H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Product Engineer

Occupation profile for Principal Product Engineer covers 57 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $156,208.

FY2026 certified median
$156,208
Total filings
57
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$146,422–$171,704
Top employer
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202413$155,438$126,984$173,984
FY202520$148,054$128,402$167,828
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)24$156,208$146,422$171,704

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Product EngineerFY2024 $155,438; FY2025 $148,054; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $156,208$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$155,438FY2025$148,054FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$156,208Certified median offer, Principal Product EngineerFY2024 $155,438; FY2025 $148,054; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $156,208$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$155,438FY2025$148,054FY2026*$156,208
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Cadence Design Systems, Inc.29 filings
  2. Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC9 filings
  3. Covidien LP3 filings
  4. Medtronic, Inc.3 filings
  5. Astera Labs INC2 filings
  6. Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.2 filings
  7. Ampere Computing LLC1 filings
  8. Comerica Management Company1 filings
  9. Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (Esri)1 filings
  10. FormFactor, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose24 filings
  2. Allen6 filings
  3. Santa Clara3 filings
  4. Irvine2 filings
  5. Redlands2 filings
  6. Fridley2 filings
  7. Austin2 filings
  8. Chandler1 filings
  9. Scottsdale1 filings
  10. Highland1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Cadence Design Systems, Inc. · Principal Product Engineer29 filings
  2. Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC · Principal Product Engineer9 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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910017-2072$93,746$117,104$140,442$163,800
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194041-9031$120,994$150,426$179,878$209,310
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806017-2112$82,742$102,294$121,826$141,378
2026-27Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CAArea 4014015-1253$69,222$89,232$109,262$129,272
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2141$117,998$141,835$165,693$189,530
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2072$103,189$128,440$153,712$178,963
2026-27Champaign-Urbana, ILArea 1658017-2072$95,888$108,576$121,243$133,931
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2072$92,622$113,818$135,034$156,229