H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Software Dev Eng

Occupation profile for Principal Software Dev Eng covers 34 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $240,877.

FY2026 certified median
$240,877
Total filings
34
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$225,068–$249,875
Top employer
Amazon.com Services LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20254$218,110$217,740$223,722
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)30$240,877$225,068$249,875

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Software Dev EngFY2025 $218,110; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $240,877$0$90,000$180,000$270,000FY2025$218,110FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$240,877Certified median offer, Principal Software Dev EngFY2025 $218,110; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $240,877$0$90k$180k$270kFY2025$218,110FY2026*$240,877
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC19 filings
  2. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.11 filings
  3. Amazon Web Services, Inc.3 filings
  4. Amazon Data Services, Inc1 filings

Top cities

  1. Seattle18 filings
  2. Bellevue7 filings
  3. Austin2 filings
  4. Cupertino1 filings
  5. San Diego1 filings
  6. San Francisco1 filings
  7. Sunnyvale1 filings
  8. Clermont1 filings
  9. New York1 filings
  10. Redmond1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC · Principal Software Dev Eng19 filings
  2. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. · Principal Software Dev Eng11 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
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FLArea 3674015-1252$89,003$110,573$132,122$153,691
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187