H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal R&D Engineer

Occupation profile for Principal R&D Engineer covers 18 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $156,077.

FY2026 certified median
$156,077
Total filings
18
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$137,280–$156,270
Top employer
ANSYS, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$125,590$124,752$127,943
FY20259$155,709$129,012$155,709
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$156,077$137,280$156,270

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal R&D EngineerFY2024 $125,590; FY2025 $155,709; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $156,077$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$125,590FY2025$155,709FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$156,077Certified median offer, Principal R&D EngineerFY2024 $125,590; FY2025 $155,709; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $156,077$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$125,590FY2025$155,709FY2026*$156,077
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. ANSYS, Inc.5 filings
  2. Covidien LP4 filings
  3. Medtronic, Inc.4 filings
  4. Boston Scientific Corporation2 filings
  5. Biosense Webster, Inc.1 filings
  6. Global Technology Connection, Inc.1 filings
  7. Laborie Medical Technologies Corp.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Irvine4 filings
  2. Austin3 filings
  3. Santa Rosa2 filings
  4. Canonsburg2 filings
  5. Northridge1 filings
  6. Jacksonville1 filings
  7. Atlanta1 filings
  8. Woburn1 filings
  9. Arden Hills1 filings
  10. Maple Grove1 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
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2031$93,142$110,594$128,066$145,517
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
    2026-27Pittsburgh, PAArea 3830015-1252$81,702$103,958$126,194$148,450
    2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206017-2141$72,010$92,893$113,776$134,659
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2031$86,424$107,245$128,086$148,907
    2026-27Jacksonville, FLArea 2726017-2031$70,429$89,274$108,139$126,984
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2141$82,618$103,168$123,739$144,290
    2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346017-2031$93,683$111,946$130,187$148,450
    2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346017-2141$77,688$93,434$109,158$124,904
    2026-27Salt Lake City-Murray, UTArea 4162017-2141$71,427$88,837$106,267$123,677