H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Technical Support Engineer

Occupation profile for Principal Technical Support Engineer covers 92 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $147,347.

FY2026 certified median
$147,347
Total filings
92
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$137,688–$158,350
Top employer
Salesforce, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202422$142,002$124,010$158,246
FY202530$139,321$133,724$161,558
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)40$147,347$137,688$158,350

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Technical Support EngineerFY2024 $142,002; FY2025 $139,321; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $147,347$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$142,002FY2025$139,321FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$147,347Certified median offer, Principal Technical Support EngineerFY2024 $142,002; FY2025 $139,321; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $147,347$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$142,002FY2025$139,321FY2026*$147,347
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Salesforce, Inc.58 filings
  2. Informatica LLC12 filings
  3. PEGASYSTEMS INC.5 filings
  4. ARRIS Solutions LLC2 filings
  5. Fortra, LLC2 filings
  6. NICE Systems, Inc.2 filings
  7. Red Hat, Inc.2 filings
  8. ASM AMERICA INC.1 filings
  9. AspenTech Corporation1 filings
  10. Cloudian, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Austin19 filings
  2. Redwood City12 filings
  3. San Francisco8 filings
  4. Indianapolis5 filings
  5. Waltham5 filings
  6. Bellevue5 filings
  7. Suwanee4 filings
  8. Irvine3 filings
  9. Hillsboro3 filings
  10. Sunnyvale2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Salesforce, Inc. · Principal Technical Support Engineer58 filings
  2. Informatica LLC · Principal Technical Support Engineer12 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
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1253$80,579$108,472$136,344$164,237
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1253$70,616$90,043$109,450$128,877
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1242$75,629$96,429$117,208$138,008
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1242$78,146$106,288$134,451$162,594
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1299$70,034$97,011$123,989$150,966
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1253$70,325$94,827$119,330$143,832
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1253$81,598$108,243$134,867$161,512
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1299$74,568$104,978$135,408$165,818