H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Principal Engineer

Occupation profile for Software Principal Engineer covers 176 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $188,087.

FY2026 certified median
$188,087
Total filings
176
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$174,421–$203,048
Top employer
EMC Corporation
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202461$170,997$159,179$183,872
FY202571$183,314$173,162$200,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)44$188,087$174,421$203,048

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Principal EngineerFY2024 $170,997; FY2025 $183,314; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $188,087$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$170,997FY2025$183,314FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$188,087Certified median offer, Software Principal EngineerFY2024 $170,997; FY2025 $183,314; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $188,087$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$170,997FY2025$183,314FY2026*$188,087
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. EMC Corporation72 filings
  2. Dell Products L.P.57 filings
  3. Boomi L.P.18 filings
  4. SecureWorks, Inc.8 filings
  5. Dell USA L.P.5 filings
  6. Sophos, Inc.4 filings
  7. NetWitness Security LLC3 filings
  8. CalSoft Private Limited2 filings
  9. Archer Technologies LLC1 filings
  10. City National Bank1 filings

Top cities

  1. Round Rock50 filings
  2. Austin22 filings
  3. Hopkinton16 filings
  4. Seattle15 filings
  5. Santa Clara12 filings
  6. Conshohocken10 filings
  7. Durham5 filings
  8. McKinney4 filings
  9. Atlanta3 filings
  10. Research Triangle Park3 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. EMC Corporation · Software Principal Engineer72 filings
  2. Dell Products L.P. · Software Principal Engineer57 filings
  3. Boomi L.P. · Software Principal Engineer18 filings
  4. SecureWorks, Inc. · Software Principal Engineer8 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
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-1252$91,874$113,859$135,824$157,810
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Durham-Chapel Hill, NCArea 2050015-1252$105,955$127,067$148,179$169,291
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1253$70,616$90,043$109,450$128,877
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1299$69,264$97,989$126,714$155,438