H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Software Engineer - IT

Occupation profile for Principal Software Engineer - IT covers 123 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $147,595.

FY2026 certified median
$147,595
Total filings
123
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$137,245–$159,200
Top employer
Dell USA L.P.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202453$138,482$132,051$144,983
FY202549$145,443$138,220$155,944
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)21$147,595$137,245$159,200

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 - ITFY2024 $138,482; FY2025 $145,443; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $147,595$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$138,482FY2025$145,443FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$147,595Certified median offer, Principal Software Engineer - ITFY2024 $138,482; FY2025 $145,443; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $147,595$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$138,482FY2025$145,443FY2026*$147,595
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Dell USA L.P.103 filings
  2. EMC Corporation12 filings
  3. Dell Marketing L.P.4 filings
  4. RSA Security LLC2 filings
  5. Eterno Tech Inc1 filings
  6. TAG INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LLC.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Round Rock75 filings
  2. Hopkinton6 filings
  3. Austin4 filings
  4. Santa Clara2 filings
  5. Wilmington2 filings
  6. Apex2 filings
  7. Morrisville2 filings
  8. Mechanicsburg2 filings
  9. Celina2 filings
  10. Irving2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Dell USA L.P. · Principal Software Engineer - IT103 filings
  2. EMC Corporation · Principal Software Engineer - IT12 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
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1253$70,616$90,043$109,450$128,877
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1299$69,264$97,989$126,714$155,438
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1253$72,280$94,786$117,291$139,797
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1253$70,054$88,566$107,099$125,611
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-1252$91,874$113,859$135,824$157,810
2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958015-1252$89,398$112,902$136,406$159,910
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