Principal Design Engineer H-1B salaries

Employers filed 48 certified H-1B applications for Principal Design Engineer roles between Mar 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $156,853. The typical offer was about level with the prevailing wage, the minimum the law sets for the job and place.

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Median salary offered: $156,853
Middle half earn: $145,159 to $180,003
Top 10% earn over: $205,700
Certified filings: 48

Every filing

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Pay by employer

Employer	Filings	Median	vs all	Middle half
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.	26	$155,033	−1%	$144,401 – $172,860
Arm, Inc.	3	$205,700	+31%	$180,132 – $205,700
Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc.	3	$137,500	−12%	$133,750 – $145,700
Fluor Enterprises, Inc.	2	$205,352	+31%	$201,001 – $209,703
National Instruments Corporation	2	$150,907	−4%	$150,907 – $150,907
Micron Technology, Inc.	2	$191,374	+22%	$181,102 – $201,647
Black Sesame Technologies Inc	1	$297,744	+90%	$297,744 – $297,744
Amber Semiconductor, Inc.	1	$190,000	+21%	$190,000 – $190,000
Leadsoc Technologies USA LLC	1	$110,000	−30%	$110,000 – $110,000
Credo Semiconductor, Inc.	1	$190,000	+21%	$190,000 – $190,000
NEXT Semiconductor Technologies, Inc.	1	$190,000	+21%	$190,000 – $190,000
NXP USA, Inc.	1	$175,095	+12%	$175,095 – $175,095
SharkNinja Operating LLC	1	$140,400	−10%	$140,400 – $140,400
Sprinklr Inc.	1	$137,259	−12%	$137,259 – $137,259
TidalWave Tech Inc.	1	$180,000	+15%	$180,000 – $180,000
XConn Technologies Holdings, Inc.	1	$200,000	+28%	$200,000 – $200,000

Where these jobs are

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

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
San Jose, CA	17	$180,003	$167,700 – $190,000
Austin, TX	11	$154,565	$132,282 – $168,137
Cary, NC	4	$134,940	$124,082 – $143,213
Louisville, KY	3	$137,500	$133,750 – $145,700
Novi, MI	2	$150,907	$150,907 – $150,907
Dublin, CA	1	$190,000	$190,000 – $190,000
Boise, ID	1	$170,830	$170,830 – $170,830
Bothell, WA	1	$137,259	$137,259 – $137,259
Hillsboro, OR	1	$144,022	$144,022 – $144,022
Greenville, SC	1	$196,650	$196,650 – $196,650
Gaithersburg, MD	1	$145,538	$145,538 – $145,538
Houston, TX	1	$214,054	$214,054 – $214,054
New York, NY	1	$180,000	$180,000 – $180,000
Needham, MA	1	$140,400	$140,400 – $140,400
San Diego, CA	1	$190,000	$190,000 – $190,000
Timnath, CO	1	$155,501	$155,501 – $155,501

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level II	10	$142,927
Level III	8	$184,003
Level IV	25	$161,179

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	3	$128,461
2024	16	$180,003
2025	15	$153,900
2026	14	$159,016