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Principal Data Engineer in Durham, NC

Job title · Durham, North Carolina

Job title as filed
Principal Data Engineer
City
Durham, North Carolina
Applications FY2022–FY2026
145
Median offered wage
$131,120
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$131,120certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition applications with the job title "Principal Data Engineer" and a worksite in Durham.

Applications by fiscal year

2243FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
2243FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202214
FY202338
FY202418
FY202543
FY2026*32
Certified (decided applications)
100.0%
Employers filing
4
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Employers

Employers filing for this title in this city.

Applications by employer
  1. Fidelity Technology Group, LLC138
  2. Fidelity Workplace Investing LLC3
  3. National Charitable Services LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments3
  4. Pearson Education, Inc.1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wage on certified applications, FY2022–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $131,120; middle half $121,222 to $139,638 · median prevailing wage $124,084 (marker) · 145 applications.

$120k$130k$140k$150k$160k
$120k$130k$140k$150k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level III83
  2. Level IV4
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Across the United States

Nationwide, the job title "Principal Data Engineer" appears on 752 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 231 employers for worksites in 179 cities; the median offered wage is $143,416, so the median in Durham is 8.6% below it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
752
Employers nationwide
231
Cities with filings
179
National median offered wage
$143,416
Share of national filings in Durham
19.3%
Cities with the most applications for Principal Data Engineer
  1. Durham, NC145
  2. Westlake, TX73
  3. New York City, NY26
  4. Chicago, IL25
  5. Riverwoods, IL24
  6. San Francisco, CA15
  7. Boston, MA14
  8. San Jose, CA14
  9. Austin, TX12
  10. Charlotte, NC10
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

The Durham job market

Durham has 15,101 H-1B and E-3 labor condition applications since FY2022 across 3,066 job titles and 1,447 employers; "Principal Data Engineer" ranks #10 by applications, with 1.0% of them.

Applications in Durham, all job titles
15,101
Job titles filed
3,066
Rank of Principal Data Engineer in Durham
10
Median offered wage in Durham, all job titles
$113,285
National median wage, Software Developers (all job titles)
$127,754
Other job titles in Durham
  1. Software Developer1,140
  2. Senior Software Engineer/developer844
  3. Principal Software Engineer/developer756
  4. Software Engineer676
  5. Senior Full Stack Engineer301
  6. Postdoctoral Associate291
  7. Principal Full Stack Engineer288
  8. Director, Software Engineering186
  9. Assistant Professor167
  10. Package Consultant128
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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