H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Developer Principal

Occupation profile for Software Developer Principal covers 12 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $159,600.

FY2026 certified median
$159,600
Total filings
12
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$152,765–$167,514
Top employer
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20243$135,602$135,375$137,801
FY20256$165,000$115,000$165,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$159,600$152,765$167,514

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Developer PrincipalFY2024 $135,602; FY2025 $165,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $159,600$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$135,602FY2025$165,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$159,600Certified median offer, Software Developer PrincipalFY2024 $135,602; FY2025 $165,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $159,600$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$135,602FY2025$165,000FY2026*$159,600
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.4 filings
  2. AssureCare, LLC3 filings
  3. Bank of the West1 filings
  4. General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.1 filings
  5. PCI Energy Solutions1 filings
  6. Sagent M&C, LLC1 filings
  7. Vertex, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Cincinnati3 filings
  2. Tempe1 filings
  3. Overland Park1 filings
  4. Maryland Heights1 filings
  5. Charlotte1 filings
  6. Huntersville1 filings
  7. Columbus1 filings
  8. Exton1 filings
  9. Coppell1 filings
  10. Brambleton1 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
    2026-27Cincinnati, OH-KY-INArea 1714015-1252$83,699$103,106$122,512$141,918
    2026-27Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 1674015-1252$99,029$118,934$138,840$158,746
    2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814015-1252$85,800$104,624$123,427$142,251
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
    2026-27Kansas City, MO-KSArea 2814015-1252$82,160$101,962$121,742$141,544
    2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-1252$91,874$113,859$135,824$157,810
    2026-27St. Louis, MO-ILArea 4118015-1252$84,718$105,310$125,882$146,474
    2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1252$102,086$127,462$152,838$178,214