H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Legal Counsel

Occupation profile for Principal Legal Counsel covers 11 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $207,000.

FY2026 certified median
$207,000
Total filings
11
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$184,974–$207,000
Top employer
Amazon.com Services LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$196,237$189,988$203,218
FY20254$184,335$182,300$191,878
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$207,000$184,974$207,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Legal CounselFY2024 $196,237; FY2025 $184,335; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $207,000$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$196,237FY2025$184,335FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$207,000Certified median offer, Principal Legal CounselFY2024 $196,237; FY2025 $184,335; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $207,000$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$196,237FY2025$184,335FY2026*$207,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC9 filings
  2. Amazon Studios, LLC2 filings

Top cities

  1. Seattle5 filings
  2. San Francisco2 filings
  3. Miami2 filings
  4. Santa Monica1 filings
  5. Arlington1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC · Principal Legal Counsel9 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
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266023-1011$105,061$142,792$180,544$218,275
2026-27Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLArea 3310023-1011$85,925$129,730$173,534$217,339
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108023-1022$59,842$93,392$126,942$160,493
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186023-1011$115,648$176,051$236,454$296,858
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186023-1021$68,890$97,302$125,715$154,128
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790023-1011$129,605$177,944$226,304$274,643