H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Sr. Principal Application Engineer

Occupation profile for Sr. Principal Application Engineer covers 25 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $168,958.

FY2026 certified median
$168,958
Total filings
25
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$161,179–$198,702
Top employer
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20242$155,595$148,507$162,682
FY202514$173,870$163,499$200,304
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)9$168,958$161,179$198,702

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Sr. Principal Application EngineerFY2024 $155,595; FY2025 $173,870; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $168,958$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$155,595FY2025$173,870FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$168,958Certified median offer, Sr. Principal Application EngineerFY2024 $155,595; FY2025 $173,870; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $168,958$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$155,595FY2025$173,870FY2026*$168,958
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Cadence Design Systems, Inc.25 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose16 filings
  2. Austin3 filings
  3. San Diego2 filings
  4. Irvine1 filings
  5. San Marcos1 filings
  6. Cary1 filings
  7. Portland1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Cadence Design Systems, Inc. · Sr. Principal Application Engineer25 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
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194041-9031$120,994$150,426$179,878$209,310
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242041-9031$89,086$117,250$145,392$173,555
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174041-9031$81,973$104,416$126,880$149,323
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2072$100,131$126,235$152,360$178,464
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108041-9031$79,123$102,024$124,904$147,805
2026-27Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAArea 3890041-9031$89,419$116,043$142,667$169,291
2026-27Raleigh-Cary, NCArea 3958017-2072$99,507$121,264$143,000$164,757
2026-27San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CAArea 4174017-2072$107,765$131,622$155,501$179,358