H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principle Engineer

Occupation profile for Principle Engineer covers 14 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $264,514.

FY2026 certified median
$264,514
Total filings
14
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$145,618–$267,500
Top employer
IT GENIUS LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20256$92,581$92,581$135,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)8$264,514$145,618$267,500

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principle EngineerFY2025 $92,581; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $264,514$0$90,000$180,000$270,000FY2025$92,581FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$264,514Certified median offer, Principle EngineerFY2025 $92,581; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $264,514$0$90k$180k$270kFY2025$92,581FY2026*$264,514
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. IT GENIUS LLC2 filings
  2. WIPRO CONNECTED SERVICES INC2 filings
  3. Atlassian US, Inc.1 filings
  4. Comerica Management Company1 filings
  5. CommVault Systems,Inc.1 filings
  6. FIRSTNET GLOBAL LLC1 filings
  7. INNOVA SOLUTIONS, INC.1 filings
  8. Nova Robotics LLC1 filings
  9. Panasonic Avionics Corporation1 filings
  10. SIGNACORP LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose3 filings
  2. Frisco3 filings
  3. North Brunswick2 filings
  4. El Dorado Hills1 filings
  5. Irvine1 filings
  6. Sunnyvale1 filings
  7. St. Louis1 filings
  8. Tinton Falls1 filings
  9. Live Oak1 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.

    Annual prevailing wage levels
    Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1299$70,034$97,011$123,989$150,966
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1299$66,914$99,840$132,746$165,672
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108011-9041$143,624$170,373$197,122$223,870
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
    2026-27Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAArea 4090015-1299$62,608$89,627$116,646$143,666
    2026-27St. Louis, MO-ILArea 4118015-1211$66,685$83,741$100,776$117,832
    2026-27San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXArea 4170015-1252$89,877$109,886$129,875$149,885