H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principal Verification Engineer

Occupation profile for Principal Verification Engineer covers 25 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $211,000.

FY2026 certified median
$211,000
Total filings
25
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$182,795–$234,343
Top employer
Arm, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20247$214,900$202,263$220,000
FY202514$171,538$159,978$198,731
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$211,000$182,795$234,343

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principal Verification EngineerFY2024 $214,900; FY2025 $171,538; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $211,000$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$214,900FY2025$171,538FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$211,000Certified median offer, Principal Verification EngineerFY2024 $214,900; FY2025 $171,538; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $211,000$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$214,900FY2025$171,538FY2026*$211,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Arm, Inc.10 filings
  2. Ampere Computing LLC5 filings
  3. NVIDIA Corporation5 filings
  4. Montage Semiconductor, Inc.1 filings
  5. NXP USA, Inc.1 filings
  6. OPENEDGES SQUARE CORPORATION1 filings
  7. Renesas Electronics America Inc.1 filings
  8. SiFive, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara7 filings
  2. Austin7 filings
  3. Chandler3 filings
  4. Santee2 filings
  5. San Jose1 filings
  6. Duluth1 filings
  7. Suwanee1 filings
  8. Marlborough1 filings
  9. Durham1 filings
  10. Leander1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Arm, Inc. · Principal Verification Engineer10 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 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806017-2072$81,827$104,894$127,941$151,008
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206017-2072$86,382$116,230$146,099$175,947
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2072$107,765$131,622$155,501$179,358
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2061$120,994$148,720$176,467$204,194
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050017-2072$98,280$121,326$144,394$167,440