H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Software Applications Engineer

Occupation profile for Principal Software Applications Engineer covers 12 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $181,400.

FY2026 certified median
$181,400
Total filings
12
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$181,400–$181,400
Top employer
Techlogix, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$139,540$107,250$172,599
FY20257$118,534$113,629$122,951
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)1$181,400$181,400$181,400

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Software Applications EngineerFY2024 $139,540; FY2025 $118,534; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $181,400$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$139,540FY2025$118,534FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$181,400Certified median offer, Principal Software Applications EngineerFY2024 $139,540; FY2025 $118,534; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $181,400$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$139,540FY2025$118,534FY2026*$181,400
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Techlogix, Inc.9 filings
  2. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.2 filings
  3. Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Woburn9 filings
  2. San Diego2 filings
  3. Richardson1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Techlogix, Inc. · Principal Software Applications 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
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285