H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Test Engineer

Occupation profile for Principal Test Engineer covers 43 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $140,000.

FY2026 certified median
$140,000
Total filings
43
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$125,624–$143,437
Top employer
REI Systems Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202416$144,230$135,126$177,189
FY202518$140,436$124,745$151,226
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)9$140,000$125,624$143,437

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Test EngineerFY2024 $144,230; FY2025 $140,436; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $140,000$0$50,000$100,000$150,000FY2024$144,230FY2025$140,436FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$140,000Certified median offer, Principal Test EngineerFY2024 $144,230; FY2025 $140,436; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $140,000$0$50k$100k$150kFY2024$144,230FY2025$140,436FY2026*$140,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. REI Systems Inc.14 filings
  2. Medtronic, Inc.5 filings
  3. Liberty Mutual Technology Group Inc.3 filings
  4. The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation3 filings
  5. Arm, Inc.2 filings
  6. Covidien LP2 filings
  7. CWT US, LLC f/k/a Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Inc.1 filings
  8. F5, Inc.1 filings
  9. Infineon Technologies LLC1 filings
  10. Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Ashburn5 filings
  2. Tempe4 filings
  3. San Jose3 filings
  4. Tampa3 filings
  5. North Haven2 filings
  6. Brunswick2 filings
  7. Ellicott City2 filings
  8. Jersey City2 filings
  9. Austin2 filings
  10. Aldie2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. REI Systems Inc. · Principal Test Engineer14 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
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1253$85,800$105,851$125,902$145,954
2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806017-2071$75,795$92,539$109,262$126,006
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258015-1253$87,506$108,347$129,189$150,030
2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814015-1253$72,093$87,152$102,190$117,250
2026-27New Haven, CTArea 3530017-2112$81,890$95,118$108,326$121,555
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806017-2112$82,742$102,294$121,826$141,378
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1253$81,598$108,243$134,867$161,512
2026-27Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLArea 4530015-1253$65,104$84,947$104,770$124,613