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Principal Software Engineer/developer in Durham, NC

Job title · Durham, North Carolina

Job title as filed
Principal Software Engineer/developer
City
Durham, North Carolina
Applications FY2022–FY2026
756
Median offered wage
$131,114
Most common occupation
Software Developers
Median wage$131,114certified 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 Software Engineer/developer" and a worksite in Durham.

Applications by fiscal year

105210FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
105210FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY2022210
FY2023106
FY2024168
FY2025155
FY2026*117
Certified (decided applications)
99.9%
Employers filing
5
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, LLC727
  2. Fidelity Workplace Investing LLC15
  3. National Charitable Services LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments12
  4. Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC1
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 $131,114; middle half $120,786 to $132,413 · median prevailing wage $123,468 (marker) · 752 applications.

$100k$115k$130k$145k$160k
$100k$115k$130k$145k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level II1
  2. Level III539
  3. Level IV18
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 Software Engineer/developer" appears on 1,451 labor condition applications since FY2022, filed by 13 employers for worksites in 38 cities; the median offered wage is $127,878, so the median in Durham is 2.5% above it.

Applications nationwide, FY2022–FY2026
1,451
Employers nationwide
13
Cities with filings
38
National median offered wage
$127,878
Share of national filings in Durham
52.1%
Cities with the most applications for Principal Software Engineer/developer
  1. Durham, NC756
  2. Westlake, TX391
  3. Merrimack, NH77
  4. Boston, MA55
  5. Smithfield, RI46
  6. Jersey City, NJ43
  7. Salt Lake City, UT27
  8. Covington, KY10
  9. Austin, TX4
  10. Haymarket, VA3
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 Software Engineer/developer" ranks #3 by applications, with 5.0% of them.

Applications in Durham, all job titles
15,101
Job titles filed
3,066
Rank of Principal Software Engineer/developer in Durham
3
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. Software Engineer676
  4. Senior Full Stack Engineer301
  5. Postdoctoral Associate291
  6. Principal Full Stack Engineer288
  7. Director, Software Engineering186
  8. Assistant Professor167
  9. Principal Data Engineer145
  10. Package Consultant128
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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