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Principal Data Engineering H-1B salaries

Employers filed 46 certified H-1B applications for Principal Data Engineering roles between Oct 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $149,530.

Median salary offered
$149,530
Middle half earn
$130,707 to $188,043
Top 10% earn over
$209,035
Certified filings
46

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
Optum Services, Inc.23$130,707$125,140 – $143,310
Amazon.com Services LLC11$196,914$186,556 – $223,660
Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments3$161,741$147,261 – $161,741
Amazon Web Services, Inc.3$189,530$189,530 – $210,815
Slalom, Inc.3$177,020$174,510 – $187,495
CoreLogic Solutions, LLC1$149,300$149,300 – $149,300
Edelman Financial Engines, LLC1$157,500$157,500 – $157,500
LTIMindtree Limited1$174,800$174,800 – $174,800

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
Seattle, WA10$189,530$185,068 – $195,068
Eden Prairie, MN7$124,482$119,586 – $132,954
Cumming, GA4$147,486$141,585 – $151,695
Durham, NC3$161,741$147,261 – $161,741
Bellevue, WA2$213,900$205,407 – $222,392
San Antonio, TX2$142,906$135,320 – $150,493
Rocky Hill, CT2$127,182$125,419 – $128,944
Austin, TX2$169,963$144,894 – $195,032
Minnetonka, MN2$125,798$125,798 – $125,798
Boston, MA1$232,100$232,100 – $232,100
Anaheim, CA1$126,804$126,804 – $126,804
Dallas, TX1$177,020$177,020 – $177,020
Elgin, IL1$144,560$144,560 – $144,560
Latham, NY1$130,000$130,000 – $130,000
Irving, TX1$149,300$149,300 – $149,300
Hutto, TX1$144,144$144,144 – $144,144
Hartford, CT1$174,800$174,800 – $174,800
Nolensville, TN1$134,014$134,014 – $134,014
Nashville, TN1$172,000$172,000 – $172,000
Mckinney, TX1$142,477$142,477 – $142,477

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level II1$123,656
Level III13$126,804
Level IV27$174,117

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

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
20234$200,668
202411$144,560
202519$147,077
202612$161,741