H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Vice President, Principal Software Engineer

Occupation profile for Vice President, Principal Software Engineer covers 5 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $170,000.

FY2026 certified median
$170,000
Total filings
5
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$167,500–$172,500
Top employer
Nomura Holding America, Inc.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20253$160,805$160,403$181,403
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)2$170,000$167,500$172,500

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

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Vice President, Principal Software EngineerFY2025 $160,805; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $170,000$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2025$160,805FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$170,000Certified median offer, Vice President, Principal Software EngineerFY2025 $160,805; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $170,000$0$60k$120k$180kFY2025$160,805FY2026*$170,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Nomura Holding America, Inc.4 filings
  2. JPMorgan Chase & Co.1 filings

Top cities

  1. New York4 filings
  2. Wilmington1 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
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1252$109,845$137,717$165,589$193,461
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562015-1211$83,616$106,267$128,939$151,590
    2026-27Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 3798015-1252$91,874$113,859$135,824$157,810