H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Principal Data Engineer

Occupation profile for Senior Principal Data Engineer covers 13 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $185,075.

FY2026 certified median
$185,075
Total filings
13
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$168,995–$207,500
Top employer
National Railroad Passenger Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20244$170,500$165,793$181,525
FY20255$174,482$168,159$179,092
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$185,075$168,995$207,500

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Principal Data EngineerFY2024 $170,500; FY2025 $174,482; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $185,075$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$170,500FY2025$174,482FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$185,075Certified median offer, Senior Principal Data EngineerFY2024 $170,500; FY2025 $174,482; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $185,075$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$170,500FY2025$174,482FY2026*$185,075
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. National Railroad Passenger Corporation3 filings
  2. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated3 filings
  3. Callaway Golf Sales Company1 filings
  4. CarMax Enterprise Services, LLC1 filings
  5. Gen Digital Inc.1 filings
  6. GENSYS CORP1 filings
  7. LatentView Analytics Corporation1 filings
  8. Shutterfly, LLC1 filings
  9. UKG Kronos Systems, LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Washington2 filings
  2. Celina2 filings
  3. San Francisco1 filings
  4. Orlando1 filings
  5. Suwanee1 filings
  6. Boston1 filings
  7. Hopkington1 filings
  8. Woodstock1 filings
  9. New York1 filings
  10. Fort Worth1 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 1910015-1243$102,960$125,362$147,742$170,144
    2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1252$102,086$127,462$152,838$178,214
    2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-2051$77,875$98,946$120,037$141,107
    2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258015-1252$93,454$123,531$153,608$183,685
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-2051$88,920$112,861$136,781$160,722
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
    2026-27Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FLArea 3674015-2051$70,533$92,602$114,650$136,718
    2026-27Richmond, VAArea 4006015-1252$94,162$116,646$139,110$161,595
    2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1243$138,382$168,418$198,432$228,467