H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Principal Systems Development Engineer

Occupation profile for Senior Principal Systems Development Engineer covers 13 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $218,925.

FY2026 certified median
$218,925
Total filings
13
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$199,725–$219,450
Top employer
Dell Products L.P.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$205,865$193,387$215,872
FY20254$208,068$201,561$216,954
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)6$218,925$199,725$219,450

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Principal Systems Development EngineerFY2024 $205,865; FY2025 $208,068; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $218,925$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$205,865FY2025$208,068FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$218,925Certified median offer, Senior Principal Systems Development EngineerFY2024 $205,865; FY2025 $208,068; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $218,925$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$205,865FY2025$208,068FY2026*$218,925
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Dell Products L.P.9 filings
  2. Dell Marketing L.P.2 filings
  3. Citrix Systems, Inc.1 filings
  4. EMC Corporation1 filings

Top cities

  1. Round Rock5 filings
  2. Austin3 filings
  3. Santa Clara2 filings
  4. Ft Lauderdale1 filings
  5. Roselle1 filings
  6. Hopkinton1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Dell Products L.P. · Senior Principal Systems Development Engineer9 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 1242015-1211$76,710$95,347$113,963$132,600
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1299$69,264$97,989$126,714$155,438
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1241$103,002$124,634$146,266$167,898
2026-27Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLArea 3310015-1252$88,774$116,605$144,456$172,286
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1241$135,013$163,675$192,358$221,021
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1299$113,672$154,482$195,270$236,080