H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal, IT Software Engineer 1

Occupation profile for Principal, IT Software Engineer 1 covers 9 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $164,541.

FY2026 certified median
$164,541
Total filings
9
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$164,431–$164,652
Top employer
DIRECTV, LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$159,434$159,150$159,717
FY20255$166,458$164,745$173,056
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$164,541$164,431$164,652

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal, IT Software Engineer 1FY2024 $159,434; FY2025 $166,458; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $164,541$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$159,434FY2025$166,458FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$164,541Certified median offer, Principal, IT Software Engineer 1FY2024 $159,434; FY2025 $166,458; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $164,541$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$159,434FY2025$166,458FY2026*$164,541
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. DIRECTV, LLC9 filings

Top cities

  1. El Segundo9 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. DIRECTV, LLC · Principal, IT Software Engineer 19 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 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051