LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026
Principal Engineer on H-1B filings: salary and sponsors
Short answer
Principal Engineer appears on 85 H-1B labor condition applications for IT occupations (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026), filed by 61 employers, which ranks it 111 of 620 titles on this site. The median offered wage is $183,050 a year (middle half: $152,758 to $223,958). The most common state is California (37).
Offered wage
| Measure | Per year |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile (offered) | $152,758 |
| Median (offered) | $183,050 |
| Upper quartile (offered) | $223,958 |
| Median prevailing wage on the same filings | $157,248 |
The median offered wage is 16.4% above the median prevailing wage on these filings. For the DOL levels by area, see prevailing wages.
| Wage level | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | 1 | 1% |
| Level II | 14 | 20% |
| Level III | 11 | 16% |
| Level IV | 43 | 62% |
Where and who
| State | Filings |
|---|---|
| California | 37 |
| Washington | 8 |
| Texas | 8 |
| New Jersey | 5 |
| Minnesota | 5 |
| Michigan | 4 |
| Top sponsors with a page | Filings |
|---|---|
| Cisco | 4 |
| Autodesk | 4 |
| Palo Alto Networks | 4 |
| Commvault | 4 |
| Ice Mortgage | 3 |
| Atlassian | 3 |
| Nordstrom | 2 |
| F5 | 2 |
Occupation on the filings: Software Developers (71), Computer Systems Engineers/Architects (4). An LCA is not an approval or a job opening. Corrections: support@matchwire.co.