H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Research Engineer

Occupation profile for Principal Research Engineer covers 10 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $127,462.

FY2026 certified median
$127,462
Total filings
10
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$127,462–$198,731
Top employer
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$164,852$142,278$187,426
FY20255$185,200$155,000$210,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$127,462$127,462$198,731

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Research EngineerFY2024 $164,852; FY2025 $185,200; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $127,462$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$164,852FY2025$185,200FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$127,462Certified median offer, Principal Research EngineerFY2024 $164,852; FY2025 $185,200; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $127,462$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$164,852FY2025$185,200FY2026*$127,462
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.3 filings
  2. Cortex Robot, Inc.1 filings
  3. Elementium Materials, Inc.1 filings
  4. Gen Digital Inc.1 filings
  5. Nexxen Inc.1 filings
  6. Sensel, Inc.1 filings
  7. St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.1 filings
  8. UChicago Argonne LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Allentown3 filings
  2. Mountain View1 filings
  3. Redwood City1 filings
  4. San Francisco1 filings
  5. Sunnyvale1 filings
  6. Lemont1 filings
  7. Somerville1 filings
  8. Plano1 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
    2026-27Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJArea 1090017-2041$85,363$106,496$127,629$148,762
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1221$100,422$137,779$175,136$212,493
    2026-27Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJArea 1090017-2141$75,878$93,101$110,344$127,566
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2131$84,614$103,189$121,784$140,358
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1221$75,317$107,141$138,986$170,810
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1221$141,336$178,755$216,195$253,614
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653