H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Principal Engineer- Software

Occupation profile for Senior Principal Engineer- Software covers 16 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $256,033.

FY2026 certified median
$256,033
Total filings
16
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$230,341–$256,033
Top employer
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$226,158$213,249$226,242
FY20258$236,230$226,158$247,893
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$256,033$230,341$256,033

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Principal Engineer- SoftwareFY2024 $226,158; FY2025 $236,230; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $256,033$0$90,000$180,000$270,000FY2024$226,158FY2025$236,230FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$256,033Certified median offer, Senior Principal Engineer- SoftwareFY2024 $226,158; FY2025 $236,230; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $256,033$0$90k$180k$270kFY2024$226,158FY2025$236,230FY2026*$256,033
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Palo Alto Networks, Inc.14 filings
  2. Hughes Network Systems LLC1 filings
  3. STE iDirect, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Santa Clara14 filings
  2. Germantown1 filings
  3. Herndon1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. · Senior Principal Engineer- Software14 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1252$102,086$127,462$152,838$178,214
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1253$98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445