H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Principal Engineer

Occupation profile for Senior Principal Engineer covers 74 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $161,179.

FY2026 certified median
$161,179
Total filings
74
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$143,050–$209,979
Top employer
Autodesk, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202426$140,000$126,693$220,451
FY202529$200,164$156,425$221,171
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)19$161,179$143,050$209,979

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Principal EngineerFY2024 $140,000; FY2025 $200,164; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $161,179$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$140,000FY2025$200,164FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$161,179Certified median offer, Senior Principal EngineerFY2024 $140,000; FY2025 $200,164; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $161,179$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$140,000FY2025$200,164FY2026*$161,179
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Autodesk, Inc.8 filings
  2. SambaNova Systems Inc.6 filings
  3. Palo Alto Networks, Inc.4 filings
  4. United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC4 filings
  5. Arm, Inc.3 filings
  6. Hughes Systique Private Limited3 filings
  7. Astera Labs INC2 filings
  8. Hazen and Sawyer, D.P.C.2 filings
  9. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company2 filings
  10. ICE MORTGAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC.2 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara8 filings
  2. San Francisco7 filings
  3. San Jose5 filings
  4. Austin5 filings
  5. Palo Alto4 filings
  6. Atlanta4 filings
  7. Pontiac4 filings
  8. Irvine2 filings
  9. Manteca2 filings
  10. Cary2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Autodesk, Inc. · Senior Principal Engineer8 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
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982015-1299$64,147$87,464$110,781$134,098
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1299$69,264$97,989$126,714$155,438
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982015-1252$89,877$108,950$128,003$147,077
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2072$97,261$122,803$148,366$173,909