H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Principal Software Engineer

Occupation profile for Senior Principal Software Engineer covers 182 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $168,468.

FY2026 certified median
$168,468
Total filings
182
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$144,668–$202,500
Top employer
MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES, INC.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202447$165,000$130,478$205,947
FY202565$162,032$135,045$226,158
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)70$168,468$144,668$202,500

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Principal Software EngineerFY2024 $165,000; FY2025 $162,032; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $168,468$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$165,000FY2025$162,032FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$168,468Certified median offer, Senior Principal Software EngineerFY2024 $165,000; FY2025 $162,032; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $168,468$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$165,000FY2025$162,032FY2026*$168,468
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES, INC.35 filings
  2. Palo Alto Networks, Inc.18 filings
  3. NB Ventures, Inc.10 filings
  4. Saama Technologies, LLC10 filings
  5. CBRE, INC.8 filings
  6. Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.8 filings
  7. Gen Digital Inc.8 filings
  8. INNOVA SOLUTIONS, INC.8 filings
  9. OT Technology, Inc.6 filings
  10. Ascii Group, LLC5 filings

Top cities

  1. Atlanta37 filings
  2. Santa Clara20 filings
  3. South San Francisco9 filings
  4. Clark9 filings
  5. Dublin8 filings
  6. Richardson7 filings
  7. Mountain View6 filings
  8. San Francisco5 filings
  9. Boston5 filings
  10. San Jose4 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. MANHATTAN ASSOCIATES, INC. · Senior Principal Software Engineer35 filings
  2. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. · Senior Principal Software Engineer18 filings
  3. NB Ventures, Inc. · Senior Principal Software Engineer10 filings
  4. Saama Technologies, LLC · Senior Principal Software Engineer10 filings
  5. INNOVA SOLUTIONS, INC. · Senior Principal Software Engineer8 filings
  6. CBRE, INC. · Senior Principal Software Engineer8 filings
  7. Gen Digital Inc. · Senior Principal Software Engineer8 filings
  8. Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. · Senior Principal Software 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1299$71,802$95,306$118,810$142,314
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206011-3021$134,493$163,717$192,962$222,186
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346015-1252$91,624$110,926$130,208$149,510
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149