H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Software Senior Principal Engineer

Occupation profile for Software Senior Principal Engineer covers 90 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $218,010.

FY2026 certified median
$218,010
Total filings
90
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$215,370–$263,357
Top employer
Dell Products L.P.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202445$198,000$189,000$219,045
FY202529$215,394$202,493$235,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)16$218,010$215,370$263,357

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Software Senior Principal EngineerFY2024 $198,000; FY2025 $215,394; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $218,010$0$80,000$160,000$240,000FY2024$198,000FY2025$215,394FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$218,010Certified median offer, Software Senior Principal EngineerFY2024 $198,000; FY2025 $215,394; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $218,010$0$80k$160k$240kFY2024$198,000FY2025$215,394FY2026*$218,010
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Dell Products L.P.42 filings
  2. EMC Corporation34 filings
  3. Boomi L.P.6 filings
  4. SecureWorks, Inc.5 filings
  5. Dell Marketing L.P.2 filings
  6. Dell USA L.P.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Round Rock25 filings
  2. Santa Clara18 filings
  3. Austin11 filings
  4. Hopkinton7 filings
  5. Conshohocken4 filings
  6. Folsom2 filings
  7. Alpharetta2 filings
  8. Frisco2 filings
  9. Elk Grove1 filings
  10. San Diego1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Dell Products L.P. · Software Senior Principal Engineer42 filings
  2. EMC Corporation · Software Senior Principal Engineer34 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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1252$152,797$187,075$221,374$255,653
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1252$114,275$138,237$162,198$186,160
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-1252$91,874$113,859$135,824$157,810
2026-27Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAArea 4090015-1252$107,078$129,896$152,714$175,531
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206015-1252$91,915$113,776$135,658$157,518
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1253$98,322$129,022$159,744$190,445