H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Engineering Principal

Occupation profile for Software Engineering Principal covers 7 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $160,060.

FY2026 certified median
$160,060
Total filings
7
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$154,427–$164,011
Top employer
Federal Express Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20241$129,979$129,979$129,979
FY20252$142,543$138,923$146,162
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$160,060$154,427$164,011

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Engineering PrincipalFY2024 $129,979; FY2025 $142,543; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $160,060$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$129,979FY2025$142,543FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$160,060Certified median offer, Software Engineering PrincipalFY2024 $129,979; FY2025 $142,543; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $160,060$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$129,979FY2025$142,543FY2026*$160,060
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Federal Express Corporation4 filings
  2. Cigna-Evernorth Services Inc.2 filings
  3. FedEx Corporate Services, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Morris Plains2 filings
  2. Spring Hill2 filings
  3. Collierville1 filings
  4. Memphis1 filings
  5. Plano1 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
    2026-27Memphis, TN-MS-ARArea 3282015-1252$83,678$103,043$122,408$141,773
    2026-27Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNArea 3498015-1252$86,174$105,290$124,426$143,541
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285