H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Principal Software Engineer - IT

Occupation profile for Senior Principal Software Engineer - IT covers 98 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $165,962.

FY2026 certified median
$165,962
Total filings
98
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$162,590–$175,663
Top employer
Dell USA L.P.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202442$162,670$151,583$170,908
FY202527$165,000$160,932$171,972
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)29$165,962$162,590$175,663

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 Engineer - ITFY2024 $162,670; FY2025 $165,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $165,962$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$162,670FY2025$165,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$165,962Certified median offer, Senior Principal Software Engineer - ITFY2024 $162,670; FY2025 $165,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $165,962$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$162,670FY2025$165,000FY2026*$165,962
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Dell USA L.P.75 filings
  2. EMC Corporation18 filings
  3. INVOLGIXS INC3 filings
  4. Dell Marketing L.P.1 filings
  5. SecureWorks, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Round Rock78 filings
  2. Hopkinton7 filings
  3. Austin2 filings
  4. Atlanta1 filings
  5. Cumming1 filings
  6. Eden Prairie1 filings
  7. Durham1 filings
  8. Leander1 filings
  9. McKinney1 filings
  10. Northlake1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Dell USA L.P. · Senior Principal Software Engineer - IT75 filings
  2. EMC Corporation · Senior Principal Software Engineer - IT18 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
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1253$70,616$90,043$109,450$128,877
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1299$69,264$97,989$126,714$155,438
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1253$72,280$94,786$117,291$139,797
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1253$74,381$90,750$107,141$123,510
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1299$71,802$95,306$118,810$142,314
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1212$87,090$111,862$136,656$161,429
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1211$91,042$111,280$131,539$151,778
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1299$71,843$99,050$126,277$153,483