Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Principal Systems Software Engineer
Occupation profile for Principal Systems Software Engineer covers 72 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $223,142.
- FY2026 certified median
- $223,142
- Total filings
- 72
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $196,113–$272,000
- Top employer
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 12 | $201,323 | $200,304 | $268,000 |
| FY2025 | 20 | $205,775 | $159,900 | $272,000 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 40 | $223,142 | $196,113 | $272,000 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company44 filings
- NVIDIA Corporation22 filings
- Citrix Systems, Inc.3 filings
- Mellanox Technologies, Inc.2 filings
- Cloud Software Group, Inc.1 filings
Top cities
- San Jose15 filings
- Sunnyvale15 filings
- Santa Clara10 filings
- Austin4 filings
- San Ramon3 filings
- Bloomington3 filings
- Redmond3 filings
- Durham2 filings
- Spring2 filings
- Aliso Viejo1 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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 15-1299 | $113,672 | $154,482 | $195,270 | $236,080 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 15-1252 | $152,797 | $187,075 | $221,374 | $255,653 |
| 2026-27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 15-1252 | $111,613 | $143,104 | $174,595 | $206,086 |
| 2026-27 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 12420 | 15-1252 | $95,888 | $119,642 | $143,395 | $167,149 |
| 2026-27 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 15-1253 | $98,322 | $129,022 | $159,744 | $190,445 |
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 15-1252 | $106,787 | $134,202 | $161,637 | $189,051 |
| 2026-27 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 33460 | 15-1252 | $91,624 | $110,926 | $130,208 | $149,510 |
| 2026-27 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 41740 | 15-1252 | $105,664 | $134,347 | $163,010 | $191,693 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 15-1252 | $137,093 | $165,131 | $193,149 | $221,187 |
| 2026-27 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 26420 | 15-1252 | $87,776 | $110,344 | $132,891 | $155,459 |