Principal Software Engineer/Developer H-1B salaries

Employers filed 872 certified H-1B applications for Principal Software Engineer/Developer roles between Sep 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $132,413.

Median salary offered: $132,413
Middle half earn: $127,878 to $141,170
Top 10% earn over: $148,382
Certified filings: 872

Every filing

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Pay by employer

Employer	Filings	Median	Middle half
Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments	446	$132,080	$127,878 – $142,141
Fidelity Technology Group, LLC	391	$132,413	$127,878 – $137,717
Fidelity Workplace Investing LLC	7	$132,413	$132,413 – $141,170
National Charitable Services LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments	6	$128,120	$124,343 – $145,116
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company d/b/a Fidelity Investments	5	$127,878	$125,537 – $127,878
Fidelity Workplace Investing LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments	5	$125,409	$122,682 – $125,429
National Charitable Services Corp	4	$126,370	$120,328 – $132,413
Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc.	2	$116,584	$114,712 – $118,456
Ana-Data Consulting, Inc.	1	$115,918	$115,918 – $115,918
Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC	1	$135,304	$135,304 – $135,304
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments	1	$134,868	$134,868 – $134,868
Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments	1	$119,920	$119,920 – $119,920
Fidelity Service Company, Inc. d/b/a Fidelity Investments	1	$127,878	$127,878 – $127,878
Health Research, Inc.	1	$107,294	$107,294 – $107,294

Where these jobs are

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

City	Filings	Median	Middle half
Durham, NC	439	$132,413	$131,120 – $141,170
Westlake, TX	266	$127,878	$125,456 – $135,126
Merrimack, NH	43	$136,223	$135,304 – $145,350
Boston, MA	32	$138,802	$135,304 – $147,846
Jersey City, NJ	32	$142,563	$128,206 – $151,819
Smithfield, RI	24	$137,717	$130,790 – $147,680
Salt Lake City, UT	12	$120,682	$111,452 – $123,902
Covington, KY	4	$112,840	$112,840 – $114,025
Renton, WA	2	$135,107	$135,107 – $135,107
Haymarket, VA	2	$154,981	$151,601 – $158,361
New York, NY	2	$129,240	$122,579 – $135,902
San Francisco, CA	2	$142,548	$141,206 – $143,891
Monmouth Junction, NJ	2	$132,770	$127,874 – $137,666
Albany, NY	1	$107,294	$107,294 – $107,294
Arlington, VA	1	$131,866	$131,866 – $131,866
Georgetown, TX	1	$155,709	$155,709 – $155,709
Dallas, TX	1	$120,328	$120,328 – $120,328
Mechanicsville, VA	1	$129,210	$129,210 – $129,210
Jacksonville, FL	1	$118,352	$118,352 – $118,352
Glen Allen, VA	1	$129,210	$129,210 – $129,210

By experience level

Wage level	Filings	Median
Level II	2	$116,314
Level III	467	$132,413
Level IV	56	$156,998

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	119	$132,413
2024	300	$132,413
2025	286	$132,074
2026	167	$134,868