Principal Engineer II H-1B salaries

Employers filed 58 certified H-1B applications for Principal Engineer II roles between Jun 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $161,079. 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: $161,079
Middle half earn: $151,679 to $163,956
Top 10% earn over: $191,040
Certified filings: 58

Every filing

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Pay by employer

Employer	Filings	Median	vs all	Middle half
Charter Communications, Inc.	34	$161,158	0%	$154,112 – $161,886
CommVault Systems,Inc.	9	$161,000	0%	$156,100 – $186,000
Alcon Research, LLC	5	$135,200	−16%	$124,738 – $151,549
MetricStream, Inc.	2	$137,526	−15%	$136,668 – $138,383
Cloudera, Inc.	2	$270,567	+68%	$267,284 – $273,850
McKinsey & Company, Inc. United States	2	$244,850	+52%	$241,125 – $248,575
AmZetta Technologies LLC	1	$144,840	−10%	$144,840 – $144,840
Institute of Gas Technology	1	$160,000	−1%	$160,000 – $160,000
Pipe Force AI, Inc.	1	$125,000	−22%	$125,000 – $125,000
Toyota Motor North America, Inc.	1	$175,531	+9%	$175,531 – $175,531

Where these jobs are

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

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Greenwood Village, CO	21	$161,158	$159,598 – $161,886
Englewood, CO	7	$161,158	$146,515 – $161,886
Tinton Falls, NJ	5	$156,100	$154,000 – $160,600
Lake Forest, CA	4	$143,374	$125,700 – $157,695
San Jose, CA	3	$139,241	$137,526 – $171,020
New York, NY	2	$244,850	$241,125 – $248,575
Austin, TX	2	$161,689	$160,790 – $162,588
Ashburn, VA	2	$186,000	$186,000 – $186,000
Coppell, TX	1	$156,998	$156,998 – $156,998
Charlotte, NC	1	$155,688	$155,688 – $155,688
Greenwood Vilalge, CO	1	$172,182	$172,182 – $172,182
Des Plaines, IL	1	$160,000	$160,000 – $160,000
Mclean, VA	1	$264,000	$264,000 – $264,000
Maryland Heights, MO	1	$140,046	$140,046 – $140,046
Fort Worth, TX	1	$124,738	$124,738 – $124,738
Milpitas, CA	1	$228,300	$228,300 – $228,300
Pittsburgh, PA	1	$125,000	$125,000 – $125,000
Norcross, GA	1	$144,840	$144,840 – $144,840
Plano, TX	1	$175,531	$175,531 – $175,531
Santa Clara, CA	1	$277,134	$277,134 – $277,134

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level I	1	$135,810
Level II	10	$160,800
Level III	6	$148,194
Level IV	39	$161,158

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	$148,699
2024	15	$159,598
2025	30	$161,522
2026	10	$157,995