H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Software Engineer/Developer

Occupation profile for Principal Software Engineer/Developer covers 881 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $132,781.

FY2026 certified median
$132,781
Total filings
881
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$129,055–$147,680
Top employer
Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY2024313$132,413$127,878$134,581
FY2025321$132,080$127,687$141,170
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)247$132,781$129,055$147,680

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/DeveloperFY2024 $132,413; FY2025 $132,080; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $132,781$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$132,413FY2025$132,080FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$132,781Certified median offer, Principal Software Engineer/DeveloperFY2024 $132,413; FY2025 $132,080; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $132,781$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$132,413FY2025$132,080FY2026*$132,781
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments452 filings
  2. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC394 filings
  3. Fidelity Workplace Investing LLC7 filings
  4. National Charitable Services LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments6 filings
  5. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company d/b/a Fidelity Investments5 filings
  6. Fidelity Workplace Investing LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments5 filings
  7. National Charitable Services Corp4 filings
  8. Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc.2 filings
  9. Ana-Data Consulting, Inc.1 filings
  10. Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Durham442 filings
  2. Westlake271 filings
  3. Merrimack43 filings
  4. Boston32 filings
  5. Jersey City32 filings
  6. Smithfield24 filings
  7. Salt Lake City12 filings
  8. Covington4 filings
  9. San Francisco2 filings
  10. Monmouth Junction2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments · Principal Software Engineer/Developer452 filings
  2. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC · Principal Software Engineer/Developer394 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
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050015-1252$105,955$127,067$148,179$169,291
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Manchester-Nashua, NHArea 3170015-1252$105,664$129,626$153,566$177,528
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Providence-Warwick, RI-MAArea 3930015-1252$91,915$111,530$131,165$150,779
2026-27Salt Lake City-Murray, UTArea 4162015-1252$87,173$109,179$131,186$153,192
2026-27Cincinnati, OH-KY-INArea 1714015-1252$83,699$103,106$122,512$141,918
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1252$102,086$127,462$152,838$178,214
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050011-3021$129,917$160,763$191,630$222,477