H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Specialist

Occupation profile for Principal Specialist covers 14 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $121,159.

FY2026 certified median
$121,159
Total filings
14
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$110,080–$132,239
Top employer
Mastek Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20241$128,000$128,000$128,000
FY202511$106,000$105,999$106,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$121,159$110,080$132,239

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal SpecialistFY2024 $128,000; FY2025 $106,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $121,159$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$128,000FY2025$106,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$121,159Certified median offer, Principal SpecialistFY2024 $128,000; FY2025 $106,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $121,159$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$128,000FY2025$106,000FY2026*$121,159
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Mastek Inc.11 filings
  2. BASF Agricultural Solutions US LLC1 filings
  3. Charles River Laboratories, Inc.1 filings
  4. MediaTek USA Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Addison9 filings
  2. Chandler1 filings
  3. Phoenix1 filings
  4. Davis1 filings
  5. San Jose1 filings
  6. Plano1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Mastek Inc. · Principal Specialist11 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
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1251$71,843$89,003$106,163$123,323
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-2051$75,691$99,299$122,907$146,515
2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806015-1252$92,123$113,714$135,304$156,894
2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806015-1299$66,726$91,291$115,877$140,442
2026-27Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAArea 4090019-1013$71,282$87,838$104,395$120,952
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194013-1071$74,714$98,384$122,054$145,725