H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Member of Technical Staff - Software Development

Occupation profile for Principal Member of Technical Staff - Software Development covers 7 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $187,350.

FY2026 certified median
$187,350
Total filings
7
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$175,450–$199,250
Top employer
athenahealth, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20255$190,156$183,244$193,079
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$187,350$175,450$199,250

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Member of Technical Staff - Software DevelopmentFY2025 $190,156; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $187,350$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2025$190,156FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$187,350Certified median offer, Principal Member of Technical Staff - Software DevelopmentFY2025 $190,156; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $187,350$0$70k$140k$210kFY2025$190,156FY2026*$187,350
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. athenahealth, Inc.7 filings

Top cities

  1. Boston4 filings
  2. Austin2 filings
  3. Bothell1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. athenahealth, Inc. · Principal Member of Technical Staff - Software Development7 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
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086