Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Principal Software Data Engineer
Occupation profile for Principal Software Data Engineer covers 9 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $182,069.
- FY2026 certified median
- $182,069
- Total filings
- 9
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $169,034–$195,103
- Top employer
- CCS Intervention Operations, LLC
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 4 | $125,000 | $124,500 | $127,750 |
| FY2025 | 3 | $124,738 | $120,369 | $138,869 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 2 | $182,069 | $169,034 | $195,103 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- CCS Intervention Operations, LLC4 filings
- Inovalon, Inc.3 filings
- CCS Transition Company, LLC1 filings
- LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Inc.1 filings
Top cities
- Bowie4 filings
- Crofton2 filings
- Escondido1 filings
- Chantilly1 filings
- Winchester1 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 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 47900 | 15-1252 | $102,086 | $127,462 | $152,838 | $178,214 |
| 2026-27 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 12580 | 15-1252 | $93,454 | $123,531 | $153,608 | $183,685 |
| 2026-27 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 41740 | 15-1252 | $105,664 | $134,347 | $163,010 | $191,693 |
| 2026-27 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 47900 | 15-2051 | $92,830 | $118,040 | $143,250 | $168,459 |
| 2026-27 | Winchester, VA-WVArea 49020 | 15-1252 | $88,046 | $106,933 | $125,840 | $144,726 |