H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Engineer, Systems Design

Occupation profile for Principal Engineer, Systems Design covers 13 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $153,403.

FY2026 certified median
$153,403
Total filings
13
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$151,002–$164,968
Top employer
T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$147,715$138,429$159,229
FY20252$159,766$159,766$159,766
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)7$153,403$151,002$164,968

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Engineer, Systems DesignFY2024 $147,715; FY2025 $159,766; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $153,403$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$147,715FY2025$159,766FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$153,403Certified median offer, Principal Engineer, Systems DesignFY2024 $147,715; FY2025 $159,766; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $153,403$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$147,715FY2025$159,766FY2026*$153,403
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. T-Mobile USA, Inc.13 filings

Top cities

  1. Bellevue5 filings
  2. Parsippany2 filings
  3. Frisco2 filings
  4. Concord1 filings
  5. Overland Park1 filings
  6. Herndon1 filings
  7. Bothell1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. T-Mobile USA, Inc. · Principal Engineer, Systems Design13 filings

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
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1244$73,715$93,059$112,382$131,726
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266017-2072$94,162$119,475$144,768$170,082
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1244$72,114$89,981$107,848$125,715
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910017-2071$79,435$103,771$128,086$152,422
2026-27Kansas City, MO-KSArea 2814017-2071$82,243$100,069$117,894$135,720
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1244$82,493$102,440$122,387$142,334
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1244$90,064$111,966$133,848$155,750
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1241$110,926$141,274$171,600$201,947
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1299$74,568$104,978$135,408$165,818
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790017-2071$89,544$111,779$133,994$156,229