H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal System Architect

Occupation profile for Principal System Architect covers 10 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $229,590.

FY2026 certified median
$229,590
Total filings
10
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$229,590–$229,590
Top employer
PEGASYSTEMS INC.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20245$169,229$145,000$169,229
FY20254$183,790$155,416$204,986
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)1$229,590$229,590$229,590

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal System ArchitectFY2024 $169,229; FY2025 $183,790; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $229,590$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$169,229FY2025$183,790FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$229,590Certified median offer, Principal System ArchitectFY2024 $169,229; FY2025 $183,790; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $229,590$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$169,229FY2025$183,790FY2026*$229,590
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. PEGASYSTEMS INC.3 filings
  2. Firefighters First Federal Credit Union2 filings
  3. SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC USA, INC.2 filings
  4. Arm, Inc.1 filings
  5. EBSCO Publishing1 filings
  6. MITSUBISHI POWER AMERICAS, INC.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Pasadena2 filings
  2. Cambridge2 filings
  3. Morrisville2 filings
  4. San Jose1 filings
  5. Lake Mary1 filings
  6. Waltham1 filings
  7. Concord1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    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
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1299$59,093$91,229$123,365$155,501
    2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958015-1299$53,706$85,509$117,291$149,094
    2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-1252$99,029$118,934$138,840$158,746
    2026-27Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FLArea 3674015-1299$61,464$86,237$110,989$135,762
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2061$152,173$180,294$208,437$236,558