LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026

Senior Principal Software Engineer on H-1B filings: salary and sponsors

Short answer

Senior Principal Software Engineer appears on 32 H-1B labor condition applications for IT occupations (LCA decisions in 2025 and through March 31, 2026), filed by 22 employers, which ranks it 264 of 620 titles on this site. The median offered wage is $178,066 a year (middle half: $140,088 to $207,500). The most common state is California (11).

Offered wage

MeasurePer year
Lower quartile (offered)$140,088
Median (offered)$178,066
Upper quartile (offered)$207,500
Median prevailing wage on the same filings$155,834

The median offered wage is 14.3% above the median prevailing wage on these filings. For the DOL levels by area, see prevailing wages.

Wage levelFilingsShare
Level II413%
Level III620%
Level IV2067%

Where and who

StateFilings
California11
Georgia6
New Jersey2
Arizona2
Washington2
Texas2

Occupation on the filings: Software Developers (25), Information Technology Project Managers (5). An LCA is not an approval or a job opening. Corrections: support@matchwire.co.

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