Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Senior. Principal Technologist
Occupation profile for Senior. Principal Technologist covers 12 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $187,324.
- FY2026 certified median
- $187,324
- Total filings
- 12
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $149,370–$222,600
- Top employer
- Amazon.com Services LLC
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 3 | $302,800 | $273,600 | $302,800 |
| FY2025 | 5 | $263,340 | $244,400 | $301,300 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 4 | $187,324 | $149,370 | $222,600 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Amazon.com Services LLC7 filings
- National Railroad Passenger Corporation3 filings
- Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.1 filings
- Amazon Web Services, Inc.1 filings
Top cities
- Seattle7 filings
- Bellevue2 filings
- San Francisco1 filings
- Flower Mound1 filings
- Herndon1 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.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 15-1252 | $111,613 | $143,104 | $174,595 | $206,086 |
| 2026-27 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 19100 | 15-1211 | $81,453 | $101,587 | $121,701 | $141,835 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 15-1252 | $137,093 | $165,131 | $193,149 | $221,187 |
| 2026-27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 42660 | 13-1111 | $83,054 | $106,059 | $129,064 | $152,069 |
| 2026-27 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 47900 | 15-1211 | $84,885 | $106,725 | $128,565 | $150,405 |