H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Software Engineering

Occupation profile for Principal Software Engineering covers 69 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $176,535.

FY2026 certified median
$176,535
Total filings
69
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$169,374–$184,019
Top employer
AT&T SERVICES, INC.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202412$169,155$164,534$174,566
FY202530$182,618$170,393$191,600
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)27$176,535$169,374$184,019

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Software EngineeringFY2024 $169,155; FY2025 $182,618; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $176,535$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$169,155FY2025$182,618FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$176,535Certified median offer, Principal Software EngineeringFY2024 $169,155; FY2025 $182,618; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $176,535$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$169,155FY2025$182,618FY2026*$176,535
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. AT&T SERVICES, INC.47 filings
  2. Insurance Services Office, Inc3 filings
  3. LTIMindtree Limited3 filings
  4. The Options Clearing Corporation3 filings
  5. Alcon Research, LLC2 filings
  6. CRICKET WIRELESS, LLC2 filings
  7. NIKE, Inc.2 filings
  8. Slalom, Inc.2 filings
  9. Concentrix CVG Customer Management Group Inc.1 filings
  10. CoreLogic Solutions, LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Plano17 filings
  2. Dallas16 filings
  3. Alpharetta10 filings
  4. Bothell4 filings
  5. Atlanta3 filings
  6. Jersey City3 filings
  7. Beaverton2 filings
  8. Burbank1 filings
  9. Goleta1 filings
  10. Lake Forest1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. AT&T SERVICES, INC. · Principal Software Engineering47 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
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890015-1252$103,605$128,773$153,962$179,130
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982015-1252$89,877$108,950$128,003$147,077
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1253$84,323$107,349$130,354$153,379
2026-27Omaha, NE-IAArea 3654015-1252$85,405$102,565$119,746$136,906