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Principal Software Engineer H-1B salaries

Employers filed 2,432 certified H-1B applications for Principal Software Engineer roles between Jan 2023 and Jun 2026. The median salary was $165,000.

Median salary offered
$165,000
Middle half earn
$147,680 to $200,000
Top 10% earn over
$232,982
Certified filings
2,432

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Pay by employer

EmployerFilingsMedianMiddle half
Wal-Mart Associates, Inc.222$160,343$150,762 – $185,587
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.86$208,632$196,370 – $213,720
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.54$150,769$137,069 – $154,669
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.52$154,482$150,524 – $178,040
Mastercard Technologies, LLC44$165,000$165,000 – $165,000
Medtronic, Inc.37$141,898$141,898 – $145,018
The MathWorks, Inc.35$172,744$172,744 – $178,131
Cbre, Inc.34$151,000$144,500 – $161,135
Intuit Inc.34$255,193$244,400 – $261,651
Roblox Corporation30$332,360$322,170 – $343,348
Red Hat, Inc.25$180,080$163,082 – $193,746
REI Systems Inc.23$147,549$144,833 – $150,698
Fidelity Technology Group, LLC d/b/a Fidelity Investments23$129,500$129,042 – $138,204
ABOTTS Consulting Inc22$100,000$95,986 – $109,000
Ally Bank21$149,469$128,232 – $155,688
Gen Digital Inc.21$174,158$160,197 – $183,930
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation20$160,000$150,914 – $167,450
Atlassian US, Inc.19$230,000$219,319 – $237,031
Innova Solutions, Inc.18$120,617$107,702 – $128,627
Autodesk, Inc.18$167,696$158,100 – $179,996
Informatica LLC17$175,528$164,871 – $181,272
Airline Tariff Publishing Company (ATPCO)16$143,300$142,116 – $154,592
AT&T Services, Inc.16$178,799$168,362 – $191,016
OT Technology, Inc.15$169,000$159,500 – $172,500
NIKE, Inc.15$227,700$215,436 – $238,691
Cisco Systems, Inc.14$229,250$227,100 – $258,204
National Railroad Passenger Corporation14$145,500$136,706 – $146,008
Asurion, LLC13$192,879$185,000 – $200,000
Okta, Inc.13$206,315$155,709 – $215,197
PeerIslands U.S. Inc.13$142,477$119,000 – $145,385
Liberty Mutual Technology Group Inc.13$157,643$156,998 – $159,300
NVIDIA Corporation12$272,000$270,128 – $272,000
Splunk, Inc.12$240,160$231,709 – $249,859
Motorola Solutions, Inc.11$140,484$130,936 – $146,864
ServiceNow, Inc.11$243,974$226,158 – $264,514
Publix Super Markets, Inc.11$140,790$140,790 – $192,392
Zscaler, Inc.10$215,000$203,986 – $233,750
Salesforce, Inc.10$274,000$261,885 – $275,252
FactSet Research Systems Inc.10$187,500$181,250 – $197,500
Symbotic LLC10$169,372$159,524 – $172,938
First Citizens Bank and Trust Co.9$154,877$150,762 – $192,419
Manhattan Associates, Inc.9$123,531$123,531 – $130,562
Sabre GLBL Inc.9$134,971$127,878 – $139,464
Priceline.Com LLC9$179,982$151,424 – $204,583
Indeed, Inc.9$217,000$167,000 – $217,000
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.9$218,523$192,600 – $226,158
Itron, Inc.9$197,600$156,832 – $205,466
Concentrix CVG Customer Management Group Inc.9$134,992$134,992 – $135,000
Saama Technologies, LLC8$118,500$107,750 – $132,500
Moody's Analytics, Inc.8$219,820$201,841 – $227,634

Where these jobs are

Bigger dots mean more filings; darker blue means higher pay.
CityFilingsMedianMiddle half
Santa Clara, CA140$213,616$202,809 – $226,158
Sunnyvale, CA123$153,301$150,762 – $184,662
San Jose, CA103$205,466$179,458 – $234,062
Bentonville, AR72$176,038$163,991 – $187,114
San Francisco, CA52$215,098$198,267 – $238,750
Austin, TX52$160,588$142,504 – $181,025
Charlotte, NC44$154,669$138,750 – $155,688
Mountain View, CA44$244,400$226,153 – $260,118
Natick, MA40$172,744$157,643 – $178,131
San Mateo, CA38$322,170$315,850 – $338,270
Bellevue, WA38$230,283$201,125 – $250,000
Richardson, TX37$150,000$139,464 – $161,160
O'Fallon, MO35$165,000$165,000 – $165,000
Phoenix, AZ34$151,757$143,416 – $157,934
New York, NY30$185,000$167,107 – $202,279
San Diego, CA30$192,600$158,186 – $238,653
Atlanta, GA28$163,696$128,804 – $175,100
Chicago, IL27$158,862$151,133 – $174,164
Westlake, TX25$129,055$125,957 – $140,150
Frisco, TX24$141,738$136,946 – $167,853

By experience level

Wage levelFilingsMedian
Level I18$135,699
Level II232$132,094
Level III467$156,068
Level IV1,244$175,450

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

By year

Year filedFilingsMedian
2023179$166,000
2024902$159,000
2025867$165,000
2026484$175,427