Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Principal Reliability Engineer
Occupation profile for Principal Reliability Engineer covers 14 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $124,467.
- FY2026 certified median
- $124,467
- Total filings
- 14
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $122,200–$134,805
- Top employer
- Covidien LP
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 5 | $127,858 | $120,058 | $175,472 |
| FY2025 | 4 | $188,901 | $170,065 | $195,572 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 5 | $124,467 | $122,200 | $134,805 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Covidien LP3 filings
- Medtronic, Inc.3 filings
- Ampere Computing LLC2 filings
- Chevron Corporation2 filings
- Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC2 filings
- F5, Inc.1 filings
- Panera LLC1 filings
Top cities
- Scottsdale2 filings
- Santa Clara2 filings
- North Haven2 filings
- Midland2 filings
- Cumming1 filings
- Billerica1 filings
- Fridley1 filings
- Mounds View1 filings
- Plymouth1 filings
- Seattle1 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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Midland, TXArea 33260 | 17-2141 | $86,403 | $111,405 | $136,406 | $161,408 |
| 2026-27 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 33460 | 17-2112 | $81,286 | $96,928 | $112,590 | $128,232 |
| 2026-27 | New Haven, CTArea 35300 | 17-2112 | $81,890 | $95,118 | $108,326 | $121,555 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 17-2072 | $124,405 | $155,896 | $187,408 | $218,899 |
| 2026-27 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 12060 | 15-1252 | $91,915 | $113,776 | $135,658 | $157,518 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 17-2112 | $89,149 | $104,541 | $119,933 | $135,325 |
| 2026-27 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 33460 | 17-2141 | $77,688 | $93,434 | $109,158 | $124,904 |
| 2026-27 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 38060 | 17-2072 | $81,827 | $104,894 | $127,941 | $151,008 |
| 2026-27 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 38060 | 17-2112 | $82,742 | $102,294 | $121,826 | $141,378 |
| 2026-27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 15-1252 | $111,613 | $143,104 | $174,595 | $206,086 |