H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Systems Development Engineer

Occupation profile for Principal Systems Development Engineer covers 19 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $181,303.

FY2026 certified median
$181,303
Total filings
19
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$177,606–$185,000
Top employer
Dell Products L.P.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20246$158,832$144,295$163,847
FY20257$180,000$158,694$206,019
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)6$181,303$177,606$185,000

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Systems Development EngineerFY2024 $158,832; FY2025 $180,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $181,303$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$158,832FY2025$180,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$181,303Certified median offer, Principal Systems Development EngineerFY2024 $158,832; FY2025 $180,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $181,303$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$158,832FY2025$180,000FY2026*$181,303
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Dell Products L.P.16 filings
  2. Cloud Software Group, Inc.2 filings
  3. Citrix Systems, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Round Rock13 filings
  2. Austin2 filings
  3. Pleasanton1 filings
  4. Ft Lauderdale1 filings
  5. Albany1 filings
  6. Liberty Hill1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Dell Products L.P. · Principal Systems Development Engineer16 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 1242015-1299$69,264$97,989$126,714$155,438
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2061$116,958$145,558$174,179$202,779
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1253$70,616$90,043$109,450$128,877
2026-27Albany, ORArea 1054015-1252$82,534$101,670$120,806$139,942
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1241$84,115$109,387$134,680$159,952
2026-27Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLArea 3310015-1252$88,774$116,605$144,456$172,286
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187