1 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 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 12420 | 15-1252 | $95,888 | $119,642 | $143,395 | $167,149 |
| 2026-27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 15-1299 | $60,528 | $84,781 | $109,013 | $133,266 |
| 2026-27 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 12420 | 15-1299 | $69,264 | $97,989 | $126,714 | $155,438 |
| 2026-27 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, ARArea 22220 | 15-1299 | $40,206 | $63,232 | $86,258 | $109,283 |
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 15-1299 | $66,914 | $99,840 | $132,746 | $165,672 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 15-1211 | $95,930 | $120,536 | $145,163 | $169,770 |