H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Principle Software Engineer

Occupation profile for Principle Software Engineer covers 18 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $205,915.

FY2026 certified median
$205,915
Total filings
18
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$153,356–$210,458
Top employer
INNOVA SOLUTIONS, INC.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202410$135,000$124,800$155,000
FY20254$123,885$114,268$169,809
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$205,915$153,356$210,458

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Principle Software EngineerFY2024 $135,000; FY2025 $123,885; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $205,915$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$135,000FY2025$123,885FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$205,915Certified median offer, Principle Software EngineerFY2024 $135,000; FY2025 $123,885; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $205,915$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$135,000FY2025$123,885FY2026*$205,915
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. INNOVA SOLUTIONS, INC.2 filings
  2. Bank of the West1 filings
  3. Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company1 filings
  4. CommunityAmerica Credit Union1 filings
  5. Fortinet, Inc.1 filings
  6. FUTURE TODAY INC1 filings
  7. GoodLeap, LLC1 filings
  8. IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.1 filings
  9. Iron Mountain Information Management, LLC1 filings
  10. Larky Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Tampa2 filings
  2. Tempe1 filings
  3. Dublin1 filings
  4. San Jose1 filings
  5. San Ramon1 filings
  6. Santa Clarita1 filings
  7. Sunnyvale1 filings
  8. Shelton1 filings
  9. Lenexa1 filings
  10. Cambridge1 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
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
    2026-27Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLArea 4530015-1252$84,448$108,909$133,390$157,851
    2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982015-1252$89,877$108,950$128,003$147,077
    2026-27Kansas City, MO-KSArea 2814015-1252$82,160$101,962$121,742$141,544
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051
    2026-27Portland-South Portland, MEArea 3886015-1252$90,709$110,864$131,040$151,195
    2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958015-1252$89,398$112,902$136,406$159,910
    2026-27Salt Lake City-Murray, UTArea 4162015-1252$87,173$109,179$131,186$153,192
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187