H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Software Engineer 1

Occupation profile for Principal Software Engineer 1 covers 21 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $178,879.

FY2026 certified median
$178,879
Total filings
21
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$174,538–$195,736
Top employer
DIRECTV, LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20249$178,080$175,000$202,139
FY20257$178,973$164,317$189,948
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$178,879$174,538$195,736

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Software Engineer 1FY2024 $178,080; FY2025 $178,973; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $178,879$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$178,080FY2025$178,973FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$178,879Certified median offer, Principal Software Engineer 1FY2024 $178,080; FY2025 $178,973; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $178,879$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$178,080FY2025$178,973FY2026*$178,879
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. DIRECTV, LLC14 filings
  2. ASML US, LP3 filings
  3. Sophos, Inc.2 filings
  4. Roche Sequencing Solutions, Inc.1 filings
  5. Walgreen Co.1 filings

Top cities

  1. El Segundo12 filings
  2. San Jose2 filings
  3. Murrieta1 filings
  4. San Diego1 filings
  5. Santa Clara1 filings
  6. Broomfield1 filings
  7. Deerfield1 filings
  8. Austin1 filings
  9. Hickory Creek1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. DIRECTV, LLC · Principal Software Engineer 114 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
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974015-1253$82,846$102,294$121,763$141,211
2026-27Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CAArea 4014015-1252$92,082$115,710$139,339$162,968
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174015-1252$105,664$134,347$163,010$191,693
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899