H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Principal Systems Engineer

Occupation profile for Senior Principal Systems Engineer covers 10 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $175,427.

FY2026 certified median
$175,427
Total filings
10
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$152,131–$175,427
Top employer
National Railroad Passenger Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20241$120,702$120,702$120,702
FY20254$154,662$144,731$157,144
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)5$175,427$152,131$175,427

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 EngineerFY2024 $120,702; FY2025 $154,662; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $175,427$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$120,702FY2025$154,662FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$175,427Certified median offer, Senior Principal Systems EngineerFY2024 $120,702; FY2025 $154,662; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $175,427$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$120,702FY2025$154,662FY2026*$175,427
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. National Railroad Passenger Corporation5 filings
  2. Medtronic, Inc.3 filings
  3. Covidien LP1 filings
  4. Maxlinear, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Washington2 filings
  2. Carlsbad1 filings
  3. Northridge1 filings
  4. Cumming1 filings
  5. Carmel1 filings
  6. Boston1 filings
  7. Boxborough1 filings
  8. Mounds View1 filings
  9. Ashburn1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    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
    2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1252$102,086$127,462$152,838$178,214
    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
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2031$86,424$107,245$128,086$148,907
    2026-27Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, INArea 2690015-1252$77,667$95,805$113,942$132,080
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108017-2071$89,794$117,645$145,475$173,326
    2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346017-2071$85,155$103,022$120,910$138,778
    2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2071$82,638$106,808$130,978$155,147