H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Sr. Principal Software Engineer

Occupation profile for Sr. Principal Software Engineer covers 78 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $186,845.

FY2026 certified median
$186,845
Total filings
78
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$163,119–$201,772
Top employer
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202418$167,513$149,153$184,662
FY202534$181,297$155,709$200,015
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)26$186,845$163,119$201,772

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Sr. Principal Software EngineerFY2024 $167,513; FY2025 $181,297; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $186,845$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$167,513FY2025$181,297FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$186,845Certified median offer, Sr. Principal Software EngineerFY2024 $167,513; FY2025 $181,297; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $186,845$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$167,513FY2025$181,297FY2026*$186,845
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Cadence Design Systems, Inc.33 filings
  2. CBRE, INC.7 filings
  3. Veritas Technologies LLC5 filings
  4. Medtronic, Inc.4 filings
  5. Gen Digital Inc.3 filings
  6. Asurion, LLC2 filings
  7. DocuSign Inc.2 filings
  8. Dow Jones and Company, Inc.2 filings
  9. F5, Inc.2 filings
  10. Saviynt, Inc.2 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose22 filings
  2. Richardson7 filings
  3. Burlington6 filings
  4. Austin6 filings
  5. Santa Clara4 filings
  6. Mountain View3 filings
  7. Seattle3 filings
  8. Northridge2 filings
  9. Mounds View2 filings
  10. Roseville2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Cadence Design Systems, Inc. · Sr. Principal Software Engineer33 filings
  2. CBRE, INC. · Sr. Principal Software Engineer7 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 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
2026-27Austin-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
2026-27Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAArea 4266015-1252$111,613$143,104$174,595$206,086
2026-27Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIArea 3346015-1252$91,624$110,926$130,208$149,510
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
2026-27Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 3108015-1252$106,787$134,202$161,637$189,051
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186015-1252$137,093$165,131$193,149$221,187
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790015-1252$102,086$127,462$152,838$178,214