H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Principal Engineer, Software Engineering

Occupation profile for Senior Principal Engineer, Software Engineering covers 19 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $133,494.

FY2026 certified median
$133,494
Total filings
19
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$133,494–$142,293
Top employer
Rockwell Collins Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$150,100$142,650$157,550
FY20255$145,766$133,494$145,766
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)12$133,494$133,494$142,293

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, Software EngineeringFY2024 $150,100; FY2025 $145,766; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $133,494$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$150,100FY2025$145,766FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$133,494Certified median offer, Senior Principal Engineer, Software EngineeringFY2024 $150,100; FY2025 $145,766; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $133,494$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$150,100FY2025$145,766FY2026*$133,494
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Rockwell Collins Inc.14 filings
  2. Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation3 filings
  3. ARINC Incorporated1 filings
  4. Harman Becker Automotive Systems, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Cedar Rapids9 filings
  2. Rockford3 filings
  3. Melbourne2 filings
  4. Round Rock2 filings
  5. Annapolis1 filings
  6. Novi1 filings
  7. Prior Lake1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Rockwell Collins Inc. · Senior Principal Engineer, Software Engineering14 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
2026-27Cedar Rapids, IAArea 1630015-1252$77,085$96,658$116,230$135,803
2026-27Rockford, ILArea 4042015-1252$75,005$95,098$115,170$135,262
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FLArea 3734015-1252$90,085$111,883$133,702$155,501
2026-27Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 1258015-1252$93,454$123,531$153,608$183,685
2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982015-1252$89,877$108,950$128,003$147,077
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346015-1252$91,624$110,926$130,208$149,510