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Principal Developer H-1B salaries

Employers filed 49 certified H-1B applications for Principal Developer roles between Nov 2023 and May 2026. The median salary was $152,769.

Median salary offered
$152,769
Middle half earn
$142,000 to $165,100
Top 10% earn over
$226,524
Certified filings
49

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
Epsilon Data Management LLC8$146,203$137,136 – $154,742
NC Health Affiliates, LLC8$152,324$144,529 – $155,672
Strategic Education Inc5$150,077$139,589 – $157,747
InterSystems Corporation4$144,928$141,307 – $150,691
Advance Auto Business Support LLC3$151,000$149,037 – $151,000
Atlassian US, Inc.3$234,062$234,062 – $252,031
LiquidX, Inc.2$260,000$260,000 – $260,000
The Bank of New York Mellon2$187,680$187,680 – $187,680
Otzzi Development, Inc.2$169,354$150,030 – $188,677
Anheuser-Busch, LLC1$142,064$142,064 – $142,064
American Board of Internal Medicine1$142,000$142,000 – $142,000
Akshaya Inc.1$224,640$224,640 – $224,640
Advance Stores Company, Incorporated1$148,502$148,502 – $148,502
HealthEdge Software, Inc.1$172,000$172,000 – $172,000
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.1$173,673$173,673 – $173,673
Celigo, Inc.1$187,741$187,741 – $187,741
Capital District Physicians' Health Plan, Inc.1$163,000$163,000 – $163,000
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina1$154,877$154,877 – $154,877
HelioCampus, Inc1$101,421$101,421 – $101,421
Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC1$120,328$120,328 – $120,328
Zillow, Inc.1$155,418$155,418 – $155,418

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
Boston, MA7$161,210$144,928 – $216,000
Irving, TX4$148,712$137,136 – $161,208
Durham, NC4$152,324$150,420 – $154,498
Apex, NC3$154,877$154,606 – $158,786
San Diego, CA3$140,139$137,695 – $146,203
Mountain View, CA2$234,062$234,062 – $234,062
Raleigh, NC2$149,037$148,056 – $150,018
New York, NY2$187,680$187,680 – $187,680
Woodstock, GA2$169,354$150,030 – $188,677
Blacksburg, VA1$140,000$140,000 – $140,000
Bellevue, WA1$270,000$270,000 – $270,000
Charlotte, NC1$155,418$155,418 – $155,418
Adelphi, MD1$101,421$101,421 – $101,421
Little Elm, TX1$159,025$159,025 – $159,025
Lawrenceville, GA1$157,747$157,747 – $157,747
Latham, NY1$163,000$163,000 – $163,000
Herndon, VA1$139,589$139,589 – $139,589
Cary, NC1$135,058$135,058 – $135,058
Morrisville, NC1$151,000$151,000 – $151,000
Melissa, TX1$142,000$142,000 – $142,000

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I2$136,710
Level II7$147,185
Level III14$147,788
Level IV22$160,860

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

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
20234$139,789
202421$151,000
202517$153,020
20267$159,685