H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Instrumentation & Controls Engineer

Occupation profile for Principal Instrumentation & Controls Engineer covers 7 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $157,400.

FY2026 certified median
$157,400
Total filings
7
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$157,400–$157,400
Top employer
Heliogen Holdings, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$137,010$137,010$137,010
FY20253$157,400$157,400$189,984
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$157,400$157,400$157,400

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Instrumentation & Controls EngineerFY2024 $137,010; FY2025 $157,400; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $157,400$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$137,010FY2025$157,400FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$157,400Certified median offer, Principal Instrumentation & Controls EngineerFY2024 $137,010; FY2025 $157,400; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $157,400$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$137,010FY2025$157,400FY2026*$157,400
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Heliogen Holdings, Inc.6 filings
  2. McDermott, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Houston4 filings
  2. Richmond2 filings
  3. Katy1 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.

    Annual prevailing wage levels
    Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
    2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642017-2071$81,182$108,035$134,909$161,762
    2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642017-2112$78,416$100,693$122,970$145,246