H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Software Engineer I

Occupation profile for Principal Software Engineer I covers 35 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $164,112.

FY2026 certified median
$164,112
Total filings
35
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$155,259–$194,525
Top employer
Charter Communications, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20249$152,069$125,434$187,244
FY202517$161,886$142,248$178,500
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)9$164,112$155,259$194,525

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 IFY2024 $152,069; FY2025 $161,886; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $164,112$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$152,069FY2025$161,886FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$164,112Certified median offer, Principal Software Engineer IFY2024 $152,069; FY2025 $161,886; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $164,112$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$152,069FY2025$161,886FY2026*$164,112
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Charter Communications, Inc.21 filings
  2. McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States5 filings
  3. Cambridge Mobile Telematics, Inc.2 filings
  4. Elasticsearch, Inc.2 filings
  5. ACCOLADE, INC.1 filings
  6. Curriculum Associates, LLC.1 filings
  7. HARMAN CONNECTED SERVICES INC1 filings
  8. NEUDESIC, LLC1 filings
  9. Walgreen Co.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Greenwood Village11 filings
  2. Maryland Heights5 filings
  3. Atlanta3 filings
  4. Englewood2 filings
  5. Charlotte2 filings
  6. Dallas2 filings
  7. Washington1 filings
  8. Deerfield1 filings
  9. Cambridge1 filings
  10. North Billerica1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Charter Communications, Inc. · Principal Software Engineer I21 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
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974015-1252$104,624$126,901$149,178$171,454
2026-27St. Louis, MO-ILArea 4118015-1252$84,718$105,310$125,882$146,474
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-1252$99,029$118,934$138,840$158,746
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27Denver-Aurora-Centennial, COArea 1974015-1253$82,846$102,294$121,763$141,211
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1299$66,914$99,840$132,746$165,672