Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Principal, Software Engineer 2
Occupation profile for Principal, Software Engineer 2 covers 10 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $187,574.
- FY2026 certified median
- $187,574
- Total filings
- 10
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $178,287–$188,787
- Top employer
- DIRECTV, LLC
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 3 | $215,744 | $213,722 | $222,357 |
| FY2025 | 3 | $202,947 | $199,255 | $240,927 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 4 | $187,574 | $178,287 | $188,787 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- DIRECTV, LLC5 filings
- Zynga, Inc.2 filings
- EBSCO Publishing1 filings
- Saama Technologies, LLC1 filings
- Sophos, Inc.1 filings
Top cities
- El Segundo5 filings
- Fremont1 filings
- San Jose1 filings
- San Mateo1 filings
- South San Francisco1 filings
- Plano1 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 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 15-1252 | $106,787 | $134,202 | $161,637 | $189,051 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 15-1252 | $137,093 | $165,131 | $193,149 | $221,187 |
| 2026-27 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 19100 | 11-3021 | $127,525 | $156,478 | $185,432 | $214,386 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 15-1252 | $152,797 | $187,075 | $221,374 | $255,653 |