H-1B Principal Application Engineer Salary
The median H-1B base salary for a Principal Application Engineer is $148,346, across 491 certified LCAs.
Median wage
$148,346
Average wage
$145,686
90th percentile
$167,145
Certified LCAs
491
Salary distribution
Annualized base salary on certified LCAs. Excludes bonus and stock.
25th
Median
75th
90th
- Lowest
- $86,216
- 25th
- $135,000
- Median
- $148,346
- Average
- $145,686
- 90th
- $167,145
- Highest
- $248,849
Based on 489 certified base wages, annualized.
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Filings by year
28FY20
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72FY22
109FY23
86FY24
109FY25
66FY26
Top H-1B sponsors for Principal Application Engineer
Employers ranked by certified LCA volume for this role.
| Company↕ | LCAs↕ | Median▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Navy Federal Credit Union | 3 | $195,337 |
| Trifacta, Inc. | 2 | $167,710 |
| Infineon Technologies Americas Corp. | 2 | $167,264 |
| Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | 124 | $156,021 |
| The MathWorks, Inc. | 5 | $151,965 |
| ANSYS, Inc. | 6 | $149,302 |
| Capital One Services, LLC | 28 | $148,971 |
| DINERS CLUB INTERNATIONAL LTD. | 8 | $146,974 |
| Pulse Network LLC | 20 | $146,754 |
| DFS Corporate Services LLC | 255 | $145,000 |
| NXP USA, Inc. | 6 | $140,000 |
| Citrix Systems, Inc. | 4 | $130,000 |
| The Hanover Insurance Company | 5 | $110,000 |
| Schneider Electric USA, Inc. | 2 | $90,574 |
| Allstate Insurance Company | 3 | $89,814 |
Salaries by location
Riverwoods, IL · $145,000San Jose, CA · $159,536Austin, TX · $140,000Houston, TX · $135,500Fort Lauderdale, FL · $137,500Phoenix, AZ · $134,000Worcester, MA · $113,500San Diego, CA · $136,760San Francisco, CA · $167,710Irvine, CA · $148,346Folsom, CA · $142,022Fairport, NY · $109,000Natick, MA · $143,100Rocklin, CA · $89,814Davie, FL · $130,083