H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Performance Engineer

Occupation profile for Principal Performance Engineer covers 9 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $132,781.

FY2026 certified median
$132,781
Total filings
9
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$132,781–$132,781
Top employer
Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$151,840$142,127$169,920
FY20254$167,400$149,800$192,528
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)1$132,781$132,781$132,781

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Performance EngineerFY2024 $151,840; FY2025 $167,400; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $132,781$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$151,840FY2025$167,400FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$132,781Certified median offer, Principal Performance EngineerFY2024 $151,840; FY2025 $167,400; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $132,781$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$151,840FY2025$167,400FY2026*$132,781
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Intercontinental Exchange Holdings, Inc.2 filings
  2. Arm, Inc.1 filings
  3. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC1 filings
  4. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments1 filings
  5. Palo Alto Networks, Inc.1 filings
  6. TetraScience, Inc.1 filings
  7. Upgrade, Inc.1 filings
  8. Workday, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Durham2 filings
  2. Hayward1 filings
  3. Pleasanton1 filings
  4. San Francisco1 filings
  5. Santa Clara1 filings
  6. Atlanta1 filings
  7. Cumming1 filings
  8. Austin1 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
    2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
    2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050015-1252$105,955$127,067$148,179$169,291
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2061$116,958$145,558$174,179$202,779
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653