Principal Application Engineer H-1B salaries

Employers filed 283 certified H-1B applications for Principal Application Engineer roles between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $148,971.

Median salary offered: $148,971
Middle half earn: $145,000 to $153,315
Top 10% earn over: $172,573
Certified filings: 283

Every filing

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Pay by employer

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle half
DFS Corporate Services LLC	146	$148,949	$145,000 – $149,781
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.	52	$165,844	$148,171 – $173,907
Capital One Services, LLC	45	$148,971	$148,971 – $148,971
Pulse Network LLC	15	$149,947	$142,780 – $149,947
Diners Club International Ltd	5	$149,781	$148,949 – $153,315
Navy Federal Credit Union	3	$195,337	$195,008 – $198,498
ANSYS, Inc.	2	$140,379	$135,376 – $145,382
Cloud Software Group, Inc.	2	$180,000	$180,000 – $180,000
The MathWorks, Inc.	2	$183,164	$175,396 – $190,933
The Hanover Insurance Company	2	$121,000	$119,000 – $123,000
Discover Products Inc	1	$148,949	$148,949 – $148,949
Link Logistics Real Estate Holdco LLC	1	$248,849	$248,849 – $248,849
Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.	1	$183,018	$183,018 – $183,018
Google LLC	1	$319,000	$319,000 – $319,000
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America, Inc.	1	$128,045	$128,045 – $128,045
National Instruments Corporation	1	$150,907	$150,907 – $150,907
Netcracker Technology Corporation	1	$86,840	$86,840 – $86,840
Riot Games, Inc.	1	$181,293	$181,293 – $181,293
Robert Bosch LLC	1	$153,800	$153,800 – $153,800

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Riverwoods, IL	186	$148,971	$148,949 – $149,781
San Jose, CA	32	$172,711	$151,246 – $181,216
Austin, TX	10	$161,179	$151,928 – $166,899
Houston, TX	8	$149,947	$138,051 – $149,947
Worcester, MA	2	$121,000	$119,000 – $123,000
Mckinney, TX	2	$149,158	$147,079 – $151,236
Powell, OH	2	$140,306	$140,166 – $140,447
Vienna, VA	2	$195,008	$194,843 – $195,172
Irvine, CA	2	$140,088	$140,088 – $140,088
Cary, NC	2	$133,754	$132,980 – $134,528
Fort Lauderdale, FL	2	$180,000	$180,000 – $180,000
Ann Arbor, MI	1	$130,374	$130,374 – $130,374
Folsom, CA	1	$142,022	$142,022 – $142,022
Farmington Hills, MI	1	$153,800	$153,800 – $153,800
Cincinnati, OH	1	$86,840	$86,840 – $86,840
Chicago, IL	1	$139,000	$139,000 – $139,000
Celina, TX	1	$153,315	$153,315 – $153,315
Charlotte, NC	1	$150,000	$150,000 – $150,000
Aubrey, TX	1	$156,998	$156,998 – $156,998
Burlington, MA	1	$148,054	$148,054 – $148,054

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level II	7	$125,000
Level III	8	$151,788
Level IV	169	$148,949

Levels I to IV are the Labor Department's experience bands, from entry level (I) to fully competent (IV).

By year

Year filed	Filings	Median
2023	28	$145,000
2024	85	$148,949
2025	106	$149,781
2026	64	$148,971