H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Engineer, Systems Engineering

Occupation profile for Principal Engineer, Systems Engineering covers 44 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $133,494.

FY2026 certified median
$133,494
Total filings
44
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$133,494–$133,494
Top employer
Rockwell Collins Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202413$126,090$119,454$135,200
FY202521$126,090$126,090$133,494
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)10$133,494$133,494$133,494

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 EngineeringFY2024 $126,090; FY2025 $126,090; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $133,494$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$126,090FY2025$126,090FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$133,494Certified median offer, Principal Engineer, Systems EngineeringFY2024 $126,090; FY2025 $126,090; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $133,494$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$126,090FY2025$126,090FY2026*$133,494
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Rockwell Collins Inc.34 filings
  2. Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation5 filings
  3. B/E Aerospace, Inc.2 filings
  4. Verizon Data Services LLC2 filings
  5. Wabtec US Rail, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Cedar Rapids23 filings
  2. Melbourne8 filings
  3. Rockford4 filings
  4. Temple Terrace2 filings
  5. Everett2 filings
  6. San Ramon1 filings
  7. Cumming1 filings
  8. Gambrills1 filings
  9. Wilsonville1 filings
  10. Bothell1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Rockwell Collins Inc. · Principal Engineer, Systems Engineering34 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
2026-27Cedar Rapids, IAArea 1630015-1252$77,085$96,658$116,230$135,803
2026-27Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FLArea 3734015-1252$90,085$111,883$133,702$155,501
2026-27Rockford, ILArea 4042015-1252$75,005$95,098$115,170$135,262
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258015-1252$93,454$123,531$153,608$183,685
2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890015-1252$103,605$128,773$153,962$179,130
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1299$80,870$121,014$161,138$201,282
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266017-2011$114,774$135,762$156,770$177,757
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266017-2141$88,026$108,222$128,398$148,595