H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal/Manager Software Engineer

Occupation profile for Principal/Manager Software Engineer covers 6 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $198,500.

FY2026 certified median
$198,500
Total filings
6
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$198,500–$198,500
Top employer
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20251$198,500$198,500$198,500
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$198,500$198,500$198,500

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal/Manager Software EngineerFY2025 $198,500; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $198,500$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2025$198,500FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$198,500Certified median offer, Principal/Manager Software EngineerFY2025 $198,500; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $198,500$0$70k$140k$210kFY2025$198,500FY2026*$198,500
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.5 filings
  2. Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Diego5 filings
  2. Boxborough1 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
    2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160