H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Engineer, Technical Support

Occupation profile for Principal Engineer, Technical Support covers 16 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $144,552.

FY2026 certified median
$144,552
Total filings
16
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$135,422–$152,655
Top employer
EMC Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$129,220$128,019$131,185
FY20259$120,503$120,251$126,949
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$144,552$135,422$152,655

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Engineer, Technical SupportFY2024 $129,220; FY2025 $120,503; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $144,552$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$129,220FY2025$120,503FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$144,552Certified median offer, Principal Engineer, Technical SupportFY2024 $129,220; FY2025 $120,503; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $144,552$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$129,220FY2025$120,503FY2026*$144,552
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. EMC Corporation10 filings
  2. Dell USA L.P.2 filings
  3. PEGASYSTEMS INC.2 filings
  4. Dell Marketing L.P.1 filings
  5. RSA Security USA LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Irvine5 filings
  2. Round Rock2 filings
  3. Cambridge1 filings
  4. Hopkinton1 filings
  5. Waltham1 filings
  6. Research Triangle Park1 filings
  7. Mechanicsburg1 filings
  8. Aubrey1 filings
  9. Celina1 filings
  10. Northlake1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. EMC Corporation · Principal Engineer, Technical Support10 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
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1244$76,086$93,974$111,842$129,730
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1299$69,264$97,989$126,714$155,438
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1231$49,566$60,902$72,259$83,595
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1244$83,990$102,128$120,245$138,382
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1231$49,795$64,979$80,142$95,326
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1244$72,114$89,981$107,848$125,715
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1253$70,054$88,566$107,099$125,611
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050015-1299$72,717$98,259$123,781$149,323
2026-27Harrisburg-Carlisle, PAArea 2542015-1252$80,579$98,821$117,042$135,283