Principal Network Engineer H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Computer Network Architects (SOC 15-1241).
Employers filed 26 wage applications for Principal Network Engineer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 18 employers. The median offered wage was $143,902, 0.2% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments filed the most (7, median $119,662).
- Filings
- 26
- Positions covered
- 26
- Employers
- 18
- Median offered
- $143,902
- Median prevailing wage
- $124,798
- Filings since FY2020
- 102
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +30%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Principal Network Engineer jobs rose 30%, from $108,500 in fiscal 2020 to $141,378 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it sat exactly on the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2023, with 19 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Principal Network Engineer by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 19 | $141,378 | −4.5% | $125,119 | at the minimum |
| 2025 | 19 | $148,000 | −3.4% | $134,550 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 10 | $153,203 | +5.7% | $144,396 | at the minimum |
| 2023 | 19 | $144,900 | +10.1% | $120,328 | at the minimum |
| 2022 | 15 | $131,602 | +4.5% | $131,602 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 12 | $125,955 | +16.1% | $125,892 | at the minimum |
| 2020 | 8 | $108,500 | n/a | $100,308 | +2.2% |
Employers that file for this title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments | 7 | $119,662 | at the minimum | |
| Refinitiv US LLC | 2 | $140,000 | +32.1% | |
| Autodesk, Inc. | 2 | $155,491 | at the minimum | |
| Global Payment Holding Company | 1 | $116,938 | at the minimum | |
| Encova Service Corp | 1 | $116,230 | at the minimum | |
| CommonSpirit Health | 1 | $147,680 | +51.5% | |
| ACI Worldwide Corp. | 1 | $137,221 | +17.3% | |
| Inteli Platforms, Inc. | 1 | $84,739 | at the minimum | |
| CDW LLC | 1 | $135,000 | +0.3% | |
| Symbotic LLC | 1 | $195,000 | +11.4% | |
| AOL Media, LLC | 1 | $185,383 | +23.8% | |
| Qualys, Inc. | 1 | $170,340 | +6.1% | |
| Stanford Health Care | 1 | $224,000 | +70.7% | |
| Providence Health & Services | 1 | $161,658 | at the minimum | |
| Nsight, Inc | 1 | $149,760 | at the minimum | |
| Driven Tech, Inc. | 1 | $150,000 | +5.6% | |
| Itron Inc. | 1 | $170,077 | +10.5% | |
Showing the 17 employers with the most filings of 18. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Principal Network Engineer jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westlake, TX | 4 | $115,372 | at the minimum | |
| Durham, NC | 3 | $141,378 | +13.6% | |
| St. Louis, MO | 2 | $140,000 | +32.1% | |
| Wilmington, MA | 2 | $172,380 | +5.7% | |
| Alpharetta, GA | 1 | $116,938 | at the minimum | |
| Charlotte, NC | 1 | $150,000 | +5.6% | |
| Columbus, OH | 1 | $116,230 | at the minimum | |
| Denver, CO | 1 | $108,472 | at the minimum | |
| Eden Prairie, MN | 1 | $84,739 | at the minimum | |
| Folsom, CA | 1 | $161,658 | at the minimum | |
| Foster City, CA | 1 | $170,340 | +6.1% | |
| Mason, OH | 1 | $147,680 | +51.5% | |
| Newark, CA | 1 | $224,000 | +70.7% | |
| Norcross, GA | 1 | $137,221 | +17.3% | |
| Plano, TX | 1 | $154,856 | at the minimum | |
| Prosper, TX | 1 | $135,000 | +0.3% | |
| San Diego, CA | 1 | $156,125 | at the minimum | |
| San Jose, CA | 1 | $170,077 | +10.5% | |
| Tracy, CA | 1 | $185,383 | +23.8% | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.