H-1B Principal Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Principal is $235,000, across 704 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$235,000
Average wage
$257,761
90th percentile
$418,200
Certified LCAs
704
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $40,000
- 25th
- $175,300
- Median
- $235,000
- Average
- $257,761
- 90th
- $418,200
- Highest
- $1,376,196
Based on 704 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
73FY20
64FY21
119FY22
99FY23
114FY24
161FY25
74FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Principal
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP | 15 | $563,000 |
| PwC US Consulting LLP | 31 | $528,500 |
| Deloitte Consulting LLP | 29 | $410,000 |
| Apollo Management Holdings, L.P. | 16 | $300,000 |
| Centerview Partners, LLC | 13 | $300,000 |
| Boston Consulting Group, Inc. | 38 | $252,900 |
| Oliver Wyman, LLC | 21 | $250,000 |
| A.T. Kearney, Inc. | 29 | $245,000 |
| KKR Capstone Americas LLC | 15 | $240,000 |
| THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP, INC. | 54 | $236,300 |
| Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. | 29 | $200,000 |
| KKR Credit Advisors (US) LLC | 18 | $197,500 |
| Slalom, Inc. | 23 | $175,000 |
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE, INC. | 17 | $139,823 |
| LatentView Analytics Corporation | 14 | $131,854 |
Salaries by location
New York, NY · $236,300Chicago, IL · $236,300San Francisco, CA · $252,900Boston, MA · $252,900Menlo Park, CA · $231,813Dallas, TX · $236,300Washington, DC · $280,000Houston, TX · $236,300San Jose, CA · $400,000Seattle, WA · $252,900Palo Alto, CA · $210,000Atlanta, GA · $252,900Summit, NJ · $252,900Austin, TX · $210,000Bellevue, WA · $192,000