H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Software Development Engineer

Occupation profile for Principal Software Development Engineer covers 457 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $212,202.

FY2026 certified median
$212,202
Total filings
457
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$211,800–$247,065
Top employer
Amazon.com Services LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024141$230,000$182,312$247,100
FY2025169$199,998$190,486$225,244
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)147$212,202$211,800$247,065

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Software Development EngineerFY2024 $230,000; FY2025 $199,998; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $212,202$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$230,000FY2025$199,998FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$212,202Certified median offer, Principal Software Development EngineerFY2024 $230,000; FY2025 $199,998; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $212,202$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$230,000FY2025$199,998FY2026*$212,202
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC186 filings
  2. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.35 filings
  3. Workday, Inc.29 filings
  4. Zscaler, Inc.27 filings
  5. Fortinet, Inc.22 filings
  6. Expedia, Inc.19 filings
  7. Amazon Web Services, Inc.16 filings
  8. CarGurus, Inc.15 filings
  9. CVS Shared Services Resources LLC10 filings
  10. F5, Inc.9 filings

Top cities

  1. Seattle154 filings
  2. Bellevue38 filings
  3. San Jose36 filings
  4. Sunnyvale32 filings
  5. Santa Clara26 filings
  6. Pleasanton19 filings
  7. Austin12 filings
  8. East Palo Alto8 filings
  9. San Diego7 filings
  10. San Francisco7 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Amazon.com Services LLC · Principal Software Development Engineer186 filings
  2. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. · Principal Software Development Engineer35 filings
  3. Workday, Inc. · Principal Software Development Engineer29 filings
  4. Zscaler, Inc. · Principal Software Development Engineer27 filings
  5. Fortinet, Inc. · Principal Software Development Engineer22 filings
  6. Expedia, Inc. · Principal Software Development Engineer19 filings
  7. Amazon Web Services, Inc. · Principal Software Development Engineer16 filings
  8. CarGurus, Inc. · Principal Software Development Engineer15 filings
  9. CVS Shared Services Resources LLC · Principal Software Development Engineer10 filings
  10. F5, Inc. · Principal Software Development 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
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806015-1252$92,123$113,714$135,304$156,894