H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Project Engineer

Occupation profile for Principal Project Engineer covers 18 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $146,973.

FY2026 certified median
$146,973
Total filings
18
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$140,850–$173,750
Top employer
Covidien LP
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20246$134,410$119,500$155,955
FY20255$142,000$120,058$165,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)7$146,973$140,850$173,750

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Project EngineerFY2024 $134,410; FY2025 $142,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $146,973$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$134,410FY2025$142,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$146,973Certified median offer, Principal Project EngineerFY2024 $134,410; FY2025 $142,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $146,973$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$134,410FY2025$142,000FY2026*$146,973
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Covidien LP2 filings
  2. HITACHI ENERGY USA INC.2 filings
  3. Open Systems International, Inc.2 filings
  4. Solar Landscape LLC2 filings
  5. Thales Avionics, Inc.2 filings
  6. Ace World Companies, Ltd.1 filings
  7. Covestro LLC1 filings
  8. EVONIK CORPORATION1 filings
  9. Hitachi Rail STS USA, Inc.1 filings
  10. Honeywell International Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Houston3 filings
  2. North Haven2 filings
  3. Medina2 filings
  4. Asbury Park2 filings
  5. Theodore1 filings
  6. Phoenix1 filings
  7. Irvine1 filings
  8. Melbourne1 filings
  9. Cedar Rapids1 filings
  10. Winston-Salem1 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
    2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642015-1299$57,491$84,698$111,883$139,090
    2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346017-2071$85,155$103,022$120,910$138,778
    2026-27New Haven, CTArea 3530017-2112$81,890$95,118$108,326$121,555
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-2199$89,170$113,942$138,715$163,488
    2026-27Cedar Rapids, IAArea 1630015-1221$89,752$121,680$153,608$185,536
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910017-2141$78,250$96,304$114,358$132,413
    2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642011-9041$133,390$164,362$195,354$226,325
    2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642017-2041$108,160$131,830$155,522$179,192
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1299$59,093$91,229$123,365$155,501
    2026-27Mobile, ALArea 3366017-2071$75,338$94,037$112,736$131,435