H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

PRINCIPAL PROCESS ENGINEER

Occupation profile for PRINCIPAL PROCESS ENGINEER covers 32 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $132,538.

FY2026 certified median
$132,538
Total filings
32
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$124,388–$152,602
Top employer
Medtronic, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202413$148,394$129,405$179,975
FY202511$140,400$136,419$170,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)8$132,538$124,388$152,602

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, PRINCIPAL PROCESS ENGINEERFY2024 $148,394; FY2025 $140,400; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $132,538$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$148,394FY2025$140,400FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$132,538Certified median offer, PRINCIPAL PROCESS ENGINEERFY2024 $148,394; FY2025 $140,400; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $132,538$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$148,394FY2025$140,400FY2026*$132,538
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Medtronic, Inc.4 filings
  2. TSMC Arizona Corporation4 filings
  3. Technip Energies USA, Inc.3 filings
  4. ASM AMERICA INC.2 filings
  5. PFIZER INC.2 filings
  6. Aeolus Labs, Inc.1 filings
  7. CB&I LLC1 filings
  8. Chobani, LLC1 filings
  9. Diamond Foundry Inc1 filings
  10. Enovix Corporation1 filings

Top cities

  1. Phoenix6 filings
  2. Houston4 filings
  3. Bothell2 filings
  4. Claremont1 filings
  5. Fremont1 filings
  6. Irvine1 filings
  7. Livermore1 filings
  8. Oakland1 filings
  9. San Francisco1 filings
  10. Santa Ana1 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
    2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806017-2131$90,002$107,390$124,779$142,168
    2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642017-2041$108,160$131,830$155,522$179,192
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2041$84,926$107,349$129,750$152,173
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2041$72,384$94,994$117,624$140,234
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2112$83,387$102,253$121,098$139,963
    2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266019-1021$70,512$81,411$92,290$103,189
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2031$86,424$107,245$128,086$148,907
    2026-27Kansas nonmetropolitan areaArea 200000617-2141$64,106$75,795$87,506$99,195
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2041$90,147$116,272$142,376$168,501
    2026-27Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLArea 3310017-2112$76,336$93,392$110,448$127,504