H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Sr Principal Data Engineer

Occupation profile for Sr Principal Data Engineer covers 7 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $158,992.

FY2026 certified median
$158,992
Total filings
7
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$156,996–$197,946
Top employer
Eli Lilly and Company
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20253$171,019$160,510$177,923
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)4$158,992$156,996$197,946

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Sr Principal Data EngineerFY2025 $171,019; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $158,992$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2025$171,019FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$158,992Certified median offer, Sr Principal Data EngineerFY2025 $171,019; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $158,992$0$60k$120k$180kFY2025$171,019FY2026*$158,992
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Eli Lilly and Company2 filings
  2. Gen Digital Inc.1 filings
  3. Mastek Inc.1 filings
  4. National Cable Communications LLC1 filings
  5. National Medical Care Inc., a Fresenius Medical Care N.A. company1 filings
  6. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Mountain View1 filings
  2. Hartford1 filings
  3. Avon1 filings
  4. Indianapolis1 filings
  5. Burlington1 filings
  6. Sleepy Hollow1 filings
  7. Liberty Hill1 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
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1221$79,914$111,987$144,082$176,155
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446015-1243$125,091$142,917$160,722$178,547
    2026-27Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CTArea 2554015-1243$120,432$134,888$149,365$163,821
    2026-27Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, INArea 2690015-1243$99,778$119,475$139,152$158,850
    2026-27Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, INArea 2690017-2071$76,794$93,434$110,094$126,734
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1243$86,882$113,506$140,130$166,754
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194015-1243$132,642$161,762$190,882$220,002