H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Sr. Principal Engineer

Occupation profile for Sr. Principal Engineer covers 21 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $221,884.

FY2026 certified median
$221,884
Total filings
21
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$181,908–$240,885
Top employer
DocuSign Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20246$157,566$142,175$172,146
FY20258$242,750$140,638$254,604
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)7$221,884$181,908$240,885

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Sr. Principal EngineerFY2024 $157,566; FY2025 $242,750; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $221,884$0$90,000$180,000$270,000FY2024$157,566FY2025$242,750FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$221,884Certified median offer, Sr. Principal EngineerFY2024 $157,566; FY2025 $242,750; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $221,884$0$90k$180k$270kFY2024$157,566FY2025$242,750FY2026*$221,884
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. DocuSign Inc.2 filings
  2. Edwards Lifesciences LLC2 filings
  3. Experian Information Solutions Inc.2 filings
  4. F5, Inc.2 filings
  5. Alcon Research, LLC1 filings
  6. Alphacore, Inc.1 filings
  7. AspenTech Corporation1 filings
  8. Baxalta US Inc.1 filings
  9. Bolster, Inc.1 filings
  10. Electric Power Engineers, LLC1 filings

Top cities

  1. Costa Mesa2 filings
  2. Irvine2 filings
  3. San Jose2 filings
  4. Seattle2 filings
  5. Tempe1 filings
  6. El Dorado Hills1 filings
  7. Fremont1 filings
  8. Santa Clara1 filings
  9. Thousand Oaks1 filings
  10. Atlanta1 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
    2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051
    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
    2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206011-3021$134,493$163,717$192,962$222,186
    2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206017-2071$80,995$102,939$124,883$146,827
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
    2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910015-1252$95,202$116,896$138,590$160,285
    2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2071$84,302$100,651$117,021$133,370
    2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642017-2041$108,160$131,830$155,522$179,192