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Principal Software Developer H-1B salaries

Employers filed 69 certified H-1B applications for Principal Software Developer roles between Oct 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $155,303.

Median salary offered
$155,303
Middle half earn
$127,553 to $166,317
Top 10% earn over
$212,202
Certified filings
69

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
Savvas Learning Company LLC8$162,000$153,250 – $165,500
Incandescent Technologies Inc.6$116,000$107,000 – $122,000
Synergech Technology Solutions, Inc.3$142,500$141,250 – $142,500
SAS Institute Inc.3$151,986$151,986 – $154,617
Gemological Institute of America, Inc.2$160,000$160,000 – $160,000
Intergraph Corporation2$122,682$120,246 – $125,118
Extreme Reach, Inc.2$161,174$161,174 – $161,175
LPL Financial LLC2$193,925$187,888 – $199,962
Alticor Inc.2$149,007$145,859 – $152,155
Knackhook LLC.2$212,202$212,202 – $212,202
NCS Pearson, Inc.2$163,206$161,808 – $164,603
The Nielsen Company (US), LLC2$153,814$153,694 – $153,935
ST. Jude Children's Research Hospital2$125,840$125,840 – $125,840
CSC Investments II, LLC1$229,473$229,473 – $229,473
Cayan LLC1$155,593$155,593 – $155,593
CSC Holdings, LLC1$222,789$222,789 – $222,789
AssureCare, LLC1$150,000$150,000 – $150,000
APEX Analytix, LLC1$120,765$120,765 – $120,765
Aorton Inc1$111,758$111,758 – $111,758
Ancestry.com Operations Inc.1$226,000$226,000 – $226,000
Amway International Inc.1$166,317$166,317 – $166,317
Alcohol Monitoring Systems Inc1$127,504$127,504 – $127,504
Aladdinmall.com, Inc.1$175,000$175,000 – $175,000
Avionte, LLC1$160,000$160,000 – $160,000
Global Payments Holding Company1$128,586$128,586 – $128,586
Hopper USA Inc1$178,000$178,000 – $178,000
FinThrive, Inc.1$160,000$160,000 – $160,000
Global Payment Holding Company1$155,593$155,593 – $155,593
Netwoven, Inc.1$180,960$180,960 – $180,960
The MathWorks, Inc.1$172,744$172,744 – $172,744
Maricopa Association of Governments1$105,976$105,976 – $105,976
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory1$245,232$245,232 – $245,232
Lanvera Ltd1$155,000$155,000 – $155,000
PowerPlan, Inc.1$220,000$220,000 – $220,000
Pilvi Systems1$98,000$98,000 – $98,000
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare1$117,291$117,291 – $117,291
Savant HCM, LLC1$217,360$217,360 – $217,360
RIA Advisory LLC1$120,000$120,000 – $120,000
Redbird Flight Simulations, Inc.1$160,000$160,000 – $160,000
Savvients Inc1$160,000$160,000 – $160,000
Solware IT Technologies LLC1$82,056$82,056 – $82,056
Sterling Infosystems, Inc.1$154,567$154,567 – $154,567
United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC1$154,409$154,409 – $154,409
Xecta Digital Labs, Ltd.1$168,000$168,000 – $168,000

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
Chandler, AZ8$161,000$153,250 – $163,000
Cary, NC3$151,986$151,986 – $154,617
Ada, MI3$155,303$149,007 – $160,810
New York, NY3$161,174$142,587 – $161,174
Burlington, MA2$155,593$155,593 – $155,593
Alpharetta, GA2$133,752$130,628 – $136,876
Bethpage, NY2$226,131$224,460 – $227,802
Carlsbad, CA2$160,000$160,000 – $160,000
Marietta, GA2$142,500$142,500 – $142,500
Fremont, CA2$139,480$118,740 – $160,220
Oldsmar, FL2$153,814$153,694 – $153,935
Memphis, TN2$125,840$125,840 – $125,840
Atlanta, GA2$187,284$170,925 – $203,642
Bayonne, NJ1$116,000$116,000 – $116,000
Bellevue, WA1$212,202$212,202 – $212,202
Charlotte, NC1$181,850$181,850 – $181,850
Cambridge, MA1$178,000$178,000 – $178,000
Berlin, NJ1$150,000$150,000 – $150,000
Berkeley, CA1$245,232$245,232 – $245,232
Aurora, IL1$120,000$120,000 – $120,000

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I2$90,028
Level II13$117,811
Level III9$161,174
Level IV38$160,000

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

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
20232$116,000
202424$141,250
202520$163,000
202623$160,000