H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Engineer, TLCP

Occupation profile for Principal Engineer, TLCP covers 44 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $146,006.

FY2026 certified median
$146,006
Total filings
44
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$132,419–$151,868
Top employer
Optum Services, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202415$135,200$132,590$139,464
FY202521$145,018$139,298$154,877
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)8$146,006$132,419$151,868

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Engineer, TLCPFY2024 $135,200; FY2025 $145,018; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $146,006$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$135,200FY2025$145,018FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$146,006Certified median offer, Principal Engineer, TLCPFY2024 $135,200; FY2025 $145,018; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $146,006$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$135,200FY2025$145,018FY2026*$146,006
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Optum Services, Inc.44 filings

Top cities

  1. Eden Prairie9 filings
  2. Cypress2 filings
  3. Schaumburg2 filings
  4. Chaska2 filings
  5. Victoria2 filings
  6. Austin2 filings
  7. Liberty Hill2 filings
  8. Alpharetta1 filings
  9. Cumming1 filings
  10. Marietta1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Optum Services, Inc. · Principal Engineer, TLCP44 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
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346015-1252$91,624$110,926$130,208$149,510
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-1242$72,010$93,392$114,774$136,157
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258015-2051$86,861$119,371$151,902$184,413
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-1243$101,504$122,096$142,667$163,259
2026-27Cincinnati, OH-KY-INArea 1714015-1212$75,130$96,741$118,331$139,942