H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Network Engineer

Occupation profile for Principal Network Engineer covers 44 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $143,902.

FY2026 certified median
$143,902
Total filings
44
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$126,735–$163,829
Top employer
Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202410$153,203$139,707$173,389
FY202517$148,880$139,075$153,665
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)17$143,902$126,735$163,829

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Network EngineerFY2024 $153,203; FY2025 $148,880; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $143,902$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$153,203FY2025$148,880FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$143,902Certified median offer, Principal Network EngineerFY2024 $153,203; FY2025 $148,880; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $143,902$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$153,203FY2025$148,880FY2026*$143,902
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments5 filings
  2. Refinitiv US LLC3 filings
  3. Ascensus2 filings
  4. Autodesk, Inc.2 filings
  5. CDW LLC2 filings
  6. INTELI PLATFORMS INC.2 filings
  7. JetBlue Airways2 filings
  8. QUALYS, INC.2 filings
  9. ACI Worldwide Corp.1 filings
  10. AOL Media, LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Durham4 filings
  2. St. Louis3 filings
  3. Foster City2 filings
  4. Wilmington2 filings
  5. Eden Prairie2 filings
  6. Long Island City2 filings
  7. Westlake2 filings
  8. Folsom1 filings
  9. Newark1 filings
  10. Redwood City1 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
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1241$88,338$112,840$137,363$161,866
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1241$109,886$135,512$161,117$186,742
    2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-1241$98,384$121,514$144,664$167,794
    2026-27St. Louis, MO-ILArea 4118015-1241$69,971$90,813$111,634$132,475
    2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1244$72,509$89,190$105,872$122,554
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1241$106,746$130,458$154,190$177,902
    2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050015-1252$105,955$127,067$148,179$169,291
    2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346015-1244$74,672$91,666$108,638$125,632
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1241$119,434$146,016$172,578$199,160